About the Candidate
Dr. Victoria Uyanga
Dr. Victoria A. Uyanga earned her doctorate in Animal Nutrition and Physiology from Shandong Agricultural University, China, where she completed her dissertation on the “Functional Roles and Mechanisms of L-citrulline in Heat Stressed and Immune Challenged Chickens” in 2022. She completed postdoctoral training in animal nutrition and immunology at the Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University. Dr Uyanga’s research projects have addressed the interplay of nutritional, environmental, and immune factors affecting animal production. Some of these studies have examined amino acid nutrition, alternative feed ingredients, low crude protein resources, heat stress management, cellular metabolism, and nutrient-gene interactions. Dr. Uyanga currently works as an Assistant professor of Animal Science at the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Lincoln University of Missouri, where she trains and mentors undergraduate and graduate students in core areas of animal science including nutrition, physiology, production, and health.
Research Seminar Details
Proteins and amino acids constitute a significant portion of feed ingredients that are used in non-ruminant diets to improve animal growth and health. Feed additives are also provided in animal rations to improve nutrient digestibility and productivity, thus warranting the need to better understand their roles and potential interactions. This seminar will examine the functional roles of amino acids and various feed additives in meeting the nutritional, production, health, and sustainability goals of non-ruminant animals.
Teaching Seminar Details
Based on Dr. Uyanga’s experiences of teaching animal science at multiple levels, this seminar explores student-centered and active learning approaches to engage animal science students across different academic levels. She will share her teaching philosophy and experiences working with undergraduate and graduate students from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Emphasis will be placed on experiential learning activities, course-based undergraduate research, and mentoring practices that transform classrooms and research teams into collaborative learning and sharing environments.