Dr. Elizabeth Bobeck has received her PhD from UW-Madison and two Post-doctoral positions in nutrition and immunology. She joined the Iowa State University Animal Science Faculty in January 2016, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2022. She has mentored students, published a vast number of articles, and her research and teaching efforts focus on the poultry industry from different angles with the same intent: to use nutrition to improve poultry health, productivity, and welfare. She strives to solve current industry issues and anticipate future industry needs using unique approaches.

Dr. Doug Korver received a Ph. D. in nutrition from the University of California, Davis, and joined the University of Alberta in 1997. In addition to practical research on feedstuff quality and dietary supplement evaluation in poultry diets, Doug’s work focuses on nutrition-immune function interactions and bone biology in meat- and egg-type poultry. He has authored or co-authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles, and 10 book chapters. In 2016, he spent a 6-month sabbatical in Colombia, working with a major broiler integrator. He is currently part of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s committee to revise and update the 1994 Nutrient Requirements of Poultry. In 2023, he started Alpine Poultry Nutrition, Inc., with a vision to communicate the science of poultry nutrition to end users in the poultry industry.

Dr. Philip A. Stayer is a private poultry veterinary consultant since June 1, 2023, and previously worked at Wayne Sanderson Farms for over 20 years. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University (B.S.) in 1986, the University of Tennessee (D.V.M.) in 1989, and Mississippi State University (M.S.) in 1991, earning ACPV diplomate status in 1994. Dr. Stayer was actively involved in multiple professional associations, including NPIP, ACPV, AAAP, and more. He contributed to Secure Broiler Supply and the 2022 NCC Poultry Welfare Audit update. Dr. Stayer also served as adjunct faculty at Mississippi State University and North Carolina State University, mentoring numerous students during his tenure at Sanderson Farms.