Our mission
is to provide genetics and genomics solutions to aquaculture farmers for implementing and enhancing novel strategies to improve production sustainably. Our services are based on a strong R&D expertise combined with well-stablished genetic improvement methods. We integrate analytical approaches related to Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, in order to understand biological processes associated to genome variation in farmed fish and its implications on both production traits and conservation.
Our main research interests are related with:
Design, implementation, and optimization of selective breeding programs for a range of aquaculture species, with emphasis on the incorporation of genomic information.
Development of novel genomic resources for the determination of the molecular basis of economically important traits (disease resistance, growth, and product quality) in farmed fish and shellfish.
Development of cost-effective genomic selection schemes using low-density SNP panels and efficient imputation methods.
Congratulations @Baltasar_FGN et al. for your recent publication on testing different strategies for imputation to whole-genome sequences in Nile tilapia https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1eTg2ACeYBjdg#.Ye_D0zrns1Q.twitter
Meet our keynote speakers and take a look at the program of ISGA TALKS, an on-line event on the latest advances in #aquaculture #genetics
📅 20 Jan, 2022
⏰ 9.00 Chile, 13.00 Norway, 20.00 Beijing
@anna_sonesson @nofima
@AWargelius @Havforskningen
@fishgenomics1 @uchile
@Intesal1
As we can't wait to meet again in Nov 2022 to hear the latest advances in aquaculture genetics, we have a special opportunity to meet online at ISGA talks!
📅 20 Jan 2022
Register here 👇
https://www.centrodeeventosvirtual.cl/isgatalks/register
We will soon be releasing the program of the event.
Stay tuned!
Happy to share the results from the collaboration between
@MultiexportF, @AquaG_Lab
and @CriaUchile on the determination of strong GxE interaction for growth in freshwater vs seawater in Atlantic salmon, indicating that they are different traits.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848621013375?dgcid=author
The outputs of @MignaciaCadiz PhD work are starting to come out despite COVID having threatened things, including having shortened her visit to my lab in the UK to merely 2 weeks! Congratulations!! https://twitter.com/AquaG_Lab/status/1426552614620209153
Take a look at our latest work on the detection of genomic selection signatures in an anadromous rainbow trout population
@MignaciaCadiz
@Eugenia_Lopez_D
@OrozcoterWengel
@GomezUchida
@canalesaguirre
@RoIgNahuelpi
@GiovannaCceres
@invasalCL
@FavetUchile
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1dYzB3A54zc98g#.YRfS0ZESFFk.twitter
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Aquaculture Genomics Lab
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University of Chile
Av. Santa Rosa 11735
La Pintana, Santiago
Dr. José Manuel Yáñez
Fono: +56 2 2978 5533
jmayanez@uchile.cl