One Health Concept and Food Safety

Alexandra Calle is a native of Colombia (South America). She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Universidad del Valle –Colombia, a Master's degree in Food Sciences with emphasis in Microbiology from University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE), and a PhD in Animal Sciences with emphasis in Food Microbiology from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX), where she also conducted postdoctoral research studies. Her major interest is to develop collaborative efforts to improve public health internationally integrating the One Health concept. In fact, most of her research funded by federal agencies, has been conducted not only in North America but also in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.