Dr. Gerald C. Shurson’s diverse, ever evolving, and internationally recognized research program has had a profound impact on the global food animal industry during his distinguished 34-year academic career in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota. He is perhaps best known for his leadership in research and education that led to the adoption and use of corn dried distillers grains with solubles in swine and poultry diets in the U.S. and in more than 50 countries around the world. In addition, his highly collaborative research program also includes 1) understanding impacts of feeding oxidized lipids on animal health and performance, 2) using integrated systems biology approaches to determine mechanisms of nutritional responses, 3) ground-breaking discoveries and co-development of a patented surrogate virus assay to evaluate mitigation strategies for African swine fever virus in feed, and 4) evaluating feeding strategies to reduce environmental footprint of animal production.