Javier graduated as a veterinarian in 1997 from the University of Córdoba, Spain, and then went on to gain his PhD in Comparative Pathology in 2001, studying the pathogenesis of African Swine Fever. He moved to the Spanish Government National Institute for Research in Animal Health (CISA-INIA) in Valdeolmos, Madrid, as a veterinary researcher, working on the pathogenesis and diagnostics of transboundary and emerging diseases such as foot and mouth disease, classical and African swine fever, Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS) and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). He became the Head of the Experimental Pathology Unit at CISA-INIA from 2005 until 2007, when he moved to the UK to work for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (now APHA) as a veterinary research pathologist. He has been studying the host-pathogen interaction and working on vaccine strategies in bovine tuberculosis, classical swine fever and other porcine diseases. Javier has been carrying out numerous consultancy missions on veterinary pathology and infectious diseases for international bodies, such as FAO, GTRP and EU-TAIEX. Javier has an extensive network of national and international collaborators. He was appointed Reader in Comparative Pathology at the University of Surrey in October 2013. Javier is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, The Higher Education Academy and a Diplomate of the European College of Porcine Health Management

 Javier graduated as a veterinarian in 1997 from the University of Córdoba, Spain, and then went on to gain his PhD in Comparative Pathology in 2001, studying the pathogenesis of African Swine Fever. He moved to the Spanish Government National Institute for Research in Animal Health (CISA-INIA) in Valdeolmos, Madrid, as a veterinary researcher, working on the pathogenesis and diagnostics of transboundary and emerging diseases such as foot and mouth disease, classical and African swine fever, Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS) and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). He became the Head of the Experimental Pathology Unit at CISA-INIA from 2005 until 2007, when he moved to the UK to work for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (now APHA) as a veterinary research pathologist. He has been studying the host-pathogen interaction and working on vaccine strategies in bovine tuberculosis, classical swine fever and other porcine diseases. Javier has been carrying out numerous consultancy missions on veterinary pathology and infectious diseases for international bodies, such as FAO, GTRP and EU-TAIEX. Javier has an extensive network of national and international collaborators. He was appointed Reader in Comparative Pathology at the University of Surrey in October 2013. Javier is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, The Higher Education Academy and a Diplomate of the European College of Porcine Health Management