Michael Goddard
Michael Edward (Mike) Goddard is an Australian Animal Genetics Scientist at the University of Melbourne .
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Goddard studied at the University of Melbourne where he received a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) and a PhD.
Goddard was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 2011, a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015 and the John J. Carty Award in 2016. The FRS certificate reads: Michael Goddard is characterized by his research on quantitative genetics and the genetic improvement of farm animals, in particular through the inclusion of molecular genetic data. He developed and promoted “genomic selection”, in which dense molecular markers are matched to quantitative data using linkage imbalance with QTL, which enables more precise selection decisions, even in animals without phenotypic records. Within a decade, it has been used in animal improvement programs around the world and has potential for plant breeding and predicting the risk of genetic disease in humans. Goddard has made other important contributions to understanding the genetic basis of quantitative genetic variation, showing that common SNPs can account for much of heredity, and conclusions in population history. In 2016 he was awarded the John J. Carty Award for advancing science.
Publications (selection)
- ME Goddard, E. Whitelaw: The use of epigenetic phenomena for the improvement of sheep and cattle . In: Frontiers in Genetics . 5, 2014, p. 247. doi : 10.3389 / fgene.2014.00247 . PMID 25191337 . PMC 4139735 (free full text).
- ME Goddard, BJ Hayes: Mapping genes for complex traits in domestic animals and their use in breeding programs . In: Nature Reviews Genetics . 10, No. 6, 2009, pp. 381-391. doi : 10.1038 / nrg2575 . PMID 19448663 .
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Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Goddard, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goddard, Michael Edward; Goddard, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian geneticist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |