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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Rohan L. Fernando is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional focus in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine Open

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Rohan L. Fernando are:

  • "Cross-validation of best linear unbiased predictions of breeding values using an efficient leave-one-out strategy" (2021), Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • "Interpretable artificial neural networks incorporating Bayesian alphabet models for genome-wide prediction and association studies" (2021), G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "Genetic Analysis of Antibody Response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccination as an Indicator Trait for Reproductive Performance in Commercial Sows" (2020), Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Genome-wide association study of disease resilience traits from a natural polymicrobial disease challenge model in pigs identifies the importance of the major histocompatibility complex region" (2021), G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "XSim version 2: simulation of modern breeding programs" (2022), G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fernando include:

  • Jack C. M. Dekkers
  • Hao Cheng
  • Nick V. L. Serão
  • Leticia P. Sanglard
  • Kent A. Gray

The scientist's scholarly contributions cover various subfields such as Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Small Animals.

Rohan L. Fernando received the Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics from the American Society of Animal Science in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Genetic Relationship Information on Genome-Assisted Breeding Values

    D. Habier;R. L. Fernando;J. C. M. Dekkers

  • Extension of the bayesian alphabet for genomic selection

    David Habier;Rohan L Fernando;Kadir Kizilkaya;Kadir Kizilkaya;Dorian J Garrick;Dorian J Garrick

  • Marker assisted selection using best linear unbiased prediction

    R.L. Fernando;M. Grossman

  • Deregressing estimated breeding values and weighting information for genomic regression analyses

    Dorian J Garrick;Dorian J Garrick;Jeremy F Taylor;Rohan L Fernando

  • Additive Genetic Variability and the Bayesian Alphabet

    Daniel Gianola;Daniel Gianola;Daniel Gianola;Gustavo A. de los Campos;William G. Hill;Eduardo Manfredi

  • Genomic-assisted prediction of genetic value with semiparametric procedures.

    Daniel Gianola;Daniel Gianola;Daniel Gianola;Rohan L. Fernando;Alessandra Stella

  • Factors Affecting Accuracy From Genomic Selection in Populations Derived From Multiple Inbred Lines: A Barley Case Study

    Shengqiang Zhong;Jack C.M. Dekkers;Rohan Luigi Fernando;Jean-Luc Jannink

  • Bayesian Methods in Animal Breeding Theory

    Daniel Gianola;Rohan L. Fernando

  • Accuracy of Genomic Selection Methods in a Standard Data Set of Loblolly Pine ( Pinus taeda L.)

    Márcio F. R. Resende;Patricio Muñoz;Marcos D. V. Resende;Marcos D. V. Resende;Dorian J. Garrick

  • Genomic Selection Using Low-Density Marker Panels

    David Habier;David Habier;Rohan L. Fernando;Jack C. M. Dekkers

  • Prediction of Complex Human Traits Using the Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Predictor

    Gustavo de los Campos;Ana I. Vazquez;Rohan Fernando;Yann C. Klimentidis

  • Genomic BLUP Decoded: A Look into the Black Box of Genomic Prediction

    David Habier;David Habier;Rohan L. Fernando;Dorian J. Garrick

  • Genomic prediction of simulated multibreed and purebred performance using observed fifty thousand single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes.

    K. Kizilkaya;K. Kizilkaya;R. L. Fernando;D. J. Garrick;D. J. Garrick

  • Influence of slaughter weight on growth and carcass characteristics, commercial cutting and curing yields, and meat quality of barrows and gilts from two genotypes.

    F. Cisneros;Michael Ellis;F. K. McKeith;J. McCaw

  • Genomic selection in admixed and crossbred populations.

    A. Toosi;R. L. Fernando;J. C. M. Dekkers

  • Accuracies of genomic breeding values in American Angus beef cattle using K-means clustering for cross-validation

    Mahdi Saatchi;Mathew C. McClure;Mathew C. McClure;Stephanie D. McKay;Megan M. Rolf

  • Genome-wide association mapping including phenotypes from relatives without genotypes in a single-step (ssGWAS) for 6-week body weight in broiler chickens.

    Huiyu Wang;Ignacy Misztal;Ignacio Aguilar;Andres Legarra

  • A class of Bayesian methods to combine large numbers of genotyped and non-genotyped animals for whole-genome analyses

    Rohan L Fernando;Jack Cm Dekkers;Dorian J Garrick;Dorian J Garrick

  • Genomic selection of purebreds for crossbred performance.

    Noelia Ibánẽz-Escriche;Rohan L Fernando;Ali Toosi;Jack Cm Dekkers

  • Genetic analyses of growth, real-time ultrasound, carcass, and pork quality traits in Duroc and Landrace pigs: II. Heritabilities and correlations.

    L. L. Lo;D. G. McLaren;F. K. McKeith;R. L. Fernando

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorian J. Garrick
Dorian J. Garrick Massey University
Jack C. M. Dekkers
Jack C. M. Dekkers Iowa State University
Anna Wolc
Anna Wolc Iowa State University
Daniel Gianola
Daniel Gianola University of Wisconsin–Madison
Max F. Rothschild
Max F. Rothschild Iowa State University
James M. Reecy
James M. Reecy Iowa State University
Susan J. Lamont
Susan J. Lamont Iowa State University
Bernt Guldbrandtsen
Bernt Guldbrandtsen Aarhus University
George C. Fahey
George C. Fahey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Floyd K. Mckeith
Floyd K. Mckeith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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