Degrees & Credentials: 

• DVM, Cum Laude, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 1998
• MSc, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2006
• PhD, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Interdisciplinary Program of Nutrition, 2009

Research Area(s): 

• Ruminant (sheep, beef and dairy) Nutrition
• Digestive and metabolic physiology and endocrinology

Biography: 

Research Focus
Feed efficiency and product quality are important areas for livestock producers and animal product consumers. My research is focused on understanding the biological mechanisms that regulate feed efficiency, adipose tissue metabolism and their impact on beef, sheep and dairy production. To evaluate that I integrate my research in the areas of gut physiology, endocrinology and cell biology (muscle, adipose tissue, mammary gland, hypothalamus and liver).