Leif Andersson (animal geneticist)

Leif Andersson (born 1954) is a Swedish animal geneticist and professor of functional genomics at Uppsala University.[1] In 2014, he won the Wolf Prize in Agriculture alongside Jorge Dubcovsky.[2] He was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2002[1] and is a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences.[3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2017.[4]

Leif Andersson
AwardsWolf Prize in Agriculture (2014)
Björkénska priset (2017)
Academic work
InstitutionsUppsala University
Main interestsbiologist
Notable ideasanimal genetics

Career

Andersson grew up in Stockholm.[3] After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He completed his Ph.D. at Uppsala University.[3] In 2012, Andersson and a team of researchers mapped the pig genome.[5] Andersson has also researched animal domestication, the domestic chicken genome,[6] and the genetics of the white horse.[7]

References
  1. Fernholm, Ann (2012). "Domestic pigs, horses and chickens tell us about man's heritage". Wallenberg Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. "Wolf Prize awarded to Israeli-Canadian Nahum Sonenberg". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. "Researcher profile: Leif Andersson". Uppsala University. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. "American Philosophical Society: Newly Elected - April 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15.
  5. "Pig genome mapped in major international study". Uppsala University. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. "Scientific breakthrough in genetic studies of animal domestication". Telecommunications Weekly  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. "The genetics of the white horse unraveled". Health & Medicine Week  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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