Genome Biology

We work closely with other groups across the Institute to provide expertise and support in bioinformatics, advanced computing and single cell omics. 

Sustainable Agriculture 

We aim to empower farmed animal breeding by creating datasets and methodologies to reveal how genomic variation impacts animal health, welfare and productivity.  

We aim to contribute to the conservation of genetic diversity in both large commercial and small local populations of farmed animals.  

Infectious Diseases 

The complex traits we study include resistance to infectious diseases, and those important for sustainability of production and animal welfare, in addition to traits of commercial and evolutionary importance.  

We exploit functional genomics to understand normal development, cell-type specification and differentiation and molecular responses to stressors including pathogens. 

We study the microbiome to build a picture of the diversity and complexity of host-microbe-environment interactions and understand the role of microbes in animal health and disease.  

Enhancing Health 

We leverage genomics and high-throughput sequencing to decode functions within animal genomes and reveal the genetic and epigenetic basis for complex traits.   

We employ comparative (epi)genomics to understand how genomes evolve and to reveal genomic variants underlying differences in key traits among species.