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Satellite Workshop

A post-conference workshop of potential interest to delegates will be held at Sydney University on 8-10 May 2011. The theme will be: "Managing recessive genetic factors in the genomics era". Click Workshop for detailed information

 

Speakers - Tuesday Morning

Professor Michael Goddard

Professorial Fellow in Animal Genetics, University of Melbourne and
Victorian Department of Primary Industries;
Chief Scientist - CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies; Dairy Futures CRC

Topic: Uses of Genomics in Livestock Agriculture

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Dr Curt Van Tassell

Research Geneticist USDA-ARS
Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA.

Topic: Genotyping Including Results

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John McEwan

Principal Scientist
AgResearch
Invermay, New Zealand

Topic: Sequencing

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Professor Michel Georges

GIGA-Research & Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Liège,
Brussels, Belgium

Topic: Genetic Variants Affecting Phenotype

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Dr Hans Cheng

Research Geneticist
Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory
United States Department of Agriculture

Topic: Chicks and SNPs – an entrée into identifying genes conferring disease resistance in chickens

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Ms Marina R.S. Fortes

PhD Student
University of Queensland and CSIRO Livestock Industries.
Early career scientist, Beef CRC

Topic: Finding Genes for Economically Important Traits: Brahman Cattle Puberty

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Ms Lesley-Ann Gray

PhD Student
La Trobe University and Victoria Department of Primary Industries.

Topic: Finding Genes for Economically Important Traits - Early career scientist, Dairy CRC

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Dr Kathryn Kemper

Postdoctoral fellow in quantitative genetics
University of Melbourne.

Topic: Finding Genes for Economically Important Traits - Early career scientist, Dairy CRC

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Sam Clark

PhD Student
University of New England.

Topic: Finding Genes for Economically Important Traits - Early career scientist, Sheep CRC

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Dr Hans Daetwyler

Research Scientist
Victorian Department of Primary Industries

Topic: Finding Genes for Economically Important Traits - Early career scientist, Sheep CRC

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Brendon O'Rourke

PhD Student
University of Melbourne.

Topic: Finding Genes for Economically Important Traits - Early career scientist, Beef CRC

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