Natalia Marina CARDILLO | Drug Discovery and Development | Best Researcher Award
Dr. Natalia Marina CARDILLO, USDA-ARS-WSU, United States
Dr. Natalia Marina Cardillo is a distinguished veterinary scientist from Argentina with a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences, specializing in parasitology and public health ๐งซ. Currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Washington State University ๐บ๐ธ, she focuses on chemotherapeutic strategies for bovine babesiosis. With over two decades of academic and research excellence across UBA, CONICET, INTA, and USDA, she has led groundbreaking projects on zoonoses, antiparasitic drug resistance, and diagnostics. ๐งฌ Her contributions span teaching, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical clinical trials in veterinary medicine, earning her global recognition and prestigious fellowships.
Publication Profile
Education
Dr. Natalia Marina Cardillo began her academic path with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (1997โ2004) from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in Public Health ๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉบ. She furthered her expertise by completing a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences with a focus on Parasitology and Public Health (2006โ2012), earning the prestigious โsumma cum laudeโ distinction for her thesis on Toxocara cati in murine models ๐งฌ๐งซ. To complement her academic and research proficiency, she pursued a University Teaching Major in Veterinary and Biological Sciences (2014โ2016), strengthening her role as an educator and mentor ๐๐ฉโ๐ซ.
Experience
Dr. Natalia Marina Cardillo has led a distinguished career in parasitology, veterinary microbiology, and public health. Currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Washington State University ๐๐, she focuses on developing novel treatments for bovine babesiosis. Previously, she served as Senior and Principal Scientist at CONICET-INTA ๐ฆ๐ท, leading studies on zoonotic parasitic diseases. With over two decades of academic roles at the Universidad de Buenos Aires ๐ฉโ๐ซ๐งซ, she also contributed significantly to diagnostics, laboratory accreditation, and veterinary clinical trials. As founder of ALIANZA InVet ๐งฌ๐, she has pioneered ethical animal research and advanced pharmaceutical testing across Argentina.
Awards
Dr. Natalia Marina Cardillo has received numerous prestigious honors throughout her career. From 2023 to 2025, she was awarded a competitive Postdoctoral Fellowship by the USDA at Washington State University ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ. In 2018, she won the NAVES entrepreneurship competition by Universidad Austral’s IAE Business School for her CRO-VET project ๐ ๐ผ. Her academic excellence was recognized early with a Ph.D. fellowship (2005โ2010) in Public Health Veterinary Medicine and a Scientific Research Scholarship (2000โ2002) in Parasitology at Universidad de Buenos Aires ๐ฆ๐ท๐โhighlighting her dedication to veterinary science and innovation.