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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Animal Biochemistry and Physiology,Animal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Animal Husbandry |
| Keywords | chemical ecology, nutritional physiology, pharmEcology, plant-animal interactions, gut microbiome |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Salt Lake City |
| Institution | University of Utah |
| Institute | Department of Biology |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Jonathan Gershenzon | Abteilung Biochemie, Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Ökologie, Jena |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/03/2022 |
Program(s)
| 2020 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Dearing is a world leader in animal nutritional ecology. Her research has been critical in understanding how mammals are able to feed on plants that produce high levels of toxic defense compounds. In Germany, she continues her pioneering work on the role of the microbes present in animal guts in detoxifying plant defenses. |