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2022 Early Career Achievement Award Recipients
Sponsored by: American Society of Animal Science Foundation

Dr. Philipe Moriel is as an Associate Professor at the Range Cattle Research & Education Center from University of Florida (UF). Dr. Moriel’s research and extension programs explore fetal and metabolic programming to develop nutritional strategies to optimize cow-calf production efficiency of Bos indicus-influenced cattle in subtropical/tropical environments. His research program has published 87 peer-reviewed articles, and secured over $7 million as PI and Co-PI from federal agencies, industries, and commodity groups. Dr. Moriel is dedicated to his professional societies, playing extensive roles on committees and chairing activities at national and southern meetings of ASAS. Dr. Moriel also serves as Associate Editor for Translational Animal Science journal. His research/extension programs were recently recognized by multiple awards at the university, regional and national levels in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Presentation Details:
Title: Frequency of Energy Supplementation Modulates Growth, Reproduction, Immune Function, and Fetal Programming in Beef Cattle
Session: Beef Species
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Time: 1:50 PM
Location: OKC Convention Center, Room 209 A/B
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Dr. Philipe Moriel
University of Florida
   
Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan is an Associate Professor of Meat Science holding Leo and Kathy Noltensmeyer Endowed Professorship in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Ramanathan received his Ph.D. and MS degree in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut in 2012. He earned his Bachelor of Veterinary and Animal Science in 2004 from Kerala Agricultural University, India. Since 2012, he has been a faculty in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Ramanathan’s research focuses on fundamental and applied factors influencing fresh meat quality, specifically postmortem biochemistry and meat color. In addition, he teaches five different undergraduate and graduate-level food science courses. Dr. Ramanathan has secured a total of $5.4 million in research grants. In addition, he has published 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and 145-refereed abstracts. Dr. Ramanathan has served on 69 graduate student committees as a chair or committee member. He has been recognized by the USDA-Association of Public Land Grant University Young Educator Award, American Meat Science Association Achievement Award, American Chemical Society Young Scientist Award, Southern Section ASAS Early Career Awards, and NACTA for his teaching and research excellence.

Presentation Details:
Session: Meat Science and Muscle Biology Symposium: Metabolomics Measurements in Determining Meat Quality - Sponsored by Texas A&M Department of Animal Science: Safety, Quality, and Nutrition of Food Products Area of Excellence
Date: Monday, June 27, 2022
Time: 3:45 PM
Location: OKC Convention Center, Room 301 C/D
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Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan
Oklahoma State University