CGIL Seminar - "Genome-wide association study and functional analysis for testicular hypoplasia and feet and leg malformation in Nelore cattle"

Good Morning CGIL,

We are happy to have with us MSc. Thales Silva, a PhD student at the São Paulo State University, to present on Friday September 23rd, 2022​. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Genome-wide association study and functional analysis for testicular hypoplasia and feet and leg malformation in Nelore cattle". Connection information for the meeting has been sent via a Calendar invitation, additionally the meeting can be found at the link below.

To join this seminar, please ensure you have downloaded the Microsoft Teams application to your computer, or join the meeting online by using the web browser version of Microsoft Teams. Please join the meeting with your microphone on mute and camera turned off. After the presentation, you can unmute the microphone, and optionally turn on the camera, if you wish to ask a question. Alternatively, should you wish to pose your question in the chat function, it will be monitored and asked to the presenter. 

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Speaker Biography: Veterinary (2012) by the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, MBA in Agribusiness (2015) by the Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture - ESALQ / USP, Master in Animal Science (emphasis on Genetics and Animal Breeding) (2019) by the State University of Southwest Bahia. Currently studying for a PhD in Genetics and Animal Breeding at the Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences of Sao Paulo State University - FCAV / UNESP, developing a genome-wide association study focused on the identification of genomic regions and functional genes associated with disqualifying traits in Nellore cattle under supervision of Prof. Roberto Carvalheiro. Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University - USA, since December 2021, under the supervision of Prof. Cedric Gondro.

*Recordings of previous CGIL seminars are available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQ_5WCTMRQ6Gs35yROqGIQ/featured
Ivan Campos and Colin Lynch