Dr Andreas Kranis

Senior Research Fellow / Group Leader

Web: University of Edinburgh Research Explorer Profile

Street: The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian
City
Post code: EH25 9RG

Willingness to take Ph.D. students: Yes

Biography

Qualifications

2003 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh Longitudinal genetic analysis of egg production in turkeys

2005 Master in Science, Herriot Watt University Data mining in whole genome comparisons

2002 Master in Science, Agr Univ Athens, Agricultural University of Athens, Fac Anim Sci & Aquaculture Genetic polymorphism of beta-lactoglobulin in sheep

1997 Bachelor of Science, Agr Univ Athens, Agricultural University of Athens, Fac Anim Sci & Aquaculture

Research

Research summary

Leverage Big Genomic Data through novel computational and bionformatics approaches to dissect genetically complex traits to improve efficiency and robustness of farmed animal species

Current research interests

Research students Eirini Tarsani - Agricultural University of Athens

Publications

Predictive assessment of single-step BLUP with linear and non-linear similarity RKHS kernels: A case study in chickens 20 Dec 2021 In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12665
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
A genome-wide association analysis for body weight at 35 days measured on 137,343 broiler chickens 8 Sep 2021 In: Genetics Selection Evolution, vol. 53, pp. 70
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-021-00663-w
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Detection of loci exhibiting pleiotropic effects on body weight and egg number in female broilers 2 Apr 2021 In: Scientific Reports, vol. 11, pp. 7441
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86817-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Quantitative trait loci and transcriptome signatures associated with avian heritable resistance to Campylobacter 12 Jan 2021 In: Scientific Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79005-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Deciphering the mode of action and position of genetic variants impacting on egg number in broiler breeders 24 Jul 2020 In: BMC Genomics, vol. 21, pp. 512
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-06915-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Discovery and characterization of functional modules associated with body weight in broilers 24 Jun 2019 In: Scientific Reports, vol. 9, pp. 9125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45520-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Including Phenotypic Causal Networks in Genome-Wide Association Studies Using Mixed Effects Structural Equation Models 9 Oct 2018 In: Frontiers in genetics, vol. 9, pp. 455
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2018.00455
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Predictive ability of genome-assisted statistical models under various forms of gene action 17 Aug 2018 In: Scientific Reports, vol. 8, pp. 12309
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30089-2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Colonization of a commercial broiler line by Campylobacter is under limited genetic control and does not significantly impair performance or intestinal health 5 Jul 2018 In: Poultry Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pey295
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Use and optimization of different sources of information for genomic prediction (11 pages) 11 Dec 2017 In: Genetics Selection Evolution, vol. 49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0365-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)

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This article was published on 27 Mar, 2022