Ouranios Tzamaloukas holds a BSc degree in Animal Science awarded by the Agricultural University of Athens and the Master by Research (MSc) and Doctorate (PhD) degrees awarded by the University of Edinburgh (UK). He has conducted research in animal nutrition in relation to gastrointestinal nematodes, immunology, alternative forage use, organic farming and feed analysis at the institutes of Scottish Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute and University of Edinburgh (UK). During his academic appointment at the Cyprus University of Technology, he attracted funding from the Research and Innovation Foundation of Cyprus, the European Union and the dairy and feed industry of Cyprus. His main research interests include the interplay of nutritional-genetic parameters affecting milk traits, organic farming, alternative feeds (by-products) and the lipid profile of milk and dairy products (mainly Halloumi cheese). He had main contribution to the development of the curriculum of the Animal and Dairy Science specialization of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science and he teaches courses related to animal nutrition, ruminant production and animal science. He has academically supervised two PhD students and 24 postgraduate and undergraduate students. He is the author/co-author of more than 60 peer reviewed journal articles, monographs, book chapter and conference announcements. He represents Cyprus to different international associations and participates in national and international committees related to animal science.