Dr Curt Van Tassell
Research Geneticist USDA-ARS
Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA.
Topic: Genotyping Including Results
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University, Animal Breeding, 1994
M.S., Iowa State University, Animal Breeding, 1989
B.S. (Honors and Distinction), Cornell University, Animal Science, 1986
Research and Professional Experience
1996 - Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory/Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Beltsville, MD
1994 - 1996 Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS US Meat Animal Research Center and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Awards
2009 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer (team)
2004 Cargill Animal Nutrition, Young Scientist Award of the American Dairy Science Association
2003 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
2003 USDA-ARS Beltsville and Herbert L. Rothbart Outstanding Early Career Research Scientist
2003 Northeast American Dairy Science and American Association and Northeast American Society of Animal Science Young Research Scientist Award
2000 National Partnership for Reinventing Government (i.e., Hammer) Award (team)
2000 Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Citation (team)
1998 Government Technology Leadership Award (team), Government Executive magazine
Invited Presentations
2009 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Livestock Genetics Expert Consultation Workshop Nairobi, Kenya; 2008 and 2009 International Plant and Animal Genome Conference San Diego, CA; 2008 and 2009 New York State All Breed Dairy Cattle Convention, Albany and Corning; 2008 XII QTL-MAS Workshop 2008, Uppsala, Sweden; 2008 World Jersey Cattle Federation Annual Meeting, Jersey, Channel Islands; 2007 John Vercoe Memorial Lecture, 7th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, Armidale, Australia; 2007 21st Annual Department of Animal and Avian Sciences Annual Symposium; 2007 Gordon Research Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Ventura, CA.
