Dr. Michael Steele is an Associate Professor of Animal Physiology at the University of Guelph, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Past-President of the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS). He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Guelph and worked for Nutreco Canada Agresearch for two years prior to returning to academia at the University of Alberta and Guelph as an NSERC Industrial Research Chair. He was recently awarded the CSAS Young Scientist Award, the Cargill Young Animal Nutritionist Award and the Lallemand Award for Excellence in Dairy Nutrition Research. His current research is focuses on the mechanisms that control gastrointestinal health and development in cattle and has published over 60 manuscripts.