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Lautaro RostollPosition/Title: Ph.D. Candidate email: lrostoll@uoguelph.ca Phone: Office: ANNU 128
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Short Biography
Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano, is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Michael Steele lab. He joined the Steele’s lab in 2019, and his research focuses on the effect of early life nutritional and management interventions on intestinal and immune development. His Ph.D. thesis focuses on studying the impact of antimicrobial use in calf rearing on intestinal development and microbial colonization, and the use of probiotics to improve health and reduce antimicrobial use. He hopes to use this knowledge to develop nutritional and management strategies to improve immunity in calves and reduce antimicrobial use.
Academic History
- Ph.D. University of Guelph, Animal Biosciences, Expected to Defend in December 2022.
- Supervisor: Dr. Michael Steele
- Area of Study: Intestinal microbial colonization and Immune development of dairy calves
- M.Sc. University of Florida, Animal Science, 2018
- Supervisor: Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo
- Area of Study: Immune function during weaning
- B.Sc. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Agricultural Engineer, 2008
Scholarships
2020: Highly Qualified Personnel Scholarship, Food from Thought
2019: International Doctoral Tuition Scholarship, University of Guelph