Expert Details
Genomics, Marker Assisted Selection, Evolution, QTL Mapping, Genotyping, Bioinformatics, NGS
ID: 729197
Illinois, USA
Expert has significant experience in organizing bioinformatic pipelines for the analysis of high-throughput genomic data, such as classical or next-
generation sequencing projects. He has extensive experience working with 454 and Illumina next generation sequence data and preforming
reference-genome and de novo assemblies. He led the development of several visualization and computational tools used for discoveries of the
patterns of mammalian, insect, worm and avian chromosome evolution.
Expert used his biological background for discoveries of economically important mutations in cattle influencing milk production traits and Welsh
sheep breeds. He contributed to genetic analysis of various species and published numerous papers in Science, Nature on the subjects related to
genetics. He holds a US patent on use of such mutations discovered during his research.
Expert. Expert has a long lasting experience in bioinformatics. He is the author of many computational programs that are used to analyse and visualise
evolutionary events in animal chromosomes. He is the expert who actively promotes and uses a synthesis of an evolutionary biology and applied
studies to help contemporarily livestock breeding. He works with multiple SMEs in the UK to build better livestock for the future. He used the data on
genotyping of >300 samples of sheep to the study genetic profiles of Welsh sheep breeds and now is using this resource to study signatures of
selection within the population in order to link desirable phenotypes to genotypes. He analyses the genomic sequences of multiple ruminant species
in order to find the regions of ruminant genomes that are related to production traits in cattle, sheep and goat.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2010 | Degree: PHCTHE | Subject: Postgraduate teaching | Institution: Aberystwyth University |
| Year: 2000 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Genetics | Institution: Institute of Cytology and Genetics |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Molecular Biology | Institution: Novosibirsk State University |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Biology | Institution: Novosibirsk State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2010 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Lecturer in Animal Genomics | Department: Institure of Biological Rural and Enviromental Sciences |
Responsibilities:Teaching genomics and bioinformatics, studies in the area of genome evolution and applied livestock genetics |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Study of chromosomal evolution of mammals |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2010 | Employer: University of Illinois | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Animal Sciences |
Responsibilities:He was performing research on the chromosome evolution in mammals and studies on economically important traits in cattle |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2005 | Employer: University of Illinois | Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate | Department: Animal Sciences |
Responsibilities:He studies patterns of chromosomal evolution, developed sequencing pipelines |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: | Department: Compar |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editorial board, Animal Biotechnology |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Soros Student Grantee 1995; Soros Graduate Student Grantee 1998; Jerome P. Miksche Award 1998; Soros Graduate Student Grantee 2000; Listed in Who is Who in America. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 30 peer-reviewed publications and 1 patent. |