Zenger, Kyall - James Cook University - College of Science and Engineering

个人简介

Kyall R. Zenger PhD, MSc(Hons), BAppSc, GradDipLS, GradCertTMLP has more than 18 years’ experience conducting research and teaching within the disciplines of applied animal production and quantitative / evolutionary genetics on both aquatic and terrestrial animals. A/Prof Zenger was awarded his PhD with Vice Chancellor's commendation in animal genetics from Macquarie University in 2002. A/Prof Zenger’s early career research (1997-2007) encompassing genomic investigations and quantitative analyses across a diverse array of both terrestrial and aquatic animal models has provided him with the necessary skills to apply this expertise in the field of aquaculture genetic. In 2008, A/Prof Zenger joined the Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture (CSTFA) as a Senior Researcher at James Cook University. Since this date, he has been building many large genomics projects, including advanced genomic selection (ie., GEBVs) of diverse aquatic species, and has successfully acquired research funding in excess of $13 million. A/Prof Zenger’s experience working directly with industry has provided him with the capacity to bridge both applied and pure basic research areas while ensuring maximum returns on both. In 2014, he accepted the position of Deputy director of ARC Research Hub for Advanced Prawn Breeding, and heads other major R&D programs including ARC linkage project on Advanced Breeding in Silver lipped pearl oyster.

研究领域

Genome structure of commercial or evolutionary important species. Evolutionary and population genetics of terrestrial and aquatic species. Advanced genomic tools for selective breeding applications in aquaculture species. Understanding adaptive trait variation in natural populations.

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Lal M, Southgate P, Jerry D and Zenger K (2016) Fishing for divergence in a sea of connectivity: the utility of ddRADseq genotyping in a marine invertebrate, the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. Marine Genomics, 25. pp. 57-68 Nayfa M and Zenger K (in press) Unravelling the effects of gene flow and selection in highly connected populations of the silver-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima). Marine Genomics, pp. 1-8 Steinig E, Neuditschko M, Khatkar M, Raadsma H and Zenger K (2016) NETVIEW P: a network visualization tool to unravel complex population structure using genome-wide SNPs. Molecular Ecology Resources, 16 (1). pp. 216-227 Huerlimann R, Zenger K, Jerry D and Heimann K (2015) Phylogenetic analysis of nucleus-encoded acetyl-CoA carboxylases targeted at the cytosol and plastid of algae. PLoS ONE, 10 (7). pp. 1-10 Kjeldsen S, Zenger K, Leigh K, Ellis W, Tobey J, Phalen D, Melzer A, FitzGibbon S and Raadsma H (2015) Genome-wide SNP loci reveal novel insights into koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) population variability across its range. Conservation Genetics Resources, 17 (2). pp. 337-353 Morse P, Zenger K, McCormick M, Meekan M and Huffard C (2015) Nocturnal mating behaviour and dynamic male investment of copulatory time in the Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Behaviour, 152. pp. 1883-1910 Huerlimann R, Steinig E, Loxton H, Zenger K, Jerry D and Heimann K (2014) Effects of growth phase and nitrogen starvation on expression of fatty acid desaturases and fatty acid composition of Isochrysis aff. galbana (TISO). Gene, 545 (1). pp. 36-44 Huerlimann R, Steinig E, Loxton H, Zenger K, Jerry D and Heimann K (2014) The effect of nitrogen limitation on acetyl-CoA carboxylase expression and fatty acid content in Chromera velia and Isochrysis aff. galbana (TISO). Gene, 543 (2). pp. 204-211 Jones D, Jerry D, Khatkar M, Moser G, Raadsma H, Taylor J and Zenger K (2014) Quantitative trait loci and genetic association analysis reveals insights into complex pearl quality traits in donor silver-lipped pearl oysters. Aquaculture, 434. pp. 476-485 Jones D, Jerry D, Khatkar M, Moser G, Raadsma H, Taylor J and Zenger K (2014) Determining genetic contributions to host oyster shell growth: quantitative trait loci and genetic association analysis for the silver-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima. Aquaculture, 434. pp. 367-375 Jones D, Jerry D, Khatkar M, Raadsma H and Zenger K (2013) A high-density SNP genetic linkage map for the silver-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima: a valuable resource for gene localisation and marker-assisted selection. BMC Genomics, 14. pp. 1-18