Ricardo Ventura Position/Title: YOUNG RESEARCHER FAPESP - FMVZ-VNP/USP - Collaborator UoGuelph email: rventura@uoguelph.ca Phone: Office:

RICARDO VENTURA (Ph.D. Animal Breeding)

Current Employment:

YOUNG RESEARCHER FAPESP - FMVZ-VNP/USP

Previous Employment:

Genomicist - BEEF IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Previous Working Experiences:

Adjunct Professor (UoGuelph)
Special Faculty Member (UoGuelph)

Post Doctoral Position - University of Guelph: 2010-2011

Project: Implementation of genomic selection in Canadian coloured dairy breeds
Supervisor: Dr. Flavio Schenkel

Education:
Ph.D. Student in Animal Breeding and Genetics: 2006-2010
Federal University of Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte/MG - Brazil

Master degree in Animal Breeding and Genetics- Awarded with distinction: 2003-2005
Federal University of Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte/MG - Brazil