Veterinary Public Health Institute

Building Resilience to Health Hazards

Laura da Silva

ECVPH Resident and PhD student

DCR-VPH

Phone
031 684 5745
E-Mail
laura.dasilva@unibe.ch
Office
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3097 Liebefeld, Gebäude Agroscope U 163
Postal Address
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161
3097 Liebefeld

Research

Current Projects:

  • Epidemiology, Public Health and One Health
  • Zoonotic and Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Data science, statistical analysis and machine learning
  • Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial usage and resistance

 

Research interests:

  • PhD project focused on Investigation into free-roaming dogs’ behaviour and its application for improved rabies control strategies
  • Geolocated contact sensors global positioning accuracy and reliability
  • Use of artificial intelligence for animal welfare studies and investigations into livestock biosafety
  • Smart Animal Health
  • Development of Integrated Health Surveillance Systems with a focus on the One Health approach

 

 

CV

Employment:

2021-present   

Resident at the Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland

 

Education:

2020                  

Internship at the VPHI – University of Bern. Project development focused on zoonotic disease investigation (Dog-mediated rabies) aiming to deepen the understanding of free-roaming domestic dog populations in developing countries and create opportunities for more adapted rabies control and elimination actions.

2014-2021        

Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – University of Lisbon