Julio Álvarez Sánchez
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Diploma de Estudios Avanzados
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Contact
VISAVET, Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
e-mail:
Telephone: (+34) 91 394 3992
Fax: (+34) 91 394 3795
Biography
After defending my PhD in 2008, focused on different aspects of the epidemiology of tuberculosis and paratuberculosis in Spain, I served as the head of the unit of neglected and emerging diseases in the VISAVET Health Surveillance Center, Spain, for two years, and then held two post-doctoral positions at the Spanish wildlife research institute (IREC) of Ciudad Real, Spain, and at the Research Institute Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS) focusing on the epidemiology of bacterial zoonotic diseases in wildlife and humans. After this I joined the University of Minnesota in 2014, first as a research associate and then as an assistant professor, and came back to VISAVET in 2018 with a Ramon y Cajal postdoctoral contract. My research is currently focused on the application of quantitative approaches for the study of the epidemiology of infectous diseases in the human-animal-environmental interface.
I have co-authored over 100 papers in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, being first or last author in 36 of them; I have acted as PhD advisor of four students in the last 5 years, and currently act as scientific advisor of the European Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis, as well as a scientific reviewer for 12 indexed scientific journals.
I have co-authored over 100 papers in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, being first or last author in 36 of them; I have acted as PhD advisor of four students in the last 5 years, and currently act as scientific advisor of the European Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis, as well as a scientific reviewer for 12 indexed scientific journals.
Investigation
Research lines:
- Characterization of the emergence of foodborne pathogens subjected to surveillance and monitoring programs through quantitative epidemiology (EPIQ)
- Evaluation of the performance of diagnostic tests for diseases of importance in animal health and assessment of their application in the frame of control and surveillance programs (EPIQ)
Next scientific publications:
- Garrido Mantilla J., Sanhueza J., Alvarez J., Culhane M.R., Davies P., Allerson M.W. and Torremorel M.. Impact of nurse shows on influenza A virus transmission in pigs under field conditions. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. (A)
Last scientific publications:
- Saka, K.H., Garcia-Soto S., Dabo NT., Lopez-Chavarrias V., Muhammad B., Ugarte-Ruiz M. and Alvarez J.. Molecular detection of extended spectrum B-lactamase genes in Escherichia coli clinical isolates from diarrhoeic children in Kano, Nigeria. PLoS ONE, 15(12):e0243130. 2020. (A)
- Singh S.H., Lim S., Hong S., Elnekave E., Johnson T., Rovira A., Vannucci F., Clayton JB., Perez A. and Alvarez J.. Genetic Determinants of Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin and Fluoroquinolone in Escherichia coli Isolated from Diseased Pigs in the United States. mSphere, 5(5):e00990-20. 2020. (A)
- Pozo P., Romero B., Bezos J., Grau A., Nacar J., Saez JL., Minguez O. and Alvarez J.. Evaluation of Risk Factors Associated With Herds With an Increased Duration of Bovine Tuberculosis Breakdowns in Castilla y Leon, Spain. Frontiers in veterinary science, 7:545328. 2020. (A)
- Roy A., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., de la Cruz ML., Dominguez L., Alvarez J. and Bezos J.. Accuracy of tuberculosis diagnostic tests in small ruminants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 182:105102. 2020. (A)
- Elnekave E., Hong SL., Lim S., Johnson TJ., Perez A. and Alvarez J.. Comparing serotyping with whole-genome sequencing for subtyping of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica: a large-scale analysis of 37 serotypes with a public health impact in the USA. Microbial Genomics, 1-13. 2020. (A)
Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Pilar Pozo Piñol. Use of Epidemiological Analytic Tools and Molecular Characterization Techniques to Inform Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programs. 2020.
- Mª Luisa de la Cruz Conty. Application of quantitative analytic methods for the epidemiological study of zoonotic diseases. 2018.
- Teresa García-Seco Romero. Epidemiology of Q fever in domestic ruminants in the central zone of the Iberian peninsula. 2017.
- Adriana Cabal Rosel. Distribución, cuantificación y caracterización de genes de virulencia de Escherichia coli en reservorios animales, humanos y medioambientales. 2016.(Internacional)
- 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:
- Ugarte-Ruiz M., Alvarez J., Escudero JA., Gonzalez-Zorn B., Miguela-Villoldo P., Moreno MA., Rebollada A., Rodriguez-Bertos A. and Dominguez L.. Resistencias antimicrobianas y One Health. REDRISA, Vetdivulga. 2020.
- Perez-Sancho M., Cruz F., Briones V., Alvarez J., Gonzalez S., Goyache J. and Dominguez L.. Coronavirus: el salto interespecie como mecanismo de diseminación. Profesión Veterinaria, 94:14-24, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2020.
- Juez-García M., Alvarez J., Sotodosos-Carpintero M. and Ugarte-Ruiz M.. Asociación entre resistencia a antibióticos y serotipos en Salmonella de transmisión alimentaria. Revista Madrileña de Salud Pública, 4(5):1-8, Dirección General de Salud Pública de la Consejería de Sanidad de la Comunidad de Madrid. 2020.
- Alvarez J. and Dominguez L.. COVID-19: lo más importante es lo que está por venir. The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group. 2020.
- Alvarez J. and Dominguez L.. COVID-19: lo más importante es, como siempre, lo que está por venir. Análisis madri+d, Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d. 2020.
Next communications:
- Alvarez J.. Movilidad de los investigadores y colaboración científica. Jornadas sobre la Carrera Investigadora. 2021. (Oral communication)
Last communications:
- de Juan L. and Alvarez J.. Centinelas de los microbios. Madrid. El País. 2020. (Press interview)
- Alvarez J.. Entrevista a Julio Álvarez Sánchez. La entrevista de Radio 5. 2020. (Radio interview)
- Alvarez J.. Perspectivas de futuro en diagnóstico de tuberculosis animal. Curso de actualización de tuberculosis bovina. 2020. (Oral communication)
- Alvarez J.. Aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología en sanidad animal. Curso Planes Alerta Sanitaria Tragsatec. 2020. (Online communication)
- Alvarez J.. Estudios epidemiológicos en la explotación/zona. Las encuestas epidemiológicas. Curso de formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. 2020. (Online communication)
