Dias, Nicholas Wege

Assistant Professor
131 Weber Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-1222
diasnw@ksu.edu

Area(s) of Specialization

Beef cattle reproduction and biotechnology

Education

DVM, São Paulo State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, 2016
M.S., Virginia Tech, 2018
Ph.D. , Virginia Tech, 2022

Bio Brief

Dr. Dias is originally from Brazil, where he acquired his degree on Veterinary Medicine from the State University of Sao Paulo in 2016. During his veterinary training, Dr. Dias had the opportunity to closely interact with beef cow calf producers and understand the challenges that cow-calf operations face. After graduating from Vet school, Dr. Dias joined Virginia Tech for his graduate program, where he acquired his master’s degree in 2018 and doctorate in 2022.

During his graduate life, he was involved in several research projects aimed to improve fertility of beef cattle. Dr. Dias has a particular interest in studying factors that ultimately influence fertility of cows and heifers that are enrolled in estrous synchronization protocols. With this, Dr. Dias hopes to create cheap and applicable management strategies that help overcome fertility issues.

Currently, Dr. Dias' research interests are to explore the role of the vaginal microbiome of cows on reproductive efficiency, as well as to develop smart-farm technologies that will facilitate farm management and decision making.

Dr. Dias' and his wife, Gabriela, live in Manhattan. He enjoys a good BBQ and watching soccer.