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Olivier Hanotte

Professor of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Licences en Sciences Zoologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), PhD (Zoology), Université de Mons - Hainaut (Belgium), 1991. Post - Doctoral Scientist, University of Leicester (UK) 1991-1995. Scientist 1995-2003, Senior Scientist - Project Leader (2003 -2008) ''Improving Animal Genetics Resources Characterization, Utilisation and Conservation'' International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI, Nairobi Kenya) 1995-2003. Director of the Frozen Ark Project 2009-2010. Professor of Population and Conservation Genetics, University of Nottingham January 2009 - Present. Member of the International Society of Animal Genetics. Member of the editorial board of Animal Genetics (2003-2009) and the Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics (2003 - present).

Research Summary

The research group is focusing on the unraveling of the genetic polymorphisms controlling gene expression in eukaryotes. We use livestock species as a model and we studied both Mendelian traits and… read more

Selected Publications

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University of Nottingham
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Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham NG7 2UH

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