João Dürr, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

João Dürr, Ph.D., has served as Chief Executive Officer at CDCB since September 2014. Before CDCB, João worked as the Executive Director of Interbull based…

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…

Andres Legarra, Ph.D.

February 28, 2023

Andres Legarra joined CDCB as Senior Geneticist, effective January 1, 2023. He works on genetic improvement of livestock with strong emphasis in genetic evaluation with…