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Jean-François Hocquette
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Dr Jean-François HOCQUETTE is a scientist at INRAE (the France's National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment) studying muscle biology, genomics and consumer expectations related to beef eating quality. He was leader of the research team “Muscle Growth and Metabolism” (1999-2006), and of the Herbivore Research Unit (172 staff, 2006-2010). He was member of the French High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education. He is working for the International Meat Research 3G Foundation and for the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). He is Editor of the French Meat R&D journal and of several books. He was awarded by the French Meat Academy and received the 2014 Animal Growth and Development Award and the 2021 Meats Award from the American Society of Animal Science. He will organize the World Congress of Animal Science in Lyon in 2023.