Vitor Hugo C. Moita is currently a Ph.D. student in animal science at North Carolina State University. He was born and raised in Brazil, and received his B.S. and M.S. at Sao Paulo State University–Botucatu and Federal University of Lavras, respectively. During his B.S. program, Vitor joined NC State as a visiting student for a semester. His Ph.D. research is aimed at the investigation of functional roles of feed enzymes eliminating antinutritional compounds in feeds or generating bioactive compounds from feeds benefiting mucosa-associated microbiota with its impact on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs. To date Mr. Moita has published four journal articles. He has presented numerous poster and oral presentations at the Midwest and National ASAS meetings supported by competitive travel awards at NC State. In 2021 he received the Pinnacle Award from the International Ingredient Company which is awarded to outstanding graduate students in the US.