Person

Kijas, James

Occupation: Geneticist

Summary

James Kijas is a geneticist who's area of expertise is ovine genomics. As a research scientist with the CSIRO Livestock Industries he has undertaken research on the identification of genes that produce superior livestock. He was an integral member of bovine and ovine genetic research team that was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal in 2010.

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Chronology

c. 1996 - c. 2000: Career position - Postdoctoral position at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in Uppsala, Sweden
2000 - 2003: Career position - Researcher at the Baker Institute for Animal Health at Cornell University in New York, United States
2003 -: Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Livestock Industries

Related Corporate Bodies

CSIRO Livestock Industries, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2000 - )

Published resources

Resources

'Kijas, James', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1508882. Details

Resource Sections

Ward, C., 'James Kijas', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Kijas-James. Details

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