Juan Loor, a native of Ecuador, earned a B.S. degree from the University of California, Davis, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Tech. He was post-doctoral researcher at INRA (France) and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, before joining the faculty at Illinois in 2005. He is currently Professor of Animal Sciences and Nutritional Sciences.  Loor has been actively engaged in the Land-Grant mission through global research, mentoring, and service. He has over 250 publications co-authored with former/current students, post-docs, or visiting scientists from Asia, Central/South America, the Middle East, and Australasia. Areas of focus include the regulation of milk quality and the linkages among nutritional management, health, and production efficiency in ruminants. Loor has authored more than 550 peer-reviewed articles receiving over 19,500 citations. Several of his former graduate students and post-docs are currently in academic or industry positions in their home countries. His program has been funded by USDA, industry, and international programs.