Gustavo Machado

Bio

Dr. Gustavo Machado is a 2010 graduate of the Veterinary College at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. Dr. Machado completed a Master of Science in veterinary epidemiology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil in 2013. Dr. Gustavo developed machine learning tools applied to epidemiology while pursuing his PhD in 2016. In 2016, he held a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He subsequently completed a postdoctoral associate position in the Veterinary Population Medicine Department, at the University of Minnesota. In January 2018, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine to lead research on transboundary epidemiology. In 2022, Dr. Machado was named Goodnight Early Career Innovators at NCSU and Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)-New Innovator Fellowship. Dr. Machado’s primary research focuses on investigating the occurrence and spread of animal infectious diseases, especially transboundary diseases, providing science-based support for decision-making concerning prevention and control. My research laboratory specializes in mathematical models of livestock diseases and develops novel strategies for their control and elimination. We engage with and provide training for government and industry stakeholders and academics, both nationally and internationally. In addition to all the exciting developments in the lab, Dr. Machado has a long-standing interest in teaching disease epidemiology and developing and deploying capacity building for official veterinary services nationally and internationally.