Director
José Manuel Yáñez
Associate Professor
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University of Chile
Lab Manager
Carolina araya
Associate Professor
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University of Chile
Researchers
Paulina López
DVM, PhD,
University of Chile.
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: Study of DNA methylation and microRNA expression profiles.
Grazyella M. Yoshida
BSc, State University of Maringá (Brazil),
PhD, Sao Paulo State University (Brazil).
Quantitative genetics and genomics in aquaculture species.
Research Assistant
Pablo Cáceres
Associate Professor
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University of Chile
PhD Students
Angel Parra
PhD(c),
Catholic University of the North.
Genetics and genomics of host-pathogen interaction between Piscirickettsia salmonis and different salmonid species.
David Tapia
PhD(c),
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso.
Diagnostics, molecular epidemiology and host-pathogen interaction of viral diseases in aquaculture, with emphasis on the Infectious Pancretic Necrosis Virus (IPNV).
Giovanna Cáceres
DVM, PhD(c),
University of Chile.
Fine mapping of regions associated with sex determination and growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
Jousepht Gallardo-Hidalgo
PhD(c),
Catholic University of the North.
Quantitative genetics and genomics of thermal tolerance in rainbow trout.
Karina Bravo
PhD(c),
University of Chile.
Transcriptomics and epigenomics of tolerance to chronic heat stress in rainbow trout.
María Ignacia Cadiz
PhD(c),
University of Chile.
Identification of signatures of signatures of recent selection and domestication in populations of farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
Master Students
Rodrigo Marín
DVM, MSc (c),
University of Chile.
Population genomics of invasive and free living salmonid species.
Undergraduate Students
Sebastián Zavala
BSc Veterinary Sciences,
University of Chile.
Linkage mapping in cobia (Rachycentron canadum).
Marcelo Olivares
BSc Veterinary Sciences,
University of Chile.
Genetic variability, diversity and differentiation in commercial populations of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP).
Isadora Mendoza
BSc Veterinary Sciences,
University of Chile.
Determination of molecular inbreeding in farmed populations of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP).
Lucas Venegas
BSc Veterinary Sciences
University of Chile.
Microbiome and antimicrobial resistance in chilean salmon and mussel aquaculture industry.
Former Students
Dicran Baloian
DVM,
University of Chile.
Genetic differentiation using genotyping-by-sequencing data in bottlenose dolphins.
Catalina González
DVM,
University of Chile.
Estimation of heritability for productive and behavioural traits in chinchillas.
Cristian Larrondo
DVM, MSc,
University of Chile.
Assessment of genetic variation for pathogen-specific mastitis resistance in Valle del Belice dairy sheep.
Pablo Duffloqc
DVM, MSc,
University of Chile.
Accuracy of imputation and genomic predictions in rainbow trout breeding schemes.
Raúl Flores
DVM, National University of Puno (Perú).
MSc, University of Chile.
Estimation of genetic correlation between body weight and resistance against Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus in rainbow trout.
Halley Rodríguez
DVM, National University of Puno (Perú),
MSc, University of Chile.
Genome-wide association study for resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus in rainbow trout.
Claudina González
MSc,
University of Chile.
Genetic by environment interaction for growth under marine and fresh water in Atlantic salmon.
Daniel Arriagada
MSc,
University of Chile.
Estimation of genetic parameters for growth and survival in the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis).
Agustín Barría
PhD
University of Chile.
Identifying genomic regions involved in Piscirickettsia salmonis resistance in salmonid species.
María E. López
PhD
University of Chile.
Comparative genomics of sea lice resistance between Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout.
Katharina Correa
DVM, PhD,
University of Chile.
Genome-wide association study and genomic predictions for resistance against Piscirickettsia salmonis and sea lice in Atlantic salmon.
Visiting Students and Researchers
Tamara Montenegro
DVM
Andres Bello University.
Bioinformatics and genetics trainee
Luiz Fernando de Souza Alves
MSc, PhD (c),
State University of Maringá (Brazil).
Population genomics and Genome-wide association studies in coho salmon.
Diego Robledo
PhD, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain),
Research Fellow at The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh (UK).
Functional genomics of Piscirickettsia salmonis and sea lice resistance in Atlantic salmon.
Natalia Mendes
PhD(c),
Sao Paulo State University (Brazil).
Genomics of growth-related traits in pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) using genotyping-by-sequencing data.
Lieschen Valeria Guerra Lira
PhD(c),
Sao Paulo State University (Brazil).
Genomics of parasite resistance in tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) using genotyping-by-sequencing data.
Carolina Borges
PhD(c),
Sao Paulo State University (Brazil).
Indentification of sex determination regions in Leporinus spp.
National Collaborators
Alejandro Maass
Center for Mathematical Modeling,
University of Chile.
Roberto Neira
Center for Mathematical Modeling,
University of Chile.
International Collaborators
Rama Bangera
Akvaforsk Genetic Center,
Norway.
Ross Houston
The Roslin Institute,
The University of Edinburgh Scotland, UK.
William Davidson
Simon Fraser University
British Columbia, Canada.
Marco Tolone
University of Palermo,
Sicily, Italy.
Industry Partners
AquaGen Chile S.A.
Blue Genomics Chile
Open Blue Sea Farms
Contact
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