Center for Genetic Improvement of Livestock - CGIL

10/13/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Tiago Bresolin, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present a seminar on Friday, October 16th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Digital Phenotyping to Advance Genomic Selection in Cattle”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Tiago Bresolin, presenting for us on Friday, October 16th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Digital Phenotyping to Advance Genomic Selection in Cattle”

10/07/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Renata Veroneze, University of Vicosa, will present a seminar on Friday, October 9th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “What Are We Missing? The Contribution of the X Chromosome to Genetic Variance in pigs.”
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Renata Veroneze, presenting for us on Friday, October 9th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “What Are We Missing? The Contribution of the X Chromosome to Genetic...

09/28/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Anna Kukekova, an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present a seminar on Friday, October 2nd, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Taming the Fox: Genetic, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Insights into Animal Domestication”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Anna Kukekova, presenting for us on Friday, October 2nd, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Taming the Fox: Genetic, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Insights into Animal Domesticati...

09/18/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Nickolas Werry, Department of Animal Science - UCDavis, will present a seminar on Friday, September 18th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in person in room ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Livestock Gene Editing: Progress, Problems, and Promise”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Nickolas Werry, presenting for us on Friday, September 18th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in person in room ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Livestock Gene Editing: Progress, Problems, and Promis...

04/16/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Steve Larmer, from Bayer Crop Science, will present a seminar on Friday, April 17th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Accelerating genetic gain in crop breeding: How learnings from animal breeding are guiding plant breeding programs”.
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04/06/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, from the University of Edinburgh, will present a seminar on Friday, April 10th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: "Breeding for lower methane emissions in cows – current state and future plans".
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