Henrique César Pereira Figueiredo is currently an Associate Professor at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. He is a veterinarian and holds a Ph.D. in microbiology. He has experience in the area of preventive veterinary medicine, with emphasis on infectious diseases of aquatic animals, as well as genomic and proteomic technologies for the study of pathogenic bacteria of veterinary interest.