Javier Bezos Garrido
Unit Chief
Clinical Trials Unit
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Diploma en Estudios Avanzados
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Contact
Clinical Trials Unit
VISAVET, Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
e-mail:
Telephone: (+34) 91 394 4096
Fax: (+34) 91 394 3795
Biography
Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (1996-2001) and a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the same university with the thesis entitled "Tuberculosis of the caprine: study of the immune response and contributions to its diagnosis" (2011).
Currently he works as a researcher at the Department of Animal Health of the Veterinary Faculty of the UCM with a Juan de la Cierva (Incorporation) as well as a research associate of Service Mycobacteria and (EU-RL) European Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis from the VISAVET center of the UCM, where he is Head of the Clinical Trials Service. His main line of research is related to the evaluation and improvement of diagnostic tests for tuberculosis in domestic ruminants.
Author of more than 70 scientific publications in indexed journals and more than 200 presentations in national and international congresses. He has participated in more than 20 national and international projects and in the evaluation of co-funded tuberculosis eradication programs for the European Commission and as an expert in the preparation of reports for the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA). He has been part of the Science Oversight Group of DEFRA for the development of experimental tests of vaccination against tuberculosis in cattle. He collaborates as a reviewer and is part of the editorial panel of several international journals. In recent years he has been in charge of the design of field and experimental tests for the evaluation and development and improvement of tuberculosis diagnostic techniques and has been responsible for the teaching part of the Training Course in the theoretical, practical and legal basis in the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis that has been jointly organized by the VISAVET center with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of which more than 50 editions have been held to date.
Currently he works as a researcher at the Department of Animal Health of the Veterinary Faculty of the UCM with a Juan de la Cierva (Incorporation) as well as a research associate of Service Mycobacteria and (EU-RL) European Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis from the VISAVET center of the UCM, where he is Head of the Clinical Trials Service. His main line of research is related to the evaluation and improvement of diagnostic tests for tuberculosis in domestic ruminants.
Author of more than 70 scientific publications in indexed journals and more than 200 presentations in national and international congresses. He has participated in more than 20 national and international projects and in the evaluation of co-funded tuberculosis eradication programs for the European Commission and as an expert in the preparation of reports for the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA). He has been part of the Science Oversight Group of DEFRA for the development of experimental tests of vaccination against tuberculosis in cattle. He collaborates as a reviewer and is part of the editorial panel of several international journals. In recent years he has been in charge of the design of field and experimental tests for the evaluation and development and improvement of tuberculosis diagnostic techniques and has been responsible for the teaching part of the Training Course in the theoretical, practical and legal basis in the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis that has been jointly organized by the VISAVET center with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of which more than 50 editions have been held to date.
Investigation
Research lines:
Last scientific publications:
- Lorente-Leal V., Liandris E., Castellanos E., Bezos J., Dominguez L., de Juan L. and Romero B.. Validation of a Real-Time PCR for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Members in Bovine Tissue Samples. Frontiers in veterinary science, 61(6):1-9. 2019. (A)
- Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Moreno I., Roy A., Risalde MA., Balseiro A., de Juan L., Romero B., Bezos J., Puentes E., Akerstedt J., Tessema T., Gortazar C., Dominguez L. and Dominguez M.. Specificity of serological test for detection of tuberculosis in cattle, goats, sheep and pigs under different epidemiological situations. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(1):70. 2019. (A)
- Alvarez J., Bakker D. and Bezos J.. Epidemiology and Control of Notifiable Animal Diseases. Frontiers in veterinary science, 43(6):1-2. 2019. (A)
- Roy A., Diez-Guerrier A., Ortega J., de la Cruz ML., Saez JL., Dominguez L., de Juan L., Alvarez J. and Bezos J.. Evaluation of the McLintock syringe as a cause of non-specific reactions in the intradermal tuberculin test used for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis. Research in Veterinary Science, 122:175-178. 2018. (A)
- Cano-Terriza D., Risalde MA., Rodriguez-Hernandez P., Napp S., Fernandez-Morente M., Moreno I., Bezos J., Fernandez-Molera V., Saez JL. and Garcia-Bocanegra I.. Epidemiological surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in extensively raised pigs in the south of Spain. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 159:87-91. 2018. (A)
Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Carmen Casal Comendador. Diagnosis of tuberculosis in ruminants and camelids: optimization of cell-based and humoral tests. 2016.(Laboratorios Ovejero Award, PhD Extraordinary Award, Europea)
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- Romero B. and Bezos J.. Ofensiva contra la tuberculosis en caprino. Tierras. Caprino, 24:60-65, OVIespaña. 2018.
- Briones V., Bezos J. and Alvarez J.. Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria: concepto y actualización. Profesión Veterinaria, 91(2018/19):20-23, Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2018.
- Alvarez J., Bezos J., Diez-Guerrier A., Gonzalez S. and Saez JL.. Manual de detección de animales infectados anérgicos en explotaciones T2 de riesgo o con antecedentes de tuberculosis. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) y Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). UCM.. 2018.
- Roy A., Gonzalez S., Romero B., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Método de segregación como medida de control y erradicación de la tuberculosis caprina (y II). Albéitar, 215:26-28, Asís. 2018.
- Roy A., Gonzalez S., Romero B., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Método de segregación como medida de control y erradicación de la tuberculosis caprina. Albéitar, 214:20-22, Servet-Grupo Asís Biomedia S.L... 2018.
Last communications:
- Bezos J.. Tuberculosis bovina: situación y avances en diagnóstico y control. Asignatura de Sanidad de rumiantes. Máster Universitario en Producción y Sanidad Animal. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Bezos J.. Pruebas de diagnóstico de las tuberculosis basadas en la respuesta inmune: IDTB, gamma-interferón y serología para la detección de anticuerpos. Jornada sobre la tuberculosis caprina. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Bezos J.. Interferencia diagnóstica en la tuberculosis. Estudios de sensibilidad y especificidad. Curso de formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Bezos J.. Interferencias diagnósticas en la tuberculosis. Estudios de sensibilidad y especificidad. Jornada sobre la tuberculosis caprina. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Romero B. and Bezos J.. Ofensiva contra la tuberculosis en caprino. Tierras Caprino. 2018. (Web interview)
