Graduate scholar- Nutritional Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Nelson Camillo Ruiz-arias was born and raised in Cúcuta, a small city north of Santander, Colombia. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences from the National University of Colombia (UNAL), Bogota in 2015. He became a research student in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, the largest research facility related to animal science in Colombia. While studying at UNAL he also worked as a research assistant in insect research on the Terrestrial Arthropods Research Center. In addition to his passion for insects, Camillo found a passion for research. This passion developed during an internship he did in an Animal Nutrition company where they used insects as feed ingredients in diets for laying hens, pigs, and fish. With this experience, he began developing more diets based on alternative ingredients such as insects. On a visit to the United States, Camilo met Dr. Hans H. Stein at the University of Illinois (UIUC) and Dr. Stein offered him to become a visiting scholar in the Monogastric Nutrition Laboratory in 2019. He agreed to the suggestion and greatly values the opportunity to collaborate and gain knowledge in Dr. Stein's team. He began his master's in nutritional sciences in spring last year at the UIUC.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM CST