Otilia Rosa Ferrer Quintana

Prof. Otilia Rosa Ferrer Quintana is a Full Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, affiliated with the Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production, Food Science and Technology. She leads the research group GIR Parasitology, Dermatology and Veterinary Biopathology and holds memberships in the IU of Animal Health and Food Safety and IU of Biomedical and Health Research.

Her research encompasses:

• Veterinary parasitology and immunopathology
• Vaccine development against parasitic diseases
• Caprine coccidiosis and nematodiasis control
• Helminth-coccidia immunopathological interactions
• Gastrointestinal microbiome relationships

She leads significant projects including:

• Immunization with recombinant proteins against Haemonchus contortus (2020-2026)
• Immunoprotection against caprine coccidiosis (2019-2020)
• Immunoprophylaxis strategies for goat parasites (2020-2021)
• Vaccine trials using irradiation-attenuated coccids (2017-2020)