Leif Andersson (geneticist)

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Leif Andersson (born September 7, 1954 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish geneticist at Uppsala University . He is considered one of the leading figures in the genetics and genomics of livestock, especially poultry . His results contribute significantly to modern breeding successes in cattle breeding , but also in arable farming and have an influence on the understanding of muscle physiology , gene regulation and movement coordination as well as individual medical issues. An important method of more recent research by Andersson is the repeated complete sequencing of the genome of individual specimens along a selection .

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Andersson comes from a family with a farming background. He studied at Stockholm University ( Bachelor in Chemistry and Biology, 1979) and received a first position at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala , where he also received a Ph.D. earned a lectureship in 1986 and a professorship in 1992. He has been a visiting professor since 2003 and a full professor at Uppsala University since 2006 .

Andersson initially dealt with the genetics of wild animals, but soon that of domesticated animals. He was able to establish farm animals as models for the evolutionary influence on the DNA sequence and make significant contributions to understanding the relationship between gene function and variation in phenotype . In the 1990s he was the driving force behind research on domestic pigs . He used the systematic recording of gene linkages within breeding lines in order to map various properties such as meat quality and composition of the carcass or coat color . Even before the development of newer DNA sequencing techniques , Andersson was one of the pioneers of quantitative trait locus research, which could be used to elucidate monogenic and complex inherited traits in various farm animals. Further research deals with the process of domestication and its influence on animals and humans. He examines demographic aspects of domestication and their influence on genome- wide patterns of genetic variability and identified typical “domestication genes”. More recent works deal in part with wild animals (including the Atlantic herring ) and the genetic basis of their adaptability to different living conditions.

Andersson has published almost three hundred scientific publications (as of April 2016) ; he has (as of August 2018) an h-index of 93. In 2014 he received the Wolf Prize in Agricultural Science. Leif Andersson has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry since 2001, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2002, the Royal Physiographical Society in Lund since 2004 , the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala since 2007 , and European Molecular Biology since 2008 Organization , foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2012 , member of the American Philosophical Society since 2017 and honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2018 . In 2009 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège and in 2015 from Texas A&M University .

literature

  • A. Griswold: QnAs with Leif Andersson . In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . tape 109 , no. 52 , December 26, 2012, p. 21177 , doi : 10.1073 / pnas.1220581110 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Professor Leif Andersson - Uppsala University. (PDF, 112 kB) In: isag.us. International Society for Animal Genetics, accessed August 22, 2018 .
  2. ^ Leif Andersson - Google Scholar Citations. In: scholar.google.de. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Leif Andersson. In: wolffund.org.il. Accessed August 22, 2018 (English).
  4. ↑ Leif Andersson. In: kva.se. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Leif Andersson. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Member History. In: search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
  7. ↑ American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2018 Fellows and International Honorary Members ; accessed on August 22, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Andersson, Leif
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish geneticist
DATE OF BIRTH 7th September 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm