Leif Andersson (animal geneticist)

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 was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2002^[1] and is a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences.^[3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2017.^[4]

Leif Andersson
Awards	Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2014) Björkénska priset (2017)
Academic work
Institutions	Uppsala University
Main interests	biologist
Notable ideas	animal genetics

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.^[5] Andersson has also researched animal domestication, the domestic chicken genome,^[6] and the genetics of the white horse.^[7]

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. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
4. "American Philosophical Society: Newly Elected - April 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15.
5. "Pig genome mapped in major international study". Uppsala University. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
6. "Scientific breakthrough in genetic studies of animal domestication". Telecommunications Weekly. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
7. "The genetics of the white horse unraveled". Health & Medicine Week. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.