Prof. Dr. Felipe Masiero Salvarani | Animal conservation | Wildlife Advocacy Award
Professor | Federal University of Pará | Brazil
Dr. Felipe Masiero Salvarani is a Professor at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Institute of Veterinary Medicine, where he also serves as a permanent faculty member in the graduate programs in Animal Health in the Amazon and Animal Reproduction in the Amazon. He holds a Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Animal Science, with a specialization in Veterinary Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases of Animals, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), where he also completed two postdoctoral fellowships. With extensive academic and leadership experience, Dr. Salvarani has served as Director of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Animal Science, and Coordinator of multiple academic committees and laboratories at UFPA. His research focuses on bacterial and clostridial infectious diseases in production animals, vaccine development, and zoonoses, and he has contributed to the scientific community through numerous publications, editorial roles, and as Guest Editor for international journals such as Veterinary Sciences and MDPI. He has been recognized with several awards, including the CAPES Thesis Award in Biotechnology and multiple honors for scientific excellence and academic relevance. His dedication to veterinary science, education, and research is further demonstrated by his active mentorship at undergraduate, residency, master’s, and doctoral levels, and by his contributions to institutional development and interdisciplinary academic collaboration. He has 858 citations with 90 published documents and an h-index of 16.
Featured Publications
1. Sousa, J. C. de M., Lins, A. de M. C., Souza, F. dos A., Manoel, H. O., Araújo, C. S. de, Tomaya, L. Y. C., Gasparotto, P. H. G., Pereira, V. M. de A. G., Pacheco, A. D., Spilki, F. R., et al. (2025). Unveiling the genetic landscape of canine papillomavirus in the Brazilian Amazon. Microorganisms, 13(8), 1811.
2. Benarrós, M. S. C., Sakata, K. A. C., dos Santos, B. J. S., & Salvarani, F. M. (2025). Heavy metal poisoning and its impacts on the conservation of Amazonian parrots: An interdisciplinary review. Biology, 14(6), 660.
3. Salvarani, F. M., da Cruz, K. P. P., da Silva, F. R. C., & Daudt, C. (2025). Lagochilascariasis: A neglected zoonosis in the Brazilian Amazon Biome and the role of wildlife in its epidemiological chain amidst anthropization. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10(7), 177.
4. Salvarani, F. M., Oliveira, H. G. da S., & Uzal, F. A. (2025). Clostridioides difficile in animal inflammatory bowel disease: A One Health perspective on emerging zoonotic threats. Microorganisms, 13(6), 1233.
5. Souza, F. dos A., Daudt, C., Lins, A. de M. C., dos Santos, I. R., Tomaya, L. Y. C., Lima, A. de S., Reis, E. M. B., Satrapa, R. A., Driemeier, D., Bagon, A., et al. (2025). Characterization of papillomatous lesions and genetic diversity of bovine papillomavirus from the Amazon region. Viruses, 17(5), 719.