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Jon Bančič

@JonBancic

Research Fellow in Plant Breeding and Genetics at @HighlanderLab, @RoslinInstitute & @TheDickVet

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined February 2018
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New pre-print: "A framework for simulating GxE interaction using multiplicative models" by @JonBancic, @GregorGorjanc, and @dantolly19. researchsquare.com/article/r…
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New pre-print: “Plant breeding simulations with AlphaSimR” led by @JonBancic and @PGreenspoon, @ChrisGaynor11, and @GregorGorjanc. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… A short thread with highlights.
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin10 Jul 2023
⏰🐝 Join us tomorrow at 3 PM (BST) for the next CGDG seminar with @janaobsteter! She will share insights on Challenges and opportunities of insect breeding. 👇her SimplyBee publication. Join us @roslininstitute or online. 📨 us for access at cgdg@ed.ac.uk. Let's buzz together🐝
Jana Obsteter (@janaobsteter) profile pictureJana Obsteter@janaobsteter20 Dec 2022
Our very own SIMplyBee is out!!! SPREAD THE JOY! 🐝🐝🐝 Pre-print: doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.15.5… CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packa… Website: simplybee.info With @GregorGorjanc, @laura_strachan1, @JernejBubnic and @JanezPresern from @HighlanderLab and @KISinstitut 1/3
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin21 Jun 2023
⏰The next CGDG seminar is on 27/06 at 3 PM (BST) with @kjschmid giving a didactic talk on the application of deep learning in plant genetics and breeding. Come join us @roslininstitute or online,📨 us for access at cgdg@ed.ac.uk
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin17 Apr 2023
⏰ The next CGDG seminar is on 25/04 at 3PM (BTS)! We will hear Håvard Tajet talking about "Norwegian Red Dairy Cattle @NorwegianRed – Research and selection go hand in hand at Geno" 🐮🐂🧬 Come join us in person @roslininstitute or online (📨 for access at cgdg@ed.ac.uk).
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Apply for the core scientist position in the @HighlanderLab at elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/…

Core Scientist in Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics

We are looking for a Core Scientist to join the HighlanderLab at The Roslin Institute and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies of University of Edinburgh. We focus on managing and improving...

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Gregor Gorjanc (@GregorGorjanc) profile pictureGregor Gorjanc@GregorGorjanc16 Mar 2023
Exciting opportunity: join us as a core scientist (open-end position) in the @HighlanderLab at @roslininstitute. While our university admin is yet to process the post documentation, we are open to inquires and expressions of interest.
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Finally out!
GenomicPrediction (@genomic_pred) profile pictureGenomicPrediction@genomic_pred8 Apr 2023
Genomic selection for genotype performance & stability using information on multiple traits & multiple environments dlvr.it/Sm9NMx
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Cool paper!
Nick Fradgley (@nickfradgley) profile pictureNick Fradgley@nickfradgley21 Mar 2023
New paper out!
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin21 Mar 2023
⏰Save the date: on 04/04 at 3 PM (UK time, BST) we will have our next CGDG seminar with @mrtnj, from SLU, talking about "The big challenge for livestock genomics is to make sequence data pay". 💻 Come join us @roslininstitute or online (📨 for access at cgdg@ed.ac.uk).
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🐄Attention dairy cattle researchers! 📢Submit your papers on Rumen Microbiome&Metabolome to our special issue in Animals📝Co-edited by Dr. Miller and myself, we can't wait to showcase your innovative work! Open until 25Oct #dairycattle #animalsjournal 📚🐮mdpi.com/journal/animals/spe…
Rumen Microbiome and Metabolome in Dairy Cattle | Animals | MDPI

Rumen Microbiome and Metabolome in Dairy Cattle | Animals | MDPI

There is an increasing need for innovation in dairy production to address food insecurity in the face of rapid climate change and population growth in low- and...

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Exciting opportunity: join us as a core scientist (open-end position) in the @HighlanderLab at @roslininstitute. While our university admin is yet to process the post documentation, we are open to inquires and expressions of interest.
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Our very own SIMplyBee is out!!! SPREAD THE JOY! 🐝🐝🐝 Pre-print: doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.15.5… CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packa… Website: simplybee.info With @GregorGorjanc, @laura_strachan1, @JernejBubnic and @JanezPresern from @HighlanderLab and @KISinstitut 1/3
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin15 Nov 2022
Hi computational genetics people 👋 We're back with our talks. Next week 22/11/22 4pm UK time, CJ Yang @hataraku_cj speaks about "Defining the causes and consequences of phantom epistasis in heterotic hybrids". Join us @roslininstitute or online (📨cgdg@roslin.ed.ac.uk)
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New paper: Genomic selection strategies to increase genetic gain in tea breeding programs. Led by @NelsonLubanga1 and @JonBancic in collaboration with @festounmc and Sean Mayes. Acknowledging support from @DataCapitalEd @roslininstitute @TheDickVet @EdinburghUni @TRAINatEd_MSCA
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Roslin Publications (@RoslinPapers) profile pictureRoslin Publications@RoslinPapers9 Nov 2022
Genomic selection strategies to increase genetic gain in tea breeding programs dlvr.it/ScVGQd
Genomic selection strategies to increase genetic gain in tea breeding programs - PubMed

Genomic selection strategies to increase genetic gain in tea breeding programs - PubMed

Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is mainly grown in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC) and is a global commodity. Breeding programs in these countries face the challenge of increasing...

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New paper: Genomic selection using random regressions on known and latent environmental covariates led by @dantolly19 link.springer.com/article/10… @ChrisGaynor11 @BrianGardunia @HickeyJohn
Genomic selection using random regressions on known and latent environmental covariates

Genomic selection using random regressions on known and latent environmental covariates

Theoretical and Applied Genetics - The integration of known and latent environmental covariates within a single-stage genomic selection approach provides breeders with an informative and practical...

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HighlanderLab (@HighlanderLab) profile pictureHighlanderLab@HighlanderLab10 Nov 2021
New preprint on Genomic Selection Using Environmental Covariates Within an Integrated Factor Analytic Linear Mixed Model. Led by @dantolly19 in collaboration with @ChrisGaynor11 @BrianGardunia @HickeyJohn researchsquare.com/article/r…
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin29 Jul 2022
Join us for the last seminar this summer on 04/08/22 4pm UK time by Valerio Hoyos-Villegas @McGillHaricots on  "Phenomics-enabled breeding: increasing resolution for improving complex traits". Get online access details per mail 📨cgdg@roslin.ed.ac.uk
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Check our new preprint on “Genomic selection for genotype performance and stability using information on multiple traits and multiple environments“. Fantastic collaboration with @dantolly19, @_Ben_Ovenden, and @GregorGorjanc. dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-…
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CGDG@CGDG_Roslin6 Jul 2022
Next week's seminar (14th July, ❗️11am UK time) is by Jesse Hoff on "Sequencing as a Foundation of Modern Genomic Improvement" @gencove @hoffsbeefs Please email us if you'd like to attend online cgdg@roslin.ed.ac.uk
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A free online course on "Breeding Programme Modelling with AlphaSimR" will launch this summer on @edXOnline!
 Discover how breeding and genetics can contribute to #sustainable food production 🌽🥕🍎🐟🐮🐣🐝🐛
 Register at edin.ac/3zRo6FW
 Read the 🧵!
 @wcgalp2022
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