Leif Andersson (animal geneticist) explained

Leif Andersson
Workplaces:Uppsala University
Main Interests:biologist
Principal Ideas:animal genetics
Awards:Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2014)
Björkénska priset (2017)

Leif Andersson (born 1954) is a Swedish animal geneticist and professor of functional genomics at Uppsala University.[1] In 2014, he won the Wolf Prize in Agriculture alongside Jorge Dubcovsky.[2] He was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2002 and is a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences.[3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2017.[4]

Career

Andersson grew up in Stockholm. After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He completed his Ph.D. at Uppsala University. In 2012, Andersson and a team of researchers mapped the pig genome.[5] Andersson has also researched animal domestication, the domestic chicken genome,[6] and the genetics of the white horse.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic pigs, horses and chickens tell us about man's heritage. Fernholm. Ann. 2012. Wallenberg Foundation. 7 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Wolf Prize awarded to Israeli-Canadian Nahum Sonenberg. 17 January 2014. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Researcher profile: Leif Andersson. Uppsala University. 2 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151116052912/http://www.uu.se/en/research/leif-andersson/. 16 November 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: American Philosophical Society: Newly Elected - April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915195158/https://amphilsoc.org/members/electedApril2017. dead. 2017-09-15.
  5. Web site: Pig genome mapped in major international study. 15 November 2012. Uppsala University. 7 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Scientific breakthrough in genetic studies of animal domestication. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421035925/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-221543901.html. dead. 21 April 2016. 24 March 2010. Telecommunications Weekly. 7 November 2015.
  7. Web site: The genetics of the white horse unraveled. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418062848/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-183808100.html. dead. 18 April 2016. 4 August 2008. Health & Medicine Week. 7 November 2015.

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