Universidad Politécnica Salesiana and its Veterinary Medicine major invites you to take part in the 1st Seminar on Genetics and Animal Improvement which will be given by Spanish professor Carlos Minguez Balaguer. The seminar is aimed at veterinary students, alumni and overall public.

The seminar will take place on April 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 2. Fridays from 3pm to 6pm and Saturdays from 8am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5:30pm in the university’s classrooms and laboratories. 

The seminar costs $60 for students and $100 for the public, you can register at the secretary’s office.

TOPICS: 

•    Animal Genetic Improvement
•    Animal genetic improvement in relation to other disciplines of animal production. Historical development of animal genetics
•    Population and consanguinity genetics 
•    Quantitative genetics
•    Crossbreeding systems
•    Introduction to the genetic simulation program- MiPob
•    Organization and genetic improvement programs in different livestock species
•    Resolving issues regarding MiPob simulations 
•    Genetics for the conservation of natural resources
•    Genetics in the XXI century
•    Genetic engineering and biotechnology
•    The future: Epigenetics , Metagenomics and proteogenomics 
•    Comparisons and revision the MiPo results

For more information contact:

Dr. Patricio Garnica
e-mail: fgarnica@ups.edu.ec
Phone number: 286213 ext. 1281