1995-1997U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, ADOL Research Geneticist
1993-1994University of Florida, IFAS, GCREC, Bradenton, FLPostdoctoral Fellow
1990-1993North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NCResearch Assistant
1983-1990International Potato Center, Lima, PeruAssociate Geneticist
Honors and Awards
2008Service award for statistical genetics & functional genomics data analysis, USDA-ARS, NCCCWA
2007Award for Outstanding Performance, USDA-ARS, NCCCWA
2006Service award for statistical genetics & functional genomics data analysis, USDA-ARS, NCCCWA
2005Service award for statistical genetics & functional genomics data analysis, USDA-ARS, NCCCWA
1996Award for Outstanding Research QTL mapping for Marek’s disease, USDA-ARS, ADOL
1993Excellence in Doctoral Research, North CarolinaStateUniversity, Raleigh, NC
1991Honor Society Pi Alpha XI, Iota Chapter, North CarolinaStateUniversity, Raleigh, NC
1980First Class Honors, B.S. Agronomy, Universidad Nacional Agraria, Lima, Peru
Current Research Topics
·Statistical genetics and functional genomics data analysis for a rainbow trout molecular selective breeding program.
·Bayesian complex segregation analysis of growth performance and disease susceptibility traits in rainbow trout brood stock using mixed inheritance, threshold and multiple-threshold models for continuous, binary and categorical data, respectively.
·Genetic linkage-association studies in growth performance and disease susceptibility traits in rainbow trout brood stock.
·Estimation of kinship coefficients from pedigree and molecular information in rainbow trout brood stock.