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Pablo Alarcon-Lopez is a Lecturer in Animal Health Economics at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), part of the University of London. He holds a joint affiliation with the Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences and the Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics, and Public Health Research Centre. His work focuses on the economics of animal health, particularly the governance of livestock food systems, economic drivers of disease emergence, and development of decision support tools for disease control. He teaches veterinary epidemiology, food safety, and economics to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Education: DVM from the University of Cordoba (2005), MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology (RVC), PhD in Veterinary Economics (2012).
- Roles: Postdoctoral fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH), Veterinary Epidemiologist at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), and current Lecturer at RVC.
Research interests include economic burden assessments of diseases like Avian Influenza and AMR, food system sustainability, and One Health economics. He has contributed to studies on livestock value chains in Kenya and antimicrobial resistance research. Pablo actively supervises PhD students and participates in interdisciplinary projects, such as the UKRI GCRF One Health Poultry Hub.
His work spans publications in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and Agricultural Systems, addressing topics like disease impact modeling, livestock governance, and food security. Awards and fellowships are not explicitly mentioned, but his extensive research has earned him recognition in veterinary public health and economics.
Teaching responsibilities include animal health economics modules for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as supervision of research projects. He also supports distant learning programs and collaborates with industry stakeholders on disease control strategies.
