In his role as scientist and geneticist at Purina Animal Nutrition, Dan is constantly growing gut lining cells in petri dishes as he digs into immunity and gut health across species, and he celebrates Purina’s pioneering work behind the Equine MQ® Platform. “It’s exciting to dive into the data to get actionable information about what is really going on in horses’ microbiomes.” Dan received his Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University.