RESEARCH GROUP LEADER: Dr. András Gáspárdy
CONTACT: [Click to see email]
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS:
Full Professors: Dr. Imre Bodó professor emeritus, Dr. László Zöldág
Associate Professor: Dr. András Gáspárdy
Assistant Professors: Dr. Ákos Maróti-Agóts
Research fellow: Dr. Petra Zenke
Assistant: Ágnes Keindl
Co-operate: Csaba Csapodi (ELTE), Endre Kaltenecker (MSZTE), Dr. Andrea Kőrösi (MMgM), Dr. László Sáfár (MJKSZ)
RESEARCH AREAS:
Genotyping:
Biodiversity of domestic animal populations, data recording and breeding value estimation. Molecular diagnosis of inheritable disorders in dog and cat, forensic genetics, DNA-based identity and parentage control. Sampling optimalization methods.
Phenotyping:
Modern methods for phenotypical description. 2D and 3D modelling and automaticall recognition of anatomical points. Non linear measurements of phenotype. New methods of mathematical description of animal body. Geomtric Morphometry as a potential tool in animal breeding. Real-time 3D modeling of farm animals.Archiving of phenotypes. In silico external judgement. Investigation of possibilities of VAM method in poultry breedeng. CT scans and 3D modelling.
MEMBERSHIPS:
SAVE – Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe
DAGENE – International Association for the Conservation of Animal Breeds in the Danube Region
EFABIS – European Farm Animal Biodiversty Information System
Fun club of the Association of Hungarian Grey Cattle breeders
Hungarian Humboldt-Association
Hungarian Association of Geneticists
Budapest Chamber of Judicial Experts
Hungarian Veterinary Association
Hungarian Association of Sheep and Goat Breeders’
Committee for History of Animal Husbandry
LONG-TERM COLLABORATIONS:
Szent István University
National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre
Kaposvár University, Faculty of Animal Science
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Ausztria)
Hungarian Agricultural Museum
Hungarian Natural History Museum
Research Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation
University of Ljubljana
University of Zagreb
SERVICES:
– forensic expertise and consultancy
– DNA-based identity and parentage conrol
– theoretical and practical trainings
– VATEM field investigations
– VATEM analysis
– Dadat for Sire catalogue
GRANTS:
| Funding source | Project title and topic | Amount (HUF) |
| Research Faculty (Ministry of Human Capacities) | 2014 – Populationgenetic researches for maintenace of genetic reserves | 1.000.000 |
| MVH | 2013-2017 – Conservation of Genetic Resources (2081807051) | 5.000.000 |
| VEKOP | 2017-2021 – Establishing of gene bank of native breeds in Carpathian-basin | 100.000.000 |