Overview
Background
Dr Nasir Moghaddar is a senior lecturer and researcher in biostatistics and statistical genetics at the University of Queensland. He has over 15 years of experience in teaching and research, and is the author of more than 50 scientific papers in applied statistical genetics and genomics. Nasir’s research interests are biostatistics, understanding the genetic background of complex traits and diseases, genetic epidemiology and developing of genomic risk prediction in improving the benefits of genomics in health.
Availability
- Dr Nasir Moghaddar is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Quantitative Genetics, The University of New England
Research interests
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Research interests
My research interests are biostatistics and understanding the genetic background of polygenic and complex traits/diseases, genetic epidemiology and genomic risk prediction.
Research impacts
Nasir has over 15 years of experience in statiatical (quantitative) genetic research, and has contributed to more than 60 scientific papers.Nasir’s research has contributed to improving understanding of the genetic background of complex traits and has resulted to identifying novel genetic variants associated with complex traits and diseases with application in risk prediction. He has contributed in development of comercialized high-density arrays (chips) for large-scale, cost-effective genotyping.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Genome-wide scan for signatures of selection in Hanwoo and Angus cattle using whole-genome sequence data
Ju Kim, Hyoun, Moghaddar, Nasir, Clark, Sam, van der Werf, Julius H. J. and de las Heras-Saldana, Sara (2025). Genome-wide scan for signatures of selection in Hanwoo and Angus cattle using whole-genome sequence data. PLoS One, 20 (5) e0324034, e0324034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324034
2025
Conference Publication
Variance component estimation for single-step genomic BLUP for Australian terminal sire sheep
Gurman, P.M., Li, L., Swan, A.A. and Moghaddar, N. (2025). Variance component estimation for single-step genomic BLUP for Australian terminal sire sheep. World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherland, 3–8 July 2022. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4
2024
Journal Article
Comparison between multiple-trait and random regression models for genetic evaluation of weight traits in Australian meat sheep
Paneru, Uddhav, Moghaddar, Nasir and van der Werf, Julius (2024). Comparison between multiple-trait and random regression models for genetic evaluation of weight traits in Australian meat sheep. Journal of Animal Science, 102 skae038. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae038
2023
Conference Publication
Multi-trait genome wide association meta-analysis of body weight, carcase composition and eating quality traits in Australian sheep
Moghaddar, N., van der Werf, J. H. J. and Swan, A. A. (2023). Multi-trait genome wide association meta-analysis of body weight, carcase composition and eating quality traits in Australian sheep. 25th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG), Perth, WA, Australia, 26-28 July 2023. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG).
2022
Conference Publication
Genomic prediction of purebred Merinos from an admixed terminal population using selected sequence variants
Moghaddar, N., Swan, A.A., Gurman, P.M., Li, L. and van Der Werf, J.H.J. (2022). Genomic prediction of purebred Merinos from an admixed terminal population using selected sequence variants. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
2022
Conference Publication
Impact of the order of polynomials in random regression model on the accuracy of genetic evaluation for weight traits
Paneru, U., Brown, D.J., Moghaddar, N. and van der Werf, J.H.J. (2022). Impact of the order of polynomials in random regression model on the accuracy of genetic evaluation for weight traits. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
2022
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study for carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle using additional relatives' information of non-genotyped animals
Kim, Hyoun Ju, de las Heras-Saldana, Sara, Moghaddar, Nasir, Lee, Seung-Hwan, Lim, Dajeong and van der Werf, Julius H. J. (2022). Genome-wide association study for carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle using additional relatives' information of non-genotyped animals. Animal Genetics, 53 (6), 863-866. doi: 10.1111/age.13251
2022
Journal Article
Genomic analysis of the slope of the reaction norm for body weight in Australian sheep
Waters, Dominic L., Clark, Sam A., Moghaddar, Nasir and van der Werf, Julius H. (2022). Genomic analysis of the slope of the reaction norm for body weight in Australian sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution, 54 (1) 40, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12711-022-00734-6
2021
Conference Publication
The effect of GDF9 on litter size in Australian sheep
Moghaddar, N., Bunter, K. L., Swan, A. A. and van der Werf, J. H. J. (2021). The effect of GDF9 on litter size in Australian sheep. Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding and Genetics 2021, Adelaide, SA Australia, 2-4 November 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Genome-wide association analysis for temperament in Australian sheep
de las Heras-Saldana, S., Moghaddar, N., Clark, S. A. and van der Werf, J. H. J. (2021). Genome-wide association analysis for temperament in Australian sheep. Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Australia, SA Australia, 2-4 November 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Multivariate analyses using two genomic relationship matrices to weight predictive SNP markers
Gurman, P. M., Li, L., Swan, A. A ., Moghaddar, N. and van der Werf, J. H. J . (2021). Multivariate analyses using two genomic relationship matrices to weight predictive SNP markers. Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-4 November, 2021. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2021
Conference Publication
Genetic diversity and effective population size of eight Iranian cattle breeds
Strucken, E. M., Karimi, K., Esmailizadeh, A. K., Moghaddar, N. and Gondro, C. (2021). Genetic diversity and effective population size of eight Iranian cattle breeds. Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Australia, SA Australia, 2-4 November 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Investigation of methods for inclusion of fixed effects for ultrasound scan carcass traits in large scale sheep genetic evaluation
Paneru, U., Brown, D. J. and Moghaddar, N. (2021). Investigation of methods for inclusion of fixed effects for ultrasound scan carcass traits in large scale sheep genetic evaluation. Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-4 November, 2021. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2021
Journal Article
Accuracy of genomic prediction for milk production traits in Philippine dairy buffaloes
Herrera, Jesus Rommel V., Flores, Ester B., Duijvesteijn, Naomi, Moghaddar, Nasir and van der Werf, Julius H. (2021). Accuracy of genomic prediction for milk production traits in Philippine dairy buffaloes. Frontiers in Genetics, 12 682576. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.682576
2021
Conference Publication
Genome-wide association analysis of birth and weaning weights in Australian taurine beef cattle
Weerasinghe, W. M. S. P., Crook, B. J. and Moghaddar, N. (2021). Genome-wide association analysis of birth and weaning weights in Australian taurine beef cattle. Association for the Advancement in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-4 November, 2021. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2021
Journal Article
Genomic prediction in a numerically small breed population using prioritized genetic markers from whole-genome sequence data
Moghaddar, Nasir, Brown, Daniel J., Swan, Andrew A., Gurman, Phillip M., Li, Li and van der Werf, Julius H. (2021). Genomic prediction in a numerically small breed population using prioritized genetic markers from whole-genome sequence data. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 139 (1), 71-83. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12638
2021
Journal Article
A conditional multi-trait sequence GWAS discovers pleiotropic candidate genes and variants for sheep wool, skin wrinkle and breech cover traits
Bolormaa, Sunduimijid, Swan, Andrew A., Stothard, Paul, Khansefid, Majid, Moghaddar, Nasir, Duijvesteijn, Naomi, van der Werf, Julius H. J., Daetwyler, Hans D. and MacLeod, Iona M. (2021). A conditional multi-trait sequence GWAS discovers pleiotropic candidate genes and variants for sheep wool, skin wrinkle and breech cover traits. Genetics Selection Evolution, 53 (1) 58. doi: 10.1186/s12711-021-00651-0
2020
Journal Article
Use of gene expression and whole-genome sequence information to improve the accuracy of genomic prediction for carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle
de las Heras-Saldana, Sara, Lopez, Bryan Irvine, Moghaddar, Nasir, Park, Woncheoul, Park, Jong-eun, Chung, Ki Y., Lim, Dajeong, Lee, Seung H., Shin, Donghyun and van der Werf, Julius H. J. (2020). Use of gene expression and whole-genome sequence information to improve the accuracy of genomic prediction for carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution, 52 (1) 54. doi: 10.1186/s12711-020-00574-2
2020
Conference Publication
Partitioning of variance between multiple relationship matrices in BLUP analyses
Gurman, Phillip M., Li, Li, Swan, Andrew A., Moghaddar, Nasir and van der Werf, Julius H. J. (2020). Partitioning of variance between multiple relationship matrices in BLUP analyses. ICQG 6: 6th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics, Brisbane, QLD, Australia/virtual, 14-20 June 2020. International Conference on Quantitative Genetics.
2019
Journal Article
Genomic prediction based on selected variants from imputed whole-genome sequence data in Australian sheep populations
Moghaddar, Nasir, Khansefid, Majid, van der Werf, Julius H. J., Bolormaa, Sunduimijid, Duijvesteijn, Naomi, Clark, Samuel A., Swan, Andrew A., Daetwyler, Hans D. and MacLeod, Iona M. (2019). Genomic prediction based on selected variants from imputed whole-genome sequence data in Australian sheep populations. Genetics Selection Evolution, 51 (1) 72. doi: 10.1186/s12711-019-0514-2
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