Programme

Presentations

• Welcome & introduction to GenSAP Center Director Mogens Sandø Lund, Center for Quantitative Genetics & Genomics (QGG), Aarhus University (AU)
• Understanding the genetic basis of complex traits - Senior Researcher Peter Sørensen, QGG, AU
• Charting the genotype-phenotype map: Lessons from Drosophila - Professor Trudy Mackay, Dept. of Genetics, North Carolina State University, USA
• Genome-wide association studies – lessons learned and future directions - Senior Researcher Goutam Sahana, QGG, AU
• GxE and epigenetics in plants - Senior Researcher Torben Asp, Dept. of Molecular Biology & Genetics, AU
• Connecting biological pathways and the genomics of complex traits - PhD Student Stefan McKinnon Høj-Edwards, QGG, AU. Presentation not available online, please contact Stefan.Hoj-Edwards@agrsci.dk for a copy.
• Genomic prediction models: towards use of full sequence and large populations - Senior Researcher Luc Janss, QGG, AU
• The 1000 bull genomes project - reconstructing the past genetic history of cattle, and accelerating future gains - Research Leader Ben Hayes, Dept. of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia
• Genomic selection using QTL information - Senior Scientist Didier Boichard, INRA, France
• Visions and perspectives for genomic prediction in animals, plants and humans - Professor Daniel Gianola, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• The benefits of haplotypes as predictors of genetic merit - PhD Student Beatriz Castro Dias Cuyabano, QGG, AU
• Assessment and optimization tools in genomic breeding programs - Senior Researcher Christian Sørensen, QGG, AU
• Genomic selection and the design of breeding schemes - Professor Theo Meuwissen, University of Life Sciences, Norway
• On the doorsteps of a new era in plant breeding - Senior Scientist Christian Sig Jensen, DLF Trifolium
• Making a world-class pig-breeding program even better with genomic selection Chief Geneticist Mark Henryon, Danish Pig Research Center
• Medium to long-term effects of selection in finite locus models with non-additive effects EGS-ABG PhD Student Hadi Esfandyari, Wageningen University/QGG, AU
• Genomic predictions using combined populations and SNP marker panels PhD Candidate Rasmus Froberg Brøndum, QGG, AU

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