The Dairy Innovation Hub announces our first faculty seminar of the new academic year. The goal is to showcase current work, introduce potential collaborators (from across CALS and our partner universities), and foster discussion around common research interests. Don’t miss our first seminar of the new academic year!
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 11:00 a.m.
MSABD Room 1115
Hilario Mantovani
assistant professor, animal and dairy sciences
Mantovani is an assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences. He joined UW-Madison in March of this year focusing on rumen microbial physiology as it relates to animal biology and advancing the sustainability of animal sourced food systems. Prior to joining UW, Mantovani was a professor at the Federal University of Vicosa in Brazil. Mantovani’s research centers on understanding the functions and mechanisms of interaction of gastrointestinal microbes and exploring their potential to promote livestock health and increase animal productivity.
This seminar will include an overview of Mantovani’s current work and time to discuss future projects and opportunities for collaboration. Coffee and snacks are provided!
About the seminar series:
Dairy Innovation Hub faculty seminars are hosted the third Wednesday of the month in MSABD during the academic year. This is an in-person event, but a virtual join option is available by request, contact Maria Woldt at maria.woldt@wisc.edu.
In addition to more than 130 project awards at UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, and UW-River Falls, 15 new faculty have been hired, including seven in CALS with more to follow.
The Dairy Innovation Hub, which launched in 2019, is a $7.8 million per year investment by the State of Wisconsin to build a world-class talent pool and enable bold discoveries to ensure that Wisconsin’s dairy community is at the global forefront in producing nutritious dairy products in an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable manner. More at https://dairyinnovationhub.wisc.edu/