MADISON, Wis. -- By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com

MADISON – Growing up in the Brazilian state of Goiana, Gabriela Cezar was deep in cattle country. And as far back as she can remember, she wanted to be a veterinarian.

“My father was head of the national beef cattle research center in Brazil, so I was always exposed to animals,” said Cezar, who earned her veterinary medicine degree in her native country and has additional graduate degrees from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh and UW-Madison.

But Cezar’s career path took a turn toward stem cell research early on. She has since worked on three continents – including a stint with the giant Pfizer pharmaceutical company. She also worked at the Roslin Institute in Scotland with the cloning team that produced “Dolly the Sheep,” an early attempt at cloning a mammal.

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