Machado, who was born in Goiania, Goias, Brazil, earned his veterinary medicine degree
in 2009 from Federal University of Goias, Brazil, and his doctorate in 2015 in animal
sciences from Cornell under supervision of Rodrigo Bicalho. His research interests
include a variety of areas related to dairy health, such as postpartum uterine health,
transition period management and immunity. Machado completed a residency program in
dairy medicine in June at the Cornell University Ambulatory and Production Medicine
Clinic. He is a member of the American Dairy Science Association, and the American
Association of Bovine Practitioners. Machado's experience includes serving as a teaching
assistant at the Veterinary School of Federal University of Goias, and Cornell's College
of Veterinary Medicine.