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Pablo Sebastian Britto de Oliveira, PhD

Research Associate

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
S1-072 Schurman Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Email: psb86@cornell.edu

Profile

Research/Clinical Interests

African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) within the Select Agent Program

Education

  • PhD in Animal Science: 2019 – 2023
    Preventive Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Virology, in the Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
  • Masters in Animal Science: 2017 – 2019
    Masters in Animal Science, in Preventive Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Virology, in the Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
  • Undergraduate: 2012 – 2016
    Biomedical Science with specialization in Molecular Biology and Clinical Pathology, Franciscan University, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Biography/Professional Experience

  • Research Associate, Diel Lab, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
    Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA, Dates: 11/1/26-Present
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Diel Lab, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
    Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA, Dates: 03/01/23 – 11/1/26

Awards and Honors

  • Honorable Mention – CAPES National Thesis Award (Prêmio CAPES de Tese Nacional)
    • Field: Veterinary Medicine
    • Year: 2023
    • Thesis: Seleção de Alvos Genômicos para a Filogenia de Vírus da Diarreia Viral Bovina (BVDV) e Identificação de Novo Subtipo de BVDV-2
    • Institution: Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil
    • Advisor: Dr. Eduardo Furtado Flores

Publications

Selected Publications

  1. Nooruzzaman, M.; Buchholz, D. W.; Rani, R.; Pablo Sebastian Britto de Oliveira; Adeleke, R. A.; Feng, C.; Vazquez, N.; Demeter, E. A.; Aguilar, H. C.; Diel, D. G. Infection and transmission dynamics of bovine and human influenza A H5N1 viruses in mouse and hamster models. Journal of Virology. 2026. DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01044-26
  2. Nooruzzaman, M.; Pablo Sebastian Britto de Oliveira; Feng, C.; Diel, D. G. Characterization of bovine-derived H5N1 viruses expressing fluorescent and luminescent reporter proteins. Journal of General Virology. 2026; 107(7). DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.002298
  3. Butt, S. L.; Pablo Sebastian Britto de Oliveira; Rani, R.; Nooruzzaman, M.; Diaz, A. N.; Glover, S.; Young, A. J.; Sharma, B.; Diel, D. G. Novel recombinant H5-based vaccine provides effective protection against H5N1 influenza virus in cats. npj Vaccines 11, 49 (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01369-6
  4. Quevedo, L. S.; Ogliari, D.; Melchioretto, E.; Pablo S. B. de Oliveira; Costa, U. M.; Flores, E. F.; Gava, A. Bluetongue in sheep in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil: seroepidemiologic, clinical, and pathological findings. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 45, e07632 (2025). DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-PVB-7632
  5. Nooruzzaman, M.; Britto de Oliveira, P. S.; Martin, N. H.; Alcaine, S. D.; Diel, D. G. Stability of influenza A H5N1 virus in raw milk cheese. Nature Medicine, published October 8, 2025. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-04010-0
  6. Peña‑Mosca, F.; Frye, E. A.; MacLachlan, M. J.; Rebelo, A. R.; Pablo S. B. de Oliveira; Nooruzzaman, M.; Koscielny, M. P.; Zurakowski, M.; Lieberman, Z. R.; Leone, W. M.; Elvinger, F.; Nydam, D. V.; Diel, D. G. The impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection on dairy cows. Nature Communications 16, (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467‑025‑61553‑z
  7. Nooruzzaman, M.; Covaleda, L. M.; Pablo S. B. de Oliveira; Martin, N. H.; Koebel, K. J.; Ivanek, R.; Alcaine, S. D.; Diel, D. G. Thermal inactivation spectrum of influenza A H5N1 virus in raw milk. Nature Communications 16, (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467‑025‑58219‑1
  8. Do Nascimento, G. M.; Pablo S. B. de Oliveira; S. L. Butt; D. G. Diel. Immunogenicity of chimeric hemagglutinins delivered by an Orf‑virus vector platform against swine influenza virus. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024.
  9. Mortari, A. P. G.; M. G. Seeger; Pablo S. B. de Oliveira; E. K. Masuda; M. M. Flores; E. F. Flores; J. F. Cargnelutti; F. S. F. Vogel. Severe enteritis in dogs associated with single and mixed infections. Ciência Rural. 2024.
  10. Mucellini, C. I.; J. V. J. Silva Júnior; Pablo S. B. de Oliveira; R. Weiblen; E. F. Flores. Novel genomic targets for proper subtyping of bovine viral diarrhea virus 1 (BVDV‑1) and BVDV‑2. Virus Genes. 2023.
  11. Merchioratto, Ingryd; Roman, Isac Junior; Pedroso, Natália Hettwer; de Oliveira, Pablo Sebastian Britto; Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. A glycoprotein E gene‑deleted bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 strain is attenuated and immunogenic for calves with passive immunity upon intranasal immunization. Ciência Rural. 2023.
  12. Merchioratto, Ingryd; de Oliveira, Pablo Sebastian Britto; Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Brum, Mário Celso Sperotto; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. Phylogeny and amino acid analysis in single and mixed bovine papillomavirus infections in Southern Brazil, 2016‑2020. Archives of Virology. 2023.
  13. de Oliveira, P. S. B.; Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. A new (old) bovine viral diarrhea virus 2 subtype: BVDV‑2e. Archives of Virology. 2022.
  14. Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Merchioratto, Ingryd; P. S. B. de Oliveira; Rocha Lopes, Thaísa Regina; Brites, Patrícia Chaves; de Oliveira, Elehu Moura; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. End‑point RT‑PCR: A potential alternative for diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19). Journal of Virological Methods. 2021.
  15. de Oliveira F, C. O.; de Oliveira, P. S. B.; Monteiro, F. L.; Noll, J. C. G.; Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Weiblen, R.; Flores, E. F. Sequence analysis of the DA domain of glycoprotein E2 of pestiviruses isolated from beef cattle in Southern Brazil. 2021.
  16. de Oliveira, Pablo Sebastian Britto; Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. Subtyping bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV): Which viral gene to choose? Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2021.
  17. Cargnelutti, J. F.; P. S. B. de Oliveira; Pacheco, S. M.; dos Santos, H. F.; Weiblen, R.; Flores, E. F. Genetic identification of a rabies virus from an insectivorous bat in an urban area of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 2021.
  18. Silva Júnior, José Valter Joaquim; Lopes, Thaísa Regina Rocha; P. S. B. de Oliveira; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. Issues on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) Pathogenesis. Viral Immunology. 2020.
  19. Copetti, Priscila Marquezan; Gü̈ndel, Samanta da Silva; P. S. B. de Oliveira; Favarin, Fernanda Reis; Ramos, Andiara Prates; Pintos, Francieli Guedes; Pappis, Lauren; Gü̈ndel, André; Machado, Alencar Kolinski; Ourique, Aline Ferreira; Sagrillo, Michele Rorato. Development, characterisation, stability study and antileukemic evaluation of nanoemulsions containing Astrocaryum aculeatum extract. Natural Product Research. 2020.
  20. de Oliveira, P. S. B.; Cargnelutti, Juliana Felipetto; Masuda, Eduardo Kenji; Weiblen, Rudi; Flores, Eduardo Furtado. New variants of canine parvovirus in dogs in southern Brazil. Archives of Virology. 2019.
  21. Copetti, Priscila Marquezan; Oliveira, Pablo Sebastian Britto de; Garcia, Luis Felipe Machado; Vaucher, Rodrigo Almeida; Duarte, Marta Medeiros Frescura; Krause, Luciana Fontanari; Cruz, Ivana Beatrice Mânica da; Ourique, Aline Ferreira; Sagrillo, Michele Rorato. Tucumã extracts decreases PML/RAR‑ gene expression in NB4/APL cell line. Archives in Biosciences & Health. 2019.
  22. Lopes, Leonardo Quintana Soares; P. S. B. de Oliveira; de Souza Filho, Walter Paixão; de Almeida Vaucher, Rodrigo; Giongo, Janice Luehring; Sagrillo, Michele Rorato; Santos, Roberto Christ Vianna. Glycerol monolaurate nanocapsules for biomedical applications: in vitro toxicological studies. Naunyn‑Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology. 2019.
  23. Jardim, J. C.; Amaral, B. P.; Martins, M.; Sebastian, P.; Heinemann, M. B.; Cortez, A.; Weiblen, R.; Flores, E. F. Respiratory signs, fever and lymphopenia in calves inoculated with Brazilian HoBi‑like pestiviruses. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2018.
  24. de Oliveira, P. S. B.; Cargnelutti, J. F.; Masuda, E. K.; Fighera, R.; Kommers, G. D.; Silva, M. C.; Weiblen, R.; Flores, E. F. Epidemiological, clinical and pathological features of canine parvovirus 2c infection in dogs from Southern Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira. 2017.
  25. Baldissera, M. D.; Copetti, P. M.; P. S. B. de Oliveira; Sagrillo, M. R. Efeito genotóxico in vitro do extrato aquoso de Luffa operculata sobre células mononucleares de sangue periférico. Disciplinarum Scientia. Série Ciências da Saúde. 2014.