Speaker

Biography

Dr Sofia Sirage is a veterinary surgeon and researcher at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon. She holds an MSc in Veterinary Clinical Sciences and is affiliated with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA) and the Biological Isolation and Containment Unit (BICU). Her research focuses on zoonotic pathogen surveillance and infectious disease dynamics in veterinary clinical settings, with an integrated One Health perspective. This work is part of her PhD programme, initiated in September 2024, which she is undertaking on a part-time basis while continuing to practise small animal medicine in a private veterinary clinic.