Prof. Leluo GUAN
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Leluo Guan is a Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair Professor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, the University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Guan is one of the pioneer researchers in cattle gut microbiome and its interactions with host. Dr. Guan’s research program focuses on 1). Host-microbial interactions using metagenomics/metatranscriptomics approaches, and host gene expression and its regulatory mechanisms using a functional genomics approach; 2). Association between gut microbiome and feed efficiency, methane emission, meat/milk quality and safety, gut development and health in beef and dairy cattle; 3). Study of the bovine transcriptome, proteome, and non-coding RNAs and their regulatory roles in economically important traits. Dr. Guan is the author or co-author of 300 peer-reviewed publications and 8 book chapters with H-index of 84.0. Dr. Guan has secured > 69.0 M research funding (>26.2 M as PI and >42.8 M as Co-I) and has trained a total of 73 grad students and 26 postdocs.
Company
Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
Country
Canada
SESSION BY LELUO
Novel microbiome solutions to improve cattle production sustainability
Cattle production is facing significant challenges in terms of improving feed efficiency while reducing enteric methane emission. Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG) contributing to climate change, and one of the most significant sources of GHG emissions from ruminants in the agriculture sector globally. This presentation will introduce the recent research advances in rumen microbiome and discuss the opportunities to develop novel and industry adoptable tools to improve feed efficiency and reduce methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle. Such manipulation solutions will lead to novel breeding and dietary supplementation strategies and targeted precision management to lower methane emission from dairy/beef cattle.