Montserrat Torremorell was honored as the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year award by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. During the association’s 53rd Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Torremorell was awarded this newly estabished honor for her demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and service to the swine veterinary profession. Faculty members, graduate students, and researchers are eligible to receive this award.
After earning her DVM from the University Autonomous of Barcelona and her PhD from the University of Minnesota, she joined the University of Minnesota team as the Leman Chair in Swine Health and Productivity in May 2009. She has an extensive background in swine health, research and production systems, including health improvement strategies, disease eradication, diagnostics, biosecurity programs and health genomics, In addition, she is currently professor and interim chair of the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine.
Torremorell’s research delves into economically significant swine diseases and zones in on the transmission, control, and elimination of influenza and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) infections in pigs. She also studies biosecurity technologies and their ability to prevent and mitigate airborne infections in pigs.
She serves as the chair of the planning committee for the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, as well as the AASV Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee. She volunteers for the AASV PRRS Task Force and teaches both DVM and graduate students, Torremorell is passionate about helping producers and veterinarians to apply science to control diseases. Mentees and graduates have become leaders within the swine industry and academia, an AASV release notes.
Servant Leadership
Despite Torremorell’s dedication to serving others, she’s also a successful academic broadly involved in teaching, outreach and research. She prioritizes sharing her own work, as well as the academic and industry members to advance the profession. She’s recognized for her academic contribution to the industry as long and impressive, her enthusiasm relentless, her professionalism unchallenged.
The AASV is not alone in recognizing Dr Torremorell’s commitment to academia. She has been awarded the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice award, the Mark of Excellence in Research award, the Outstanding Graduate Student Advising and Teaching award, and the prestigious Zoetis award for Veterinary Research Excellence at the University of Minnesota.
“I’m truly honored and humbled by the recognition of this award. I never imagined I would be recognized by my peers in such a distinguished way. It means more than you know, and I am thankful to everyone who has contributed to my success over the years.,” Torremorell explains. She dedicated this award to her husband, Kevin, children Alexander and Isabel, and parents, Ramon and Provi.
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