Coordinate non-food microbial research activities within DuPont Nutrition & Health, specifically associated with the development of direct-fed microbials for livestock as well as microbial applications for environment, plant, and companion animals.

Coordinate research developing new direct-fed microbial products for swine applications and technical service support current swine DFM products

Responsibilities included coordinating, conducting, analyzing, and reporting results of swine nutrition and immunology trials in the areas of: 1) determining the effects of phytase on phosphorus content of swine manure and rainwater run-off from land applications; 2) evaluating the health benefits of specific feed additives as alternatives to antimicrobial supplementation in nursery pigs; and 3) determining the efficacy of milk replacer supplementation to piglets pre- and post-weaning as a… Show more Responsibilities included coordinating, conducting, analyzing, and reporting results of swine nutrition and immunology trials in the areas of: 1) determining the effects of phytase on phosphorus content of swine manure and rainwater run-off from land applications; 2) evaluating the health benefits of specific feed additives as alternatives to antimicrobial supplementation in nursery pigs; and 3) determining the efficacy of milk replacer supplementation to piglets pre- and post-weaning as a means to improve performance and health, and promote populations of beneficial intestinal microbiota in pigs. Additional responsibilities include procuring extramural funding to support swine nutrition and immunology research, preparing experimental data for publication in refereed journals, and developing and implementing assays to measure immunological processes in the young pig. Show less