Nantapong Kamprasert (Bank)

Visiting PhD student

Current Research

The advent of advanced sequencing offers the availability of denser markers reaching up to whole-genome sequences (WGS) for livestock species. It presents an opportunity to enhance genomics study. We investigate the benefit of using whole-genome sequences to improve genomic prediction in livestock.

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Goals:

  • Obtain and explore whole-genome sequences for beef cattle;
  • Evaluate the use of whole-genome sequences for genomic prediction with different methods and statistical models.

Background 

I gained a BSc in Animal Science (Prince of Songkla University) and an MSc in Agriculture (University of New England). I have also worked in animal production and animal breeding for the government and university in Thailand. I am a PhD student at the University of New England in Australia.

I am specifically interested in:

  • Genotype imputation
  • Genomic prediction                                                          
  • Bioinformatics

Programming language and software:

  • Linux environment                                                       
  • R & RStudio
  • Python (basic understanding)

Hobbies and personal interests

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