Dr. Guido Bosch is an associate professor of Wageningen University, specialized in animal nutrition. Bosch received his Ph.D. from Wageningen in 2009 exploring the impact of nutrition on behaviour in dogs. His focus expanded to dog and cat diet history and feeding ecology, gut health, appetite regulation, Maillard reaction products, and protein sources. His interest in understanding the basic biology and nutrition of dogs and cats provided new reference points for how we see and feed our pets. He has published 86 peer-reviewed articles, multiple book chapters, over 100 conference proceedings, was member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Nutrition, and has been awarded over €3.6 million in grants/contracts. Bosch teaches in BSc and MSc courses and contributes to postgraduate courses of Wageningen Academy. Since 2006, he has supervised 168 masters, and five Ph.D. students. Many of the students he trained have gone on to positions in the animal nutrition industry and academia.