Prof. Dr. Juan Loor
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Biography
Juan Loor received a bachelor's degree in Animal Science (1995) from the University of California, Davis. He then moved to Virginia Tech for his MS (1997) and PhD (2001) to study aspects of lipid metabolism in ruminants. After joining the faculty of the University of Illinois in Fall 2005, his research program has focused on nutritional and physiological genomics during lactation and growth in beef and dairy cattle. His laboratory draws on in vitro cell and tissue culture and live animals as models to uncover regulatory mechanisms associated with nutrient effects on tissue development and function. Transcriptomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics are among the tools used in his laboratory in an effort to apply Systems Physiology.
Affiliations
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Animal Sciences
Honors and Awards
Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Dissertation Award (2002)
Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture
College of ACES Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2010)
College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES), University of Illinois, Urbana
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)/IACAT Fellowship (2012)
University of Illinois, Urbana
Mead Johnson Award (2012)
American Society for Nutrition
Zoetis Animal Physiology Award (2014)
American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
Elanco Award for Excellence in Dairy Science (2016)
American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) Award, Ruminant Nutrition (2018)
American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
Journal of Dairy Science 100 Club (JDS 100) (2018)
American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (Full membership)
Sigma Xi
Animal Growth and Development Award (2019)
American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
West Agro Inc. Award (2020)
American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
College of ACES Faculty Award for Global Impact (2020)
College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES), University of Illinois, Urbana
H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Award (2021)
American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
Senior College of ACES Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2022)
College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES), University of Illinois, Urbana
Fulbright Specialist Award, Vietnam (2023)
Fulbright, U.S. Department of State
American Society for Nutrition Foundation Mentorship Award (2025)
American Society for Nutrition
Bouffault International Animal Agriculture Award (2025)
American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
The Paul A. Funk Recognition Award, College of ACES (2025)
College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES), University of Illinois, Urbana
Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (FASN) (2026)
American Society for Nutrition
Animal Management Award (2026)
American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
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