Leif Andersson (animal geneticist)
Swedish geneticist
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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]
Björkénska priset (2017)
Leif Andersson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September, 1954 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2014) Björkénska priset (2017) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Stockholm, Uppsala University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, 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]