During his studies, Naveen compared different methods of association mapping in multiple population data. The methods were subsequently used to map genes controlling important traits in Nordic dairy cattle.
The new research findings contribute to the understanding of biology of trait variation and help in designing better breeding programs.
The PhD degree was completed at the Centre for quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Science and Technology, Aarhus University.

Time: Friday 24 January 2014 at 13.00
Place: Auditorium, Foulum
Title of dissertation: Methods for Association Mapping using Multiple Population Data
Contact information: Naveen Kumar Kadri, e-mail: NaveenK.Kadri@agrsci.dk
Members of the assessment committee:
Professor Joanna Szyda, Biostatistics Group, Department of Genetics, Wroclaw University of Life Science, Wroclaw, Poland.
Dr. Christa Kühn, Genome Physiology Unit of Genome Biology, Leibniz-Institute for Farm animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany.
Professor Just Jensen (chair), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Main supervisor:
Goutam Sahana, Centre for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics
Co-supervisor:
Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Centre for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics
Peter Sorensen, Centre for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics
Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English.

The defence is public.
The dissertation is available for reading at the Graduate School of Science and Technology/GSST, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, room 112, 8000 Aarhus C.