Leif Andersson (animal geneticist)

Leif Andersson
Awards	Wolf Prize in Agriculture
Academic work
Institutions	Uppsala University
Main interests	biologist
Notable ideas	animal genetics

Leif Andersson, born 1954, is a Swedish animal geneticist and professor of functional genomics at Uppsala University.^[1] In 2014, he won the Wolf Prize in Agriculture alongside Jorge Dubcovsky.^[2] He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2002^[1] and a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences.^[3]

Career

Andersson grew up in Stockholm.^[3] After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He completed his Ph.D at Uppsala University.^[3] In 2012, Andersson and a team of researchers mapped the pig genome.^[4] Andersson has also researched animal domestication, the domestic chicken genome,^[5] and the genetics of the white horse.^[6]

References

1. Fernholm, Ann (2012). "Domestic pigs, horses and chickens tell us about man’s heritage". Wallenberg Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. "Wolf Prize awarded to Israeli-Canadian Nahum Sonenberg". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
3. "Researcher profile: Leif Andersson". Uppsala University. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
4. "Pig genome mapped in major international study". Uppsala University. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
5. "Scientific breakthrough in genetic studies of animal domestication". Telecommunications Weekly  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
6. "The genetics of the white horse unraveled". Health & Medicine Week  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . 4 August 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2015.