From 2003 to 2005 Dr. Garcia worked as a scientist at the FAO/IAEA Joint Division of the United Nations in Vienna, and in 2015 spent seven months as visiting scientist at ARS-USDA in Beltsville, MD. Dr. Garcia earned his DVM from University of São Paulo (USP) in 1989, followed by his M.Sc. from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and his Ph.D. at University of São Paulo (USP) dealing with the nascent molecular biology science. He has also earned an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in strategic business management.