Gerald Shurson received his B.S. from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN, USA) in 1981, and received his M.S. from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI, USA) in 1983. He earned a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1986. He now works at the University of Minnesota. His research interests mainly include the environmental impacts of food animal production and feeding programs; upcycling food waste to animal feed; biosecurity of feed ingredient supply chains; measurement and mitigation strategies for African Swine Fever virus in feeds; applied swine nutrition and management; feeding value of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and novel corn co-products; assessing quality and feeding value of oxidized feed fats and oils; systems biology. His scientific output includes 240 publications, corresponding to 11,016 citations (h-index 51) (Google Scholar, 2 July 2025).