Leif Andersson
Professor Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences1979 B.Sc (Chemistry, Biology), University of Stockholm, Stockholm
1984 Ph.D. (Animal Breeding and Genetics), SLU, Uppsala
1986 Docent (Animal Breeding and Genetics), SLU, Uppsala
1986 Research leader, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU, Uppsala
1992 Professor (Animal Genetics), SLU, Uppsala
2003 Guest professor (Functional Genomics), Uppsala University
2006 Professor (Functional Genomics), Uppsala University
2013 Visiting Professor (Animal Genomics) Texas A&M University
2016 Professor (Animal Genomics) Texas A&M University
- Animal Genomics
- Sunna Sigurdardottir. Studies of the class II genes of the major histocompatibility complex in cattle June 6, 1991.
- Anne Lundén. Marker genes and production traits in domestic animals: an association study with special reference to major histocompatibility complex genes. Dec. 11, 1991.
- Hans Ellegren. Genome analysis with microsatellite markers. June 11, 1993.
- Paola Mariani. Genetic mapping of economic trait loci in the pig. Sept. 29, 1995.
- Maria Johansson Moller. Comparative genome analysis in the pig. Dec. 15, 1995.
- Sofia Mikko. A comparative analysis of genetic diversity at Mhc DRB loci in some ruminant species. May 16, 1997.
- Magnus Lindersson. Genome analysis of milk production traits in cattle. Sept. 30, 1997.
- Lena Marklund. Genome analysis of quantitative trait loci in the pig. Oct. 24, 1997.
- Stefan Marklund. Applied molecular genetics in domestic animals with particular focus on the horse. Dec. 19, 1997.
- Anna Törnsten. Physical mapping of important trait loci in the pig. Dec. 15, 2000.
- Örjan Carlborg. New methods for mapping quantitative trait loci. March 22, 2002.
- Susanne Kerje. Mapping genes affecting phenotypic traits in chicken. Dec. 16, 2003.
- Hee-Bok Park. Genetic analysis of quantitative traits using domestic animals: a candidate gene and genome scanning approach. Oct. 28, 2004.
- Gerli Pielberg. Molecular coat colour genetics. Dominant white in pigs and Greying with age in horses. Dec. 16, 2004.
- Anne-Sophie Van Laere. From QTL to QTN: Identification of a Quantitative Trait Nucleotide influencing muscle development and fat deposition in the pig. Feb. 11, 2005.
- Lina Jacobsson. Genetic dissection of growth and fatness using divergent intercrosses in chicken, May 27, 2005.
- Carolyn Fitzsimmons. Exploring the realm of gene expression differences between White Leghorn and red junglefowl chickens. February 13, 2006.
- Frida Berg. Genetic analysis of fat metabolism in domestic pigs and their wild ancestor. Sept. 29, 2006.
- Per Wahlberg. Chicken genomics – linkage and QTL mapping. Jan. 9, 2009.
- Ellen Markljung. QTL analysis in the pig. From the identification of Quantitative Trait Loci to the understanding of molecular mechanisms. March 13, 2009.
- Ulrika Gunnarsson. Genetic studies of pigmentation in chicken. April 3, 2009.
- Anders Hellström. Dissecting phenotypic variation in pigmentation using forward and reverse genetics. November 12, 2010.
- Elisabeth Sundström. Molecular genetics and mechanisms of pigmentation and melanoma. December 10, 2010.
- Jonas Eriksson. Genetic and genomic studies in chicken – assigning function to vertebrate genes. February 3, 2012.
- Lin Jiang. Functional studies of genes associated with muscle growth in pigs and hair greying in horses. December 14, 2012.
- Khurram Maqbool. Bioinformatic analysis of whole genome sequencing data – detection of selective sweeps and structural changes. October 16, 2014.
- Freyja Imsland, Monogenic traits associated with structural variants in chicken and horse. September 25, 2015.
- Sangeet Lamichhaney, The genetic basis for adaptation in natural populations. April 29, 2016.
- Nima Rafati, Exploring genetic diversity in natural and domestic populations through next generation sequencing. March 30, 2017.
- Shady Younis, Functional characterization of the biological significance of the ZBED6/ZC3H11A locus in placental mammals. October 30, 2017.
- Doreen Schwochow-Thalmann, Molecular identification of colour pattern genes in birds. March 3, 2018.
- Fan Han, Genetic adaptation and speciation in Darwin’s finches and Atlantic herring, February 28, 2020.
- Rakan Naboulsi. Animal genomics – gene discovery and gene characterization. December 17, 2020.