First Brazilian Course in Genomic Selection
Flag of Brazil Federal University of Pelotas, July 21-31, 2009
   

The first Brazilian course in genomic selection was held at the Center of Biotechnology of the Federal University of Pelotas, attracting 18 participants from four institutions and two countries (Brazil and Uruguay). Week 1 was taught by Dr. Heden Luiz Marques Moreira, covering molecular techniques used in data capture. Week 2 was taught by Dr. Frank Siewerdt, covering selection theory, marker-assisted selection, and genomic selection, including the latest developments on the topic.

At present the lecturers are planning the Second Brazilian Course in Genomic Selection, likely to be taught at Santa Cruz State University in the city of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil, in March of 2010.

 
Front row: Carlos Alberto Silva, Darci Carlos Fornari.
Middle row: Bernardo dos Santos Vaz, Janaina Camacho da Silva, Melanie Digmayer, Natália Silveira Correia, Izani Borel Acosta, Cristina Vernetti, Carla Giovane Moreira, Heden Luiz Moreira, Ana Cláudia Barneche de Oliveira, Leandro Lunardini Cardoso.
Back row: Rafael Aldrighi Tavares, O. Mario Lema, Marco André da Costa, Diones Bender Almeida, Juliana Minardi Galo, Frank Siewerdt.
Not pictured: Marília Danyelle Nunes, Helena Strelow Thurow.