Lucas Domínguez Rodríguez
Appointments:
Miembro del Consejo Asesor Externo del CEIGRAM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Académico Correspondiente (Sección de Ciencias Básicas). Academia de Ciencias Veterinarias de Castilla y León
Tutor de Doctorado en Ciencias en el Programa de Maestría y Doctorado en Ciencias de la Producción y de la Salud Animal. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Comité Asesor para el acceso a instalaciones del CISA. Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
Representante de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid para formar parte del Patronato de la Fundación IMDEA Alimentación. Universidad Complutense (UCM)
Miembro del panel de evaluadores externos del Programa Manuel Colmeiro. Xunta de Galicia
Coordinador del Cluster de Agroalimentación y Salud. CEI Campus Moncloa
Miembro. Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Sanidad Animal (Vet+i)
Académico de Número de la Real Academia de Doctores de España. Real Academia de Doctores de España (RADE)
Full Professor (UCM)
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
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 3721
Fax: (+34) 91 394 3795
Biography
Professor Lucas Domínguez was born in 1955 in Cabezuela del Valle (Cáceres). He has a degree and a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid (Extraordinary PhD Award 1983-1984). He has carried out postdoctoral stays at the Universities of Leicester and Reading (United Kingdom). He has obtained the position of Full Professor in the area of Animal Pathology I (currently Animal Health) in 1988. He obtained the I Jacumar Award for Research in Aquaculture 2001 and the ANAPORC Prize 2001.
He has held the position of Director of the Department of Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCM) and Director of the VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (UCM) for 13 and 9 consecutive years, respectively. Under his direction the center has specialized in the surveillance of the main zoonotic and epizootic diseases of interest in Spain. Currently, VISAVET hosts the European Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis (EU-RL), the Reference Laboratories for African Equine Pest and African Swine Fever of the OIE and the Veterinary Surveillance Network for Resistance to Antibiotics (VAV). Under his direction, VISAVET has participated in the creation of the Food Institute (Food Safety) of the IMDEA and, together with the Agri-Food and Health Cluster, has participated in the Campus of International Excellence (CEI Moncloa) project developed by both the Universidad Complutense and the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Professor Lucas Domínguez has also participated in the creation of the Spanish Network of Biological Alert Laboratories (RELAB).
Throughout his career he has directed numerous research projects with public and private funding and has directed 37 doctoral theses (12 of them have awards).
He has collaborated in the publication of more than 350 research works, most of them in journals with the highest impact in the area, mainly in the field of diagnosis, detection, classification, characterization, epidemiology, control and eradication of facultative intracellular pathogenic zoonotic bacteria (Listeria, Salmonella, Mycobacterium). He has also been a co-author in several books, monographs and articles on issues of Animal Health and Public Health and also authored several microbiological manuals. He has been part and is currently part of several Task Commissions of different national and international Agencies related to Animal Health, Public Health, Microbial Taxonomy, Veterinary Drugs and Food Safety and Nutrition. He is an advisor for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the Area of Environment, Land Planning and Health of the Community of Madrid and the Area of Agriculture and Livestock of Castilla y Leon.
He has held the position of Director of the Department of Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCM) and Director of the VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (UCM) for 13 and 9 consecutive years, respectively. Under his direction the center has specialized in the surveillance of the main zoonotic and epizootic diseases of interest in Spain. Currently, VISAVET hosts the European Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis (EU-RL), the Reference Laboratories for African Equine Pest and African Swine Fever of the OIE and the Veterinary Surveillance Network for Resistance to Antibiotics (VAV). Under his direction, VISAVET has participated in the creation of the Food Institute (Food Safety) of the IMDEA and, together with the Agri-Food and Health Cluster, has participated in the Campus of International Excellence (CEI Moncloa) project developed by both the Universidad Complutense and the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Professor Lucas Domínguez has also participated in the creation of the Spanish Network of Biological Alert Laboratories (RELAB).
Throughout his career he has directed numerous research projects with public and private funding and has directed 37 doctoral theses (12 of them have awards).
He has collaborated in the publication of more than 350 research works, most of them in journals with the highest impact in the area, mainly in the field of diagnosis, detection, classification, characterization, epidemiology, control and eradication of facultative intracellular pathogenic zoonotic bacteria (Listeria, Salmonella, Mycobacterium). He has also been a co-author in several books, monographs and articles on issues of Animal Health and Public Health and also authored several microbiological manuals. He has been part and is currently part of several Task Commissions of different national and international Agencies related to Animal Health, Public Health, Microbial Taxonomy, Veterinary Drugs and Food Safety and Nutrition. He is an advisor for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the Area of Environment, Land Planning and Health of the Community of Madrid and the Area of Agriculture and Livestock of Castilla y Leon.
Investigation
Research lines:
- Integrated monitoring and control of Toxoplasma gondii and Hepatitis E virus in food supply chains (NED)
- Modification of intestinal microbiota, Healthy Gut (ZTA)
- Genetic characterization of Campylobacter (ZTA)
- Application of MALDI-TOF technique in the clinical microbiology and Agri-food field (ICM)
- Diagnosis of leishmaniasis in the animal reservoir (NED)
- Molecular characterization of human reservoirs potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli, animal and environmental (ZTA)
- Diagnosis of Q fever in livestock and wildlife using direct and indirect tests. (NED)
- Diagnosis of swine brucellosis (NED)
- New strategies for diagnosis and control of bovine, ovine and caprine brucellosis (NED)
- Epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (NED)
- Tuberculosis control (MYC)
- Genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance (ZTA)
- Genetic characterization of microorganisms populations (ZTA)
- Foodborne zoonoses in animals and meat, eggs and other products from animal origin intended for human consumption, mainly Salmonella spp. Campylobacter spp., Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica (ZTA)
- Molecular characterizacion studies of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MYC)
- Clinical diagnosis (ICM)
- Tuberculosis diagnosis (MYC)
- Molecular epidemiology of tubeculosis (MYC)
- Molecular typing (ICM)
- Antimicrobial resistances in pathogens, food-borne zoonotic agents and indicators (ZTA)
- Diagnosis of other mycobacteriosis (MYC)
- Design of methods for detection of biological threat agents (NED)
- Bacterial taxonomy (ICM)
Next scientific publications:
- Tiwari SK., van der Putten BCL., Fuchs TM., Vinh TN., Bootsma M., Oldenkamp R., La Ragione RM., Matamoros S., Hoa NT., Berens C., Leng J., Alvarez J., Ferrandis- Vila M., Ritchie JM., Fruth A., Schwarz S., Dominguez L., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Bethe A., Huber C., Johanns V., Stamm I., Wieler LH., Ewers C., Fivian-Hughes A., Schmitt H., Menge C., Semmler T. and Schultsz C.. Genome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli. BMC Biology. (A)
Last scientific publications:
- Polo C., Garcia-Seco T., Diez-Guerrier A., Briones V., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. What about the bull? A systematic review about the role of males in bovine infectious infertility within cattle herds. Veterinary and Animal Science, 19:100284. 2023. (A)
- Neila Mota C., Rebollada A., Bezos J., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Extracellular matrix proteins (fibronectin, collagen III, and collagen I) immunoexpression in goat tuberculous granulomas (Mycobacterium caprae). Veterinary Research Communications, 46(4):1147-1156. 2022. (A)
- Polo C., Hernandez M., Garcia-Seco T., Fernandez V., Briones V., Diez-Guerrier A., Abad D., Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. Exploiting 16S rRNA-based metagenomics to reveal neglected microorganisms associated with infertility in breeding bulls in Spanish extensive herds. Research in Veterinary Science, 150:52-57. 2022. (A)
- Rebollada A., Barcena C., Barreno-San Antolin L., Pizarro M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Animal abuse in Spanish-breed fighting cocks (Gallus gallus domesticus). Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, 2:100050. 2022. (A)
- Doria-Barral T., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Moreno I., de Garnica-Garcia MG., Perez del Val B., Gortazar C., Meyer B., Portela RD., Dominguez L., Dominguez M. and Balseiro A.. P22 protein complex in the serodiagnosis of animal tuberculosis: Antigenic stability and cross-reactivity with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 90-91:101891. 2022. (A)
Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Aránzazu Buendía Andrés. Determination of reference intervals of haematological, biochemical and oxidative stress parameters in horses residing in equestrian centers in central Spain. 2022.
- Eliazar Camino Gutiérrez. Strategies for the prevention and control of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in the equine population of Spain. 2021.(Doctorado Internacional)
- Álvaro Roy Cordero. Evaluation of new vaccines against tuberculosis in goats and advances in their immunological diagnosis. 2020.
- Ruth García Gómez. Evaluation of the health status of the main aquaculture species in Papua New Guinea. 2019.
- Mª Luisa de la Cruz Conty. Application of quantitative analytic methods for the epidemiological study of zoonotic diseases. 2018.(Doctorado Europeo)
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- Barcena C., Cabanes D., Gonzalez S., Martinez I., Garcia N., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Goyache J., de Juan L. and Dominguez L.. SEVEMUR 2007-2022: 15 años de VISAVET en la gestión del Servicio Veterinario de Urgencia del Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Profesión Veterinaria, 98:18-24, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2022.
- Camino E., Buendia A., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Pozo P., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Cruz F.. Epidemiological situation of equine piroplasmosis in Spain: where is the risk?. Equine Veterinary Journal, 53:43-44, Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 2021.
- Cruz F., Cabanes D., Camino E., Perez-Sancho M., Buendia A., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Ramirez S., Garcia A., Barcena C. and Dominguez L.. Evaluation of a diet with antioxidant properties in oxidative stress and inflammation markers in long-stay dogs housed in an animal protection center. Profesión Veterinaria, 96:52-58, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2021.
- Rebollada A., Gonzalez S., Barcena C., Porras N., Garcia-Real I., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Estudio forense de sospecha de abuso animal en perros y gatos de la Comunidad de Madrid, 2014-2019. Profesión Veterinaria, 95:10-25, Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2021.
- Roy A., Dominguez L., Puentes E. and Bezos J.. Evaluación de nuevas vacunas frente a la tuberculosis caprina. Tierras. Caprino, 33:20-25, Sociedad Española de Ovinotecnia y Caprinotecnia. 2021.
Last communications:
- Perez-Sancho M., Polo C., Fernadez V., Diez-Guerrier A., Herranz Benito C., Buendia A., Fernandez-Manzano A., Dominguez L. and Garcia-Seco T.. Comparative study of adapted transport media to improve Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis culture. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Poster communication)
- Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Herranz-Benito C., Buendia A., Fernandez-Manzano A., Casamayor A. and Dominguez L.. Q Fever: is the key in the environment?. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Romero B., Alvarez J., Bezos J., Dominguez L., Lozano F., Rodriguez-Bertos A. and de Juan L.. Nuevos avances científicos de los Grupos de investigación. Laboratorio de Referencia Europeo (EU-RL) de Tuberculosis Bovina. II Workshop Ibérico en Tuberculosis Animal. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Alvarez J., Bezos J., Dominguez L., de Juan L., Gómez-Buendía A., Lorente-Leal V., Lozano F., Ortega J., Pozo P., Rodriguez-Bertos A. and Romero B.. Nuevos avances científicos de los Grupos de investigación. Grupo de Investigación: Servicio de Micobacterias - Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET-UCM). II Workshop Ibérico en Tuberculosis Animal. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Bezos J., Alvarez J., Romero B., Dominguez L. and de Juan L.. Diagnóstico de tuberculosis bovina. Dilema entre tradición y vanguardia. II Workshop Ibérico en Tuberculosis Animal. 2022. (Oral communication)
