Professor Brian Kinghorn
School of Rural Science and Agriculture
University of New England. Armidale, NSW
Topic: Optimization of management - How can knowledge of genetics be utilised in optimizing management?
Education
B.Sc. in Genetics. 1970-1974, University of Glasgow.
Ph.D. "Quantitative genetics in fish breeding". 1978-1981, University of Edinburgh, while located at Aas, Norway.
Dr.Agric. "Genetic effects in crossbreeding". 1979-1982, Agricultural University of Norway, Aas, Norway.
Professional Experience
Dec 75 - Jan 78: Research Officer, Matopos Research Station, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Beef cattle breeding research.
Jul 79 - Jul 82: Researcher, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural University of Norway. Fish breeding research and theoretical quantitative genetics.
Aug 82 - Sep 84: Research Scientist, N.S.W. Dept. Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center, Trangie. Beef and sheep breeding research.
Oct 84 - present: Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor (Jan 91), Professor (Nov 95), School of Rural Science and Agriculture, University of New England. Funded by the Twynam Pastoral Company as the Twynam Chair in Animal Breeding Technologies, 1995-2002. Funded by Sygen International PLC as the Sygen Chair in Genetic Information Systems, 2003-2005 and by Genus PLC as the Genus Chair in Genetic Information Systems, 2006-June 2007.
