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
Education
1988: Ph.D. Molecular Biology University of California at Berkeley
1983: B.S. Microbiology Michigan State University, 1983
Professional Experience
1992 - Present: Research Geneticist in USDA-ARS
1990-1992: Head of Molecular Biology, Petoseed, Woodland, CA (now part of Monsanto)
1988-1990: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Vegetable Crops, University of California at Davis
Professional Affiliations and Service
2004 - : Adjunct faculty in the Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology Graduate Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
2001- : Editorial Board, Animal Genetics
2000- : Editorial Board, Animal Biotechnology
1997- : Editorial Board, Poultry Science
1996- : Member of the Plant and Animal Genome Meeting organizing committee
1993- : Co-coordinator for Poultry, National Animal Genome Research Program
1992- : Adjunct faculty in the Genetics Program, Michigan State University
