Sector: General Head Office
Função: General Head
Data de Contratação: 01/10/2003
Matrícula: 313625
Minicurrículo
Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (1995), has a master's degree in Animal Science from the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (1999), master's degree in Applied Statistics from Michigan State University (2002), Ph.D. in Animal Science from Michigan State University (2003) and postdoctoral in Bioinformatics with emphasis on Statistical Genomics at Michigan State University (2006). Currently a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Head of Embrapa Southern Livestock Center (Bage/RS), and permanent faculty of the Graduate Program in Animal Science at Federal University of Pelotas and Applied Computer Science at Unipampa . Research fellow of the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development. He has experience in Animal Science with an emphasis in Animal Breeding and Genetics, acting on the following topics: breeding objectives and selection criteria, methodology for genetic evaluation of beef cattle, crossbreeding systems, use of genomic information in animal breeding and genotype-environment interaction.
Formação Acadêmica
1990 - 1995
Graduação em Medicina Veterinária
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Ano de obtenção: 1995
1999 - 2002
Mestrado em Applied Statistics
Michigan State University
Título: Plan B (sem tese)
Ano de obtenção: 2002
Orientador: Robert J Tempelman
1997 - 1999
Mestrado em Zootecnia
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Título: Genetic characterization of the performance from birth to weaning of Angus cattle raised in the State of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
Ano de obtenção: 1999
Orientador: Ricardo A Cardellino
1999 - 2003
Doutorado em Animal Science
Michigan State University
Título: Hierarchical Bayes models for beef cattle genetic evaluation under extensive management conditions
Ano de obtenção: 2003
Orientador: Robert J Tempelman
2006 - 2006
Pós-Doutorado em
Michigan State University
Ano de obtenção: 2006
Áreas de Conhecimento
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Animal Science / Subárea: Domestic Animal Genetics and Breeding
- Grande área: Exact and Earth Sciences / Área: Probability and Statistics / Subárea: Applied Probability and Statistics
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Animal Science / Subárea: Animal Production
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Veterinary Medicine / Subárea: Animal Reproduction
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Veterinary Medicine / Subárea: General Animal Medicine and Surgery