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Environmental Health & OneHealth Expert | Bioinformatics & Biostatistics | Zoonotic Diseases & Climate Change Impacts

Profile Summary

I am an Environmental Health and One Health expert specializing in bioinformatics, biostatistics, and epidemiological modeling to assess the impact of zoonotic diseases, climate change, and environmental risk factors on public and animal health. With a strong background in biomedical data science, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance, I support research institutions, public health agencies, and biotech companies in developing data-driven solutions for global health challenges. What I Offer: ✔ Zoonotic Disease Surveillance & Risk Assessment – Predictive modeling and statistical analysis to assess emerging infectious diseases and their transmission dynamics. ✔ Climate Change & Public Health – Analyzing the impact of environmental changes on disease spread, vector-borne infections, and food safety. ✔ Epidemiological & Biostatistical Analysis – Statistical modeling for disease outbreaks, environmental exposure, and health risk assessments. ✔ GIS & Spatial Analysis – Mapping and analyzing geospatial health data for environmental risk assessments and disease monitoring using QGIS, ArcGIS, and R (sf, raster, sp). ✔ Machine Learning for Epidemiology – Predictive analytics using Python (scikit-learn, TensorFlow), R (caret, randomForest), and Bayesian modeling. ✔ Regulatory Compliance & Policy Advisory – Ensuring adherence to ISO, FDA, EFSA, WHO, and other regulatory frameworks in environmental and public health research. ✔ Medical & Scientific Writing – Reports, manuscripts, and policy briefs for regulatory submissions, public health initiatives, and scientific publications. With over 20 years of experience in environmental health, epidemiology, and bioinformatics, I collaborate with universities, governmental organizations, and biotech companies to provide insights that drive evidence-based decision-making. My mission is to leverage data science, biostatistics, and bioinformatics to mitigate the health impacts of environmental and climate-related challenges. 📩 Let’s collaborate! Whether you need data analysis, risk modeling, or regulatory support, I am here to help.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Environmental Epidemiology
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Health Risk Assessments
• ☆ Zoonoses
• ☆ Environmental Medicine
• ☆ Travel Medicine
• ☆ Medical Terminology
• ☆ Foodborne Disease

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

CEO / Bioinformatician

GSNOOK SL

November 2025 - Present

Senior Researcher

Anfaco-Cecopesca

November 2023 - January 2024

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

October 2020 - March 2022

Science Teacher

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

August 2019 - September 2020

Science and Technology Teacher

Comunidad de Madrid

September 2015 - June 2019

Biosecurity manager

Pescanova Alimentación SA

December 2012 - March 2013

Biologist

Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León

December 2004 - November 2012

Biologist

D'Agustin Seafood

May 2002 - November 2002

Laboratory technician

Danone UK

April 2000 - December 2000

Education

Master's Degree in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics (Bioinformatics & Biostatistics)

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

February 2025 - December 2026

Master's Degree in Secondary and Upper Secondary Education (Physical Sciences)

National University of Distance Education

September 2013 - June 2014

Certifications

• Get Started with Python (Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/share/6fb62527f1e9381ce63951b1e3328d25

  January 2025 - Present

• Foundations of Data Science (Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/share/b95761ef474317670f4e372e2014a332

  November 2024 - Present

• Data Analysis with R Programming (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/D7U35KPPRNVP

  July 2024 - Present

• Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/RLVWR5X6FL7G

  July 2024 - Present

• Google Data Analytics (8 courses)

  Google (Coursera)

  https://coursera.org/verify/professional-cert/CS59799Z9RS8

  July 2024 - Present

• Share Data Through the Art of Visualization (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/3JF6TWBZWFS6

  June 2024 - Present

• Analyze Data to Answer Questions (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/YXVMTQGZ49Y4

  May 2024 - Present

• Process Data from Dirty to Clean (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/7VYGY6HYPK6H

  August 2023 - Present

• Preparing Data for Exploration (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org /verify/K3B9HTBAKMSN

  July 2023 - Present

• Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/Q3QWDPMC6E9H

  January 2023 - Present

• Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere (Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate)

  Coursera / Google

  https://coursera.org/verify/7AVNECGE2GKU

  October 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Gonzalo Illán, Gonzalo Illán, Gonzalo Illán, Gonzalo Illán, David J. Bradshaw, Victoria Uribe, Laura E. King, Carlie S. Perricone, Gonzalo Illán, Elizabeth Allmon, et al.(2022). Effects of low salinities on growth, fatty acid composition, and transcriptome in Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) at early developmental stages . Aquaculture. 563. p. 738964. Elsevier {BV}

Charles R. Weirich, Kenneth L. Riley, Marty Riche, Kevan L. Main, Paul S. Wills, Gonzalo Illán, David S. Cerino, Timothy J. Pfeiffer (2021). The status of Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus, as a commercially ready species for U.S. marine aquaculture . Journal of the World Aquaculture Society.

Weirich, C. R., Riley, K. L., Riche, M., Main, K. L., Wills, P. S., Illan, G., Cerino, D. S., &Pfeiffer, T. J. (2021). The status of Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus, as a commercially ready species forU.S. marine aquaculture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society,1–33 .

Illán G. Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Parasitic Diseases in Cultured Tench (Tinca tinca L.) from the Tormes River (NW Spain) (2015) J Aquac Mar Biol 2(3): 00027 .

Illán G, Ruíz-Zarzuela I, de Blas I. First report of the Black Spot disease in wild fish populations from Duero basin (NW Spain) (2013) Revista AquaTIC, 39: 36 – 43. ISSN 1578-4541 .

CONFERENCE POSTER

Illán G, Muniesa A, de Blas I, Ruíz-Zarzuela I (2017) Study of risk factors associated to the infection by copepod parasites in fish Cyprinid populations in the Duero River Basin. Proceedings of the 15th National Congress on Aquaculture. Zaragoza (Spain).

Illán G, de Blas I, Ruíz-Zarzuela I (2013) Hysteromorpha triloba: first record of the presence of the Black Spot Disease in continental waters of Castile-Leon, Spain. Proceedings of the 14th National Congress on Aquaculture. Gijón (Spain).

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Illán G, Muniesa A, de Blas I, Ruíz-Zarzuela I. Description and epidemiological characterization of the Cyprinid fish parasite fauna in the upper and middle River Duero basin (NW Spain) (2016) Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Aquatic Animal Epidemiology (AquaEpi I), organized by the International Society on Aquatic Animal Epidemiology. Oslo (Norway).

Illán G, de Blas I, Ruíz-Zarzuela I. Environmental characteristics of aquatic Mediterranean ecosystems: influence on host – parasite relationships (2013) Proceedings of the 14th National Congress on Aquaculture. Gijón (Spain).

Tomás C, Illán G, Álvaro R, Canuto AM, Larrán AM. Evaluation of production parameters in gilt-head seabream (Sparus aurata) during fattening phase in a recirculating aquaculture system (2013) Proceedings of the 14th National Congress on Aquaculture. Gijón (Spain).

Larrán AM, Illán G, Pinedo J, Tomás C, Álvaro R, Canuto AM, De Mercado E. Effect of stocking density in rainbow trout (O. mykiss) welfare. Study of stress and feeding efficiency bioindicators (2013) Proceedings of the 14th National Congress on Aquaculture. Gijón (Spain).

Tomás C, Larrán AM, Illán G, Gómez-Fernández J, Gómez-Izquierdo E, De Mercado E. (2013) Study of two different freezing diluents and seminal collection on post-freezing spermatic viability of tench (Tinca tinca) esperm. Proceedings of the 14th National Congress on Aquaculture. Gijón (Spain).

Tomás C, Larrán AM, Illán G, Gómez-Fernández J, Gómez-Izquierdo E, De Mercado E. (2012) Study of two different freezing extender son post-thaw viability in tench (Tinca tinca L.) sperm. Proceedings of the XI International Congress of the Spanish Association for Animal Reproduction (AERA). Córdoba, Spain.

Tomás C, Larrán AM, Illán G, Gómez-Fernández J, Gómez-Izquierdo E, De Mercado E. (2012)Effect of the collection date on post-thaw viability in tench (Tinca tinca L.) sperm. Proceedings of the XI International Congress of the Spanish Association for Animal Reproduction (AERA). Córdoba, Spain.

Illán G, Larrán García AM. (2012) Culture of tench (Tinca tinca L.) in recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS): first trials at the Centre of Research in Inland and Marine Aquaculture. Proceedings of the 13th National Congress on Aquaculture. Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain).

Illán G. (2009) Study of the tench (Tinca tinca L., Cyprinidae) parasites in a fish farm of Castilla y León Region (Spain): risk factors, and comparison with the parasite infection of wild cyprinids in several rivers of the Duero River Basin. Proceedings of the 12th National Congress on Aquaculture. Madrid (Spain).

Larrán García AM, Illán Aguirre G, Carrasco Manzano JA, López Quiroga C (2019) Study on the fatty acids content in meat of brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) reared in a fish-farm compared to the wild variety. Proceedings of the 12th National Congress on Aquaculture. Madrid (Spain).

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Larrán García AM, Illán Aguirre G, Carrasco Manzano JA, López Quiroga C (2008) Study on the fatty acids content in meat of brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) reared in a fish-farm compared to the wild variety. Published in: Results of the Agrarian Experimental Plan (PEA) – Aquaculture (2005-2007). Edited by: Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León and Castilla y León Regional Council. I.S.B.N.: 84-935530-7-7.

Illán G, Larrán A.M. (2007) Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Water Quality Bio-indicators in two rivers of Soria, Spain. Journal: “Agri-food Innovation and Technology”, N. 1, pp. 89-102. I.S.S.N.: 1887-956X.

Larrán García, A.M.; Illán, G. (2004) Epidemiological study on the Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC). Edited by: Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León. In: Results of the Agrarian Experimental Plan (PEA), pp. 9-22.

BOOK

Larrán García, A.M.; Illán, G. (2007) Technical and economic study of the aquaculture business in Castilla y León (Spain). Edited by: Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León. I.S.B.N.: 84-935530-4-2.

Larrán García, A.M.; Illán, G. (2005) The Aquaculture Industry in Castille and León (Spain). Edited by: Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León and Castilla y León Regional Council. I.S.B.N.: 84-934535-2-8.