Dr. Juan J. Loor is an internationally recognized leader in dairy cattle biology, 

nutrigenomics, systems biology, immunometabolism, and multi-omics research. His work has advanced understanding of nutritional regulation of metabolism, inflammation, oxidative stress, gut function, and developmental programming in livestock.

 

32,241 citations, h-index 89, and i10-index 503. Pioneer in applying transcriptomics, metabolomics, microbiomics, bioinformatics, and systems biology to animal nutrition. Author of hundreds of peer-reviewed publications that established modern concepts in one-carbon metabolism, immunometabolism, microbiome-host interactions, and heatstress resilience.

 

Excellence in Nutrition Fellow (FASN, 2026); Animal Management Award (2026); Bouffault International Animal Agriculture Award (2025); Foundation Mentorship Award (2025); Fulbright Specialist (2023); Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2022); H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Award (2021); AFIA Ruminant Nutrition Award (2018); Elanco Award for Excellence in Dairy Science (2016); Zoetis Animal Physiology Award (2014); Mead Johnson Award (2012).

 

Mentored more than 45 Ph.D. students, 15 M.S. students, 25 postdoctoral fellows, and numerous visiting scientists. Former trainees now serve as professors, research directors, industry leaders, and government scientists worldwide.

 

Developed research and educational collaborations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, North America, and South America. Served as visiting professor, foreign expert, Fulbright Specialist, and invited speaker at leading universities and scientific 

conferences worldwide.

 

Editorial leadership roles for Scientific Reports, PLOS ONE, Animal Nutrition, Veterinary 

Medicine and Science, BMC Veterinary Research, and The Journal of Nutrition. Reviewer 

and panelist for NSF, NIH, USDA, ANR, NSERC, Swiss National Science Foundation, 

BARD, and other funding agencies.