HOCQUETTE Jean-François

is a research scientist at INRAE. He was leader of the research team 'Muscle Growth and Metabolism' (1999-2006) and Director of the Herbivore Research Unit (2006-2010), where he is now senior scientist. Also, he has been working for the French High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) since 2012. Hocquette has organized various conferences, is involved in the activities of the International Meat Research 3G Foundation and of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) since 2000, and is now president of the EAAP Cattle commission. His research interests include muscle biology, genomics and consumer studies as relevant to muscle growth or beef eating quality.