Chair
Huaijun Zhou
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA United States

Term of service (1st 2023-2027)

Co-Chair
Min-Sheng Peng
Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS
Kunming, China

Term of service (2nd, 2023-2027)

Min-Sheng Peng received his PhD from Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KIZ-CAS) in 2011. He is now a Professor of KIZ-CAS and Director of Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals. His major research interests include genetic diversity and evolution of poultry species as well as the formation of specific traits involved in local adaptation, hybridization, and breeding.

Member
Adeyinka Abiola Adetula
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Munich, Germany

Term of service (2nd, 2023-2027)

Member
Svetlana Galkina
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Term of service (2nd, 2021-2025)

Member
Demilade Ibiwoye
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC United States

Term of service (1st, 2021-2025)

Demilade Ibiwoye is an esteemed poultry science professional with an extensive background in poultry health and disease management. His work emphasizes enhancing productivity, reducing environmental impact, and promoting animal and human health. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Poultry Science at the Prestage Department of Poultry Science at North Carolina State University. His research centers on developing sustainable health initiatives, specifically examining the impact of various feed additives and nutritional strategies on poultry performance, gastrointestinal health, and disease resistance.

Member
Jun Heon Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, Korea, Republic of

Term of service (1st, 2021-2025)

Member
Jie Wen
Chinese Academy of Agriculture
Haidian, China

Term of service (1st 2023-2027)

Jie Wen received a PhD in Animal Husbandry from the Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IAS, CAAS), and completed postdoctoral research at University College Cork. He is currently a researcher at the IAS, CAAS. Since 1998, he has mainly been engaged in research on genetic basis of chicken complex traits such as meat quality, feed efficiency, and disease resistance traits. He has chaired and completed over 100 projects, including national science and technology research, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, etc. He has been the chief scientist of the national modern agricultural industry technology system (Broiler) since 2008. He is also a member of the ISAG Avian Genetics and Genomics Committee. Wen has bred five yellow-feather chickens breeds and one white-feather broiler breed that passed the national certification. He has awarded more than 15 invention patents and developed 5 national or industry standards; has published more than 180 scientific papers.