Mary Marcondes obtained her veterinary degree, her residency in surgery and small animal internal medicine and her PhD in veterinary science at the University of São Paulo, School of Veterinary Medicine. She held postdoctoral positions at the Pathology Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, São Paulo University, Medical School, and at Dr Janet Foley’s Laboratory in Infectious Disease, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine. Mary worked in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UNESP from 1992 to 2018, when she retired as an Associate Professor. Mary taught Small Animal Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Her research interests include vector-borne and emerging infectious diseases. She is the Co-Chair of the World Small Animal Association (WSAVA) Scientific Committee, a Member of the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG), and member of the AFSCAN Project Board (WSAVA Foundation). and a member of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum. In Latin America, she continues an active program of delivering continuing education in vaccinology and management of vector-borne and infectious disease.