Overview
Background
Dr. Imtiaz graduated in Animal Husbandry (2003) and then obtained MSc.(Hons) in Animal Breeding and Genetics (2005) from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan. Later, in his PhD in Animal Genomics (2015) from The University of Sydney, he has developed bioinformatics tools – Meta Selection Scores (MSS) and Composite Selection Signals (CSS) – to investigate the core traits influenced by the historical selection events in worldwide cattle breeds and presented novel insights about the hot-spots of positive selection in the bovine genome. Dr. Imtiaz has been working since 2005 at various teaching and research positions at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, University of Sydney, James Cook University and The University of Queensland. He is a motivated geneticist, conducting research in the fields of Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Breeding to understand and analyse the phenotypic and genomic data of various species (buffalo, cattle, chicken, dog, dingo, goat, horse, sheep) using high-performance computational and big-data analyses facilities and programming languages (R, Plink, Python); and to characterise the genetic architecture (gene variation, expression and regulatory networks) related to various complex traits of agricultural, clinical, environmental and economic importance for adaptation, appearance, production and welfare.
Availability
- Dr Imtiaz Randhawa is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Animal Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- Masters (Research) of Molecular Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- Doctor of Philosophy of Genomics, University of Sydney
Research interests
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Animal Production
Livestock managment Poultry production Animal nutrition
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Veterinary Population Medicine
Biosecurity Food safety One health Zoonoses
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Genomics, Breeding and Reproduction
Genomic selection for production traits Genetic mapping of monogenic and complex traits in livestock and plants Signatures of selection in domestic and wild populations
Research impacts
Works
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2019
Conference Publication
Application of genomic selection to Vietnamese household dairy herds
Bang, N.N., Hayes, B.J., Randhawa, I.A.S., Lyons, R.E., Gaughan, J.B., Chanh, N.V., Trach, N.X., Khang, N.D. and McNeill, D.M. (2019). Application of genomic selection to Vietnamese household dairy herds. 23rd AABG Conference, Armidale, Australia, 27 October - 1 November 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Production and polledness: genetic correlations between target traits in beef cattle
Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S. , Porto-Neto, Laercio R. , McGowan, Michael R. , Hayes, Ben J. , Schutt, Karen M. and Lyons, Russell E. (2019). Production and polledness: genetic correlations between target traits in beef cattle. AAABG2019, Armidale, Australia, 27 October - 1 November 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Factors affecting development of horns and scurs in domestic ruminants
Randhawa, I.A.S., Lyons, R.E. , Hayes, B.J. , Porto-Neto, L.R. and McGowan, M.R. (2019). Factors affecting development of horns and scurs in domestic ruminants. 23rd AABG Conference, Armidale, Australia, 27 October - 1 November 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Signatures of genetic selection for elite performance in the Australian Thoroughbred
McGivney, B.A., Haige, H., Katz, L., Farries, G., Randhawa, I. and Hill, E.W. (2018). Signatures of genetic selection for elite performance in the Australian Thoroughbred. 10th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Lorne, VIC, Australia, 12 - 16 November 2018. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/cep2018.s1
2018
Conference Publication
Identification of candidate genes for hoof strength in Mongolian horses
Haige, H., Randhawa, I., Dugarjaviin, M., MacHugh, D. E. and Hill, E. W. (2018). Identification of candidate genes for hoof strength in Mongolian horses. 10th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Lorne, Australia, 12-16 November 2018. doi: 10.3920/cep2018.s1
2018
Conference Publication
Power of polledness
Randhawa, I. A. S and Lyons, R. E. (2018). Power of polledness. Beef Australia 2018, Rockhampton, QLD Australia, 6-12 May 2018.
2015
Conference Publication
Indigenous poultry genetic resources of Pakistan: high density genotyping and selection signatures in Aseel and Desi chicken
Ali, A., Weigned, S., Randhawa, I. A. S. and Weigned, A. (2015). Indigenous poultry genetic resources of Pakistan: high density genotyping and selection signatures in Aseel and Desi chicken. 9th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Tuusula, Finland, 16-18 June 2015.
2014
Other Outputs
Analyses of signatures of selection in the bovine genome
Randhawa, Imtiaz Ahmed Sajid (2014). Analyses of signatures of selection in the bovine genome. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
2013
Conference Publication
Composite selection signals detect positive selection for polygenic traits in cattle
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2013). Composite selection signals detect positive selection for polygenic traits in cattle. Proceedings of the Veterinary Science Postgraduate annual conference (University of Sydney), Camden, NSW Australia, 4-5 November.
2013
Conference Publication
Integrated assembly of genes under positive selection in cattle
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2013). Integrated assembly of genes under positive selection in cattle. 20th Conference of Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding Genetics, Napier, New Zealand, 20-23 October 2013. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2013
Conference Publication
Strong selection signatures implicate co-selection for polledness and stature genes in cattle
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2013). Strong selection signatures implicate co-selection for polledness and stature genes in cattle. 11th World Conference on Animal Production (WCAP2013), Beijing, P. R. China, 15-20 October 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Hitchhiking from selection of causal variant in Myostatin gene spans a 10 Mb selective sweep in sheep
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2013). Hitchhiking from selection of causal variant in Myostatin gene spans a 10 Mb selective sweep in sheep. 11th World Conference on Animal Production (WCAP2013), Beijing, P. R. China, 15-20 October 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Combining multiple test statistics increases the power of selective sweep analyses in cattle
Randhawa, I. A. S., Thomson, P. C., Khatkar, M. S. and Raadsma, H. W. (2013). Combining multiple test statistics increases the power of selective sweep analyses in cattle. 20th Conference of Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding Genetics, Napier, New Zealand, 20-23 October 2013. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2013
Conference Publication
Composite signatures of directional selection identified multiple genes for stature on bovine chromosome 13 and 14
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2013). Composite signatures of directional selection identified multiple genes for stature on bovine chromosome 13 and 14. 20th Conference of Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding Genetics, Napier, New Zealand, 20-23 October 2013. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2012
Conference Publication
Composite Selection Signal: a novel test to detect positive selection
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2012). Composite Selection Signal: a novel test to detect positive selection. Proceedings of the Veterinary Science Postgraduate annual conference (University of Sydney), Sydney, Australia, 5-6 November 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Combining multiple evidences localized high-resolution signals of selection in cattle and sheep
Randhawa, I. A. S. (2012). Combining multiple evidences localized high-resolution signals of selection in cattle and sheep. 33rd International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 15-20 July 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
A composite test to detect positive selection in cattle and sheep
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2012). A composite test to detect positive selection in cattle and sheep. 33rd International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 15-20 July 2012.
2011
Conference Publication
A monogenic candidate trait approach to validate high-resolution composite signals of selection in the cattle genome
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S. , Thomson, P. C. and Raadsma, H. W. (2011). A monogenic candidate trait approach to validate high-resolution composite signals of selection in the cattle genome. Proceedings of the Veterinary Science Postgraduate annual conference (University of Sydney), Camden, NSW, Australia, 31 October - 5 November 2011.
2010
Conference Publication
Signatures of positive selection on the cattle genome using multiple independent datasets
Randhawa, I. A. S., Khatkar, M. S., Raadsma, H. W. and Gongora, J. (2010). Signatures of positive selection on the cattle genome using multiple independent datasets. Proceedings of the Veterinary Science Postgraduate annual conference (University of Sydney), Camden, NSW Australia, 1-2 November 2010.
2009
Conference Publication
Polymorphism analysis of regulatory and structural milk protein genes among cattle breeds
Randhawa, I. A. S., Raadsma, H. W. and Gongora, J. (2009). Polymorphism analysis of regulatory and structural milk protein genes among cattle breeds. Proceedings of the Veterinary Science Postgraduate annual conference (University of Sydney), Sydney, NSW Australia, 2-3 November 2009.
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