Grazieli Maboni is the Section Head of the Microbiology and Molecular diagnostic laboratories at the Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and is an Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Grazieli is a veterinarian and is board-certified in bacteriology/mycology and virology by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. Her experience spans diagnostics, research, and teaching of bacteriology, mycology, and virology gained in Brazil, England, Canada, and the United States. She obtained a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Nottingham, England, an MSc in Microbiology, and a DVM degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She completed a three-year residency training in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Georgia. She has also worked as an Assistant Professor in Veterinary Microbiology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Her main career goal is to contribute to the field of infectious diseases by developing novel diagnostic tools and precision diagnostics. She is passionate about education and is inspired to train the next generation of animal health professionals.