Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics

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CENTER FOR QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) is an international research center with more than 70 employees and visitors from more than 20 nations world wide.

AT QGG we do basic and applied research within quantitative genetics and genomics. We particularly work with the development of statistical models to be used in animal and plant breeding, studies of the genetic basis for different traits and diseases, and management of genetic resources. Our main focus is animals and plants, but we are increasingly working with human genetics and model organisms. Our research is characterised by a very close collaboration with researchers and industry partners all over the world.

In the menu to the left and below, you can read more about who we are what we do, and which species we work with.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us.

News

New and improved methods for predicting phenotypes for use in personalized medicine

- Research

Professor Doug Speed from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) and colleagues from the Bioinformatics Research Center (BiRC) and National Centre for Register-based Research (NCRR) at Aarhus University have recently developed improved methods for predicting complex traits. The work has this week been published in the journal Nature Communications.

To reduce methane emissions, new study finds it necessary to include methane in breeding goals

- Research

Researchers from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) have participated in an international project, where findings show the necessity of either including methane in the breeding goal, or do it through a correlated trait as residual feed intake, if methane emissions are to be reduced.

QGG researcher receives the prestigious Novo Nordisk Emerging Investigator Grant

- Grant

Assistant professor (tenure track) Guillaume Ramstein from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) has received an Emerging Investigator Grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The grant will be used for research in finding a new strategy to improve fitness of important crops.

New H2020 project with an ethical dimension aims at developing more sustainable breeding programmes

- Grant

Researchers from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) participate in a new EU Horizon2020 project – RUMIGEN – which aims at developing more sustainable breeding programs and linked technologies in line with social demand, adding a novel, societal dimension defined as ‘room of acceptance’ to the project goals.

Local and sustainable production of faba beans will strengthen green transition

- Grant

A new project aims at developing new sorts of faba beans for a more sustainable production in Denmark for the purpose of decreasing the import of soya beans for animal feed. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) contributes to the project with its substantial expertise in large scale computations and statistical analyses.

The Danish Dairy Board honours AU researchers in Foulum with The Milk Prize 2017

- Awards

The prize is awarded for the substantial work the researchers have done within milk genomics. Researchers from QGG participate in the project (article in Danish).

New visiting PhD student at QGG

- News for employees

Tessa Brinker is PhD student at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and is visiting QGG for the second time.

Optimized breeding improves animal welfare for organic cows

- Research

Senior advisor Morten Kargo from QGG has been interviewed for the Danish radio programme 'Videnskabens Verden' ('The World of Science') on DR1

New communications assistant - portrait

- News for employees

Meet Jette Odgaard Villemoes, who will be working with the QGG website and other communication tasks at the centre

Events

Pig Convention 2021

26Oct
1 days, Tuesday 26 October 2021, at 08:00 - 27 October Congress Center Herning (Denmark)

The biggest, professional event of Danish pig production is back in Herning.

6th Annual Danish Bioinformatics Conference

18Nov
1 days, Thursday 18 November 2021, at 08:00 - 19 November Aalborg, Denmark

International Plant & Animal Genome XXIX

8Jan
4 days, Saturday 8 January 2022, at 08:00 - 12 January San Diego, CA - USA

PAG brings together over 3,000 leading genetic scientists and researchers in plant and animal research, and over 150 exhibits, 180 workshops, 1200 …

Plant Convention 2022

12Jan
1 days, Wednesday 12 January 2022, at 08:00 - 13 January Congress Center Herning (Denmark)

The convention on plant production, nature, environment and management is the biggest in Scandinavia.

International conference on Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission in High Productive Agriculture

22Feb
2 days, Tuesday 22 February 2022, at 08:00 - 24 February

Aarhus University is organising the international conference on 'Zero Greenhouse Emission in High Productive Agriculture - ZEA' 22 - 24 February 2022.…

Cattle Convention 2022

28Feb
1 days, Monday 28 February 2022, at 08:00 - 1 March

The annual meeting for farmers with cattle livestock, researchers, decision makers and professional organisations.

New research project

Improving breeding of ruminant animals through genomics, epigenomics and ‘rooms of acceptance'

Researchers from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) participate in a new EU Horizon2020 project – RUMIGEN – which aims at developing more sustainable breeding programs and linked technologies in line with social demand.
Revised 29.09.2021 -
Jette Odgaard Villemoes