 |
Rohan L. Fernando Professor of Animal Science Iowa State University 225 Kildee Hall Ames, IA 50011-3150 Phone: 515-294-5348 Fax: 515-294-2401 Email: rohan@iastate.edu |
Education Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign:1984 Master of Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: 1981 Bachelor of Science, California State University, Fresno: 1978 | |
Instruction Dr. Fernando teaches population genetics (AnS 550) and mapping QTL. | |
Research Dr. Fernando's areas of research interest are statistical methodology for mapping QTL; marker assisted selection; and genetic evaluation and parameter estimation in crossbred populations. | |
Professional Affiliations American Society of Animal Science, Biometric Society | |
Selected Publications Lo, L.L., R.L. Fernando, R.J.C. Cantet, and M. Grossman. 1995. Theory for modelling means and covariances in a two-breed population with dominance inheritance. Theor. Appl. Genet. 90:49-62. Fernando, R.L., C. Stricker, and R.C. Elston. 1994. The finite polygenic mixed model: an alternative formulation of the mixed model of inheritance. Theor. Appl. Genet. 88:573-580. Fernando, R.L., M. Grossman. 1989. Marker assisted selection using best linear unbiased prediction. Genet. Sel. Evol. 21:467-477. Fernando, R.L. and D. Gianola. 1986. Optimum properties of the conditional mean as a selection criterion. Theor. Appl. Genet. 72:822-825. Gianola, D. and R.L. Fernando. 1986. Bayesian methods in animal breeding theory. J. Anim. Sci. 63:217-244. | |
Department of Animal Science 1221 Kildee Hall
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011-3150
telephone: (515) 294-2160 fax: (515) 294-6994
e-mail address:answeb@iastate.edu.
Copyright © 1995-2008, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. All rights reserved.