VIDEO: Alltech Young Scientist Award 2009Alltech Announces Young Scientist Award Winners for 2009
May 19, 2009
[Lexington, KENTUCKY] – As part of its commitment to furthering scientific education, global animal health and nutrition company Alltech has presented the 4th annual Alltech Young Scientist Award to Tung M. Che and Fan Liu during Alltech’s 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Left to Right: Paulo Rezende, Alltech; Inge Russell, Alltech; Fan Liu, China, undergraduate winner; Tung M. Che, USA, graduate winner; Mark Lyons, Alltech.
Tung M. Che, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA who submitted a paper examining the Effects of mannan oligosaccharide on immune function and disease resistance in pigs is the overall graduate winner of the competition.
Fan Liu of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China who submitted a paper on HSP70 as a new biomarker in the development and evaluation of anti-stress feed additives is the overall winner in the undergraduate category.
“This year’s Alltech Young Scientist Award program was a very close competition which attracted many high caliber young scientists” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech. “At a time when we need the brightest young minds in the world to engage in scientific study, I am delighted to present this prestigious award to such talented young students.”
Tung M. Che and Fan Liu will be awarded prizes of $10,000 and $5,000 respectively.
Tung M. Che holds a degree in animal science from Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and a masters degree in animal nutrition from Universiti Putra Malaysia in Malaysia. In 2005, Tung M. Che left his native Vietnam to pursue a Ph.D. program in the area of swine nutrition at the University of Illinois, USA. Tung M. Che has published extensively and in 2004 co-authored a book entitled “Husbandry Techniques for Aquatic Birds”. Professionally, he has worked as both a teaching and research assistant on university based projects and as a consultant for a number of private swine production farms in Vietnam. His areas of interest include: pig and poultry production; dietary factors on animal health and performance; and nutrigenomics/nutritional immunology.
Twenty four year old Fan Liu comes from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China. He is currently studying for a degree in animal science at Nanjing Agricultural University. Scientifically, his interests include reproductive and molecular nutrition. When he graduates, Fan Liu intends to pursue a Ph.D. in animal nutrition.
Each student who entered the competition was required to submit a scientific paper of 3,000-5,000 words on a topic involving Alltech's natural solutions to animal health challenges. Out of the 1,800 entries received, eight regional semi-finalists were invited to the USA for the international phase of the competition where they presented their papers to a panel of judges.
The Alltech Young Scientist Program provides a forum for undergraduate and graduate students throughout the world to interact with one of the leading players in the animal feed industry while strengthening their academic portfolios.
2009 Regional Young Scientist Winners Announced
We would like to congratulate the regional winners of the 2009 Alltech Young Scientist Award.
Asia Pacific Region
Undergraduate - First place
FAN LIU (NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, NANJING, CHINA)
HSP70 AS A NEW BIOMARKER IN DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF ANTI-STRESS FEED ADDITIVE
Graduate - First place
HOSSAN MD. SALIM (CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SOUTH KOREA)
EFFECT OF SOURCES AND LEVELS OF ZINC ON THE CARCASS QUALITY OF BROILERS
Please visit the regional page for the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.
Latin America Region
Undergraduate - First place
CARLA ALEJANDRA CONTRERAS SCHIFFERLI (UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN , CHILE)
“HIDRÓLISIS ENZIMÁTICA DE LA HARINA DE QUINUA (CHENOPODIUM QUINOA WILLD) PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DE UN NUEVO SUSTITUTO PROTEICO EN ALIMENTO DE SALMONES”
Graduate - First place
GUILHERME MOURA (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA ZOOTECNIA, BRAZIL)
ENZIMAS EM DIETAS PARA ANIMAIS: BENEFÍCIOS E ATUALIDADES
Please visit the regional page for the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.
North American Region
Undergraduate - First Place
LINDLEY REILLY (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON)
COULD RUMEN MICROBES STRENGTHEN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE POULTRY, SWINE, AND AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE? A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Graduate - First Place Winner Graduate North America
CHE MINH TUNG (UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS)
EFFECTS OF MANNAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE ON IMMUNE FUNCTION AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PIGS
Please visit the regional page for the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.
Europe/ Africa Region
Undergraduate - First Place
JOANNA THORNTON (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND)
ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIBIOTIC GROWTH PROMOTANTS
Graduate - First Place
ANNAMÁRIA VÖRÖS ( SZENT ISTVÁNUNIVERSITY, GÖDÖLLÖ, HUNGARY)
DIET RELATED CHANGES IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOTA OF HORSES
Please visit the regional page for the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.
The winner of the $750 submission draw was Md. Saifur Rahman
Congratulations to the winner who is a graduate student from the Department of Poultry Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University. The title of his paper is "Effect of organic acids on laying performance, body fatness and egg quality of hens at older age".
Alltech's 2008 Young Scientist Award Winner
Alltech photo by Tim Webb
Mark Lyons and Inge Russell present
the 2008 Young Scientist Award to Craig Louder of Utah State University at Alltech's
24th International Animal Health and Nutrition Industry Symposium.
Alltech announced the winner of its global Young Scientist Award at its Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition Industry Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky (April 20-23, 2008). The winner of this year's award was Craig Louder from Utah State University, Department of Animal Health and Veterinary Science. Craig presented a paper entitled 'The Estrogenic Mycotoxin Zearalenone and its Importance in Livestock Production'
Read Craig Louder's account of his experience.
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