Simone Savoia

January 17, 2025

Simone has served CDCB as a Geneticist since January 2025. He earned his PhD in Animal Science at the University of Padua (Italy) while working…

João Dürr, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Over the last decade, since 2014, under Joao's leadership, CDCB is growing in its relevancy as the go-to dairy industry breeding resource. Areas of Expertise…

Javier Burchard, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Ph.D. MSc Animal Science (McGill.CA), DVM (UACH.CL)Javier Burchard, Ph.D., leads the development and execution of CDCB innovation strategy. Prior expertise includes: Developed and Implemented short-term…

José Carrillo, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Jose Carrillo has served as CDCB Chief Data Officer since September 2020. He joined CDCB in July 2018 as Genomic Data Manager. Obtained doctorate in…

John B. Cole, Ph.D.

April 3, 2024

John serves CDCB as the Chief Research and Development Officer. Before coming to CDCB, he spent three years as the Senior Vice President, Research and…

Ezequiel Nicolazzi, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Ezequiel serves CDCB as Chief Operation Officer. He earned his Ph.D. in Biotechnology at UCSC (Piacenza, Italy). After that, he worked with various dairy and…

Steven Smith

May 10, 2024

Malia Caputo, Ph.D.

June 9, 2023

Malia (Martin) Caputo, Ph.D., began a postdoctoral appointment at CDCB in May 2023 before transitioning to her current role as Associate Research Scientist. Malia received…

Heather Adams Enzenauer, Ph.D.

October 21, 2022

Heather Adams Enzenauer, Ph.D., started with the CDCB as an Applied Geneticist in September 2022. Before CDCB, Heather worked as a genomic specialist and research…

Kristen Parker Gaddis, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Kristen Parker Gaddis, Ph.D., has served as Geneticist at CDCB since October 2016. Kristen studied at North Carolina State University, where she received her Bachelors…