Swine Health Blackbelt #33 - What can we learn from using swine models in human research by Dr. Elisa Crisci

Nowadays, using animals as models for human biomedical research is an important part of scientific studies. In particular, pigs share a lot of gastrointestinal, anatomical, and pathophysiological similarities with humans, which means there is a lot we can learn from conducting research trials in swine that are not possible to be performed in humans. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Elisa Crisci about some of the work she does performing biomedical research with pigs as models and the ways this field is continuously growing and improving.

Meet the guest

Dr. Elisa Crisci

• Experience:

○ Current: Assistant Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University

○ Past: Postdoctoral Researcher at INRA French National Institute for Agricultural Research and Postdoctoral Researcher at Linköping University

• Background

○ Ph.D., Animal Medicine and Health (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

○ M.Sc. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) 

○ D.V.M. (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna)

• Connect with our guest on Social Media

    ○ LinkedIn