João Mesquita (Mesquita JR) holds a bachelor in Veterinary Medicine, a MSc and a PhD in Virology (2012). He is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology since 2019. He has been teaching since 2006 and is currently affiliated to Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar – Universidade do Porto. Since 2006 he has been involved in several projects related to infectious diseases epidemiology.
His research interests are focused particularly on human and animal infectious diseases, particularly on zoonotic agents, with special emphasis on surveillance and epidemiological tools, as well with infection control. He is an author and co-author of several research papers and book chapters, as well as editor for several scientific journals.
