Thiago P. Oliveira

We have recently initiated research to extend the partitioning method of Garcia-Cortes et al. (2008) to plant breeding programmes and expand its versatility based on the Alphapart implementation. Specifically, we are aiming to:

• Analyse changes in genetic variance in addition to the genetic mean,
• Account for uncertainty in genetic trends and their partitions,
• Utilise genomic information to identify which genome regions drive genetic change and which sources contributed favourable alleles in these genome regions, and
• Expand the AlphaPart R package.

Garcia-Cortes et al. (2008) Partition of the genetic trend to validate multiple selection decisions, Animal.

AlphaPart

I hold a PhD in Statistics from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and have at least nine years of experience in experimental and applied statistics. I developed statistical methods in longitudinal concordance correlation, multilevel model (hierarchical model), generalized linear mixed-effects model, state-space models, experimental design, longitudinal data, and R packages development.

I am specifically interested in:

Programming language and software:

Photography:

I love photography because it is much more than just taking pictures. Photography develops conceptual skills such as colour composition, biological concepts in wildlife photography, and digital image post-production.

 

Blogging:

I have been writing blog posts as an excellent way of sharing my knowledge and thinking with others.