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Animal Breeding and Genetics group attends international conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics

Current and previous members of the Animal Breeding and Genetics group participated in the Gordon Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, which was held February 12-16 in Ventura California.

With 17 out of 160 participants, this was the largest representation from any group at this international scientific conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics for animal, plant, human, and evolutionary genetics.

ABG conference

Pictured from left to right are:

  • Dr. Hao Cheng, PhD student, now Assistant Professor, University of California - Davis
  • Dr. Huaijun Zhou, PhD student, now Professor, University of California - Davis
  • Dr. David Habier, Post-doc, now Geneticist at Corteva Agriscience
  • Dr. Chunkao Wang, Post-doc, now Geneticist at Cobb-Vantress
  • Dr. Joseph Deeb, Post-doc, now Research Director at Sexing Technologies Genetics
  • Dr. Ziqing Weng, PhD student, now Geneticist at ABS Global
  • Dr. Jack Dekkers, Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University
  • Dr. Andrew Hess, PhD student, now Assistant Professor, University of Nevada
  • Dr. Fabiano Pita, PhD student, now Research Director at BASF
  • Dr. Juan Steibel, Professor and Lush Endowed Chair, Iowa State University
  • Dr. Kwan-Suk Kim, PhD student, now Professor, Chungbuk National University, S.Korea
  • Dr. Radu Totir, PhD student, now Research Director at Corteva Agriscience
  • Dr. Angela Cánovas, Visiting Scholar, now Professor, University of Guelph
  • Dr. Haipeng Yu, Post-doc, now Assistant Professor, University of Florida
  • Dr. Tasha Gruhot, PhD student, now Research Director at Vytelle
  • Dr. Gerson Oliveira Jr., Post-doc, now Research Scientist at Zoetis
  • Dr. Jenelle Dunkelberger, PhD student, now Geneticist at Topigs-Norsvin