Fabio Vannucci, DVM, MS, PhD,  is an associate professor in the  Department of Veterinary Population Medicine at the University of Minnesota.  He serves as a pathologist in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.  He gained his  DVM from the Universidade Federal de Vicosa in Brazil,  his MSc from the  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2006 and his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 2013.  He is a diplomate Diplomate of the Brazilian Association of Veterinary Pathologists.