Dr. Nicholas Gabler is the J.F. Patience Professor in Swine Nutrition in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. Dr. Gabler's research, teaching, and extension efforts focus on swine nutrition, metabolism, and physiology. He earned his Bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Gabler conducted postdoctoral research at Purdue University and Iowa State University. He joined the ISU Animal Science Department in 2008 as an assistant professor. Dr. Gabler leads a diverse research program centered on improving swine nutrition, feed efficiency, and growth. In the last decade, he has extensively studied nutrition-health interactions in pigs. His research includes the effects of diet structure on enteric and respiratory diseases, alternatives to zinc oxide and in-feed antibiotics, and the role of dietary amino acids, protein, energy, calcium, and phosphorus on lean tissue and bone growth as well as pig health.