Cecilia Rocha received her B.S. in Veterinary Medicine from the Santa Catarina Federal University- Brazil in 2017 and her M.S. degree from the University of Sao Paulo-Brazil in 2019. She is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida and is conducting her research at the Department of Animal Sciences under the direction of Dr. Mario Binelli. Her research focuses on understanding the uterine environment of beef cows in the first 3 weeks of gestation. During her time in graduate school, Cecilia has authored or coauthored 16 peer-reviewed articles and 34 conference abstracts.