Short Curriculum Vitae Joao L
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CURRICULUM VITAE – JOAO (JOHN) L. ROCHA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born 1961, citizen of Portugal.
ACADEMIC DEGREES and other RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS
Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics – North Carolina State University –
2001 – attendance of 2 modules – Probability and Statistical Inference and Introduction to Genomic Science
Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics – North Carolina State University –
2000 – attendance of 3 modules – Quantitative Trait Gene Mapping I and II, and Linkage Mapping
Ph.D. (Animal Breeding) – 1994 – Texas A&M University – “Blood Group
Polymorphisms and Production and Type Traits in Dairy Cattle: After Forty Years of Research”
M.Sc. (Animal Breeding) – 1990 – Texas A&M University – “Statistical
Associations between Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms and Quantitative Traits in Beef Cattle”
Attendance of Genetics module, component of a Master’s degree in Livestock
Production – 1987 – Portuguese Institute for Livestock Production (EZN) and Lisbon School of Veterinary Medicine, Portugal
D.V.M. – 1984 – Lisbon School of Veterinary Medicine, Portugal
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Awards Prof. Dr. Abreu Lopes, Jose Maria Teixeira, Inácio Ribeiro, Ferreira
Lapa, and Ildefonso Borges – 1985 – Portuguese Society of Veterinary
Sciences and Lisbon School of Veterinary Medicine, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Breeding, Genetics and Statistics Consultant – Iowa Genetics,
headquarters in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil – August 2010 to present
Shrimp Breeding Program Geneticist – Genearch/Aquatec, Barra do Cunhaú,
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil – December 2006 to present
Shrimp Breeding Program Genetics Consultant – Integrated Aquaculture
International, Brunei Darussalam and Kona Bay, Hawaii – December 2006 to February 2010
Shrimp Breeding Program Genetics Consultant – IMEGESA, Machala, Provincia
Del Oro, Ecuador - December 2006
Quantitative Genetics Research Scientist, Shrimp Breeding Program Geneticist – Sygen International/SyAqua/Pig Improvement Company, Berkeley,
California, and then Franklin, Kentucky – August 2002 to November 2006
Post-Doctoral Researcher - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept. of Animal
Science, Breeding and Genetics Section – Sept. 1999 to July 2002
Internship – The Lasater Beefmasters Ranch, Matheson, Colorado – August-
September 1999
Veterinary Surgeon – Portuguese Association of Arouquesa Cattle Breeders
(ANCRA), and private practice, Cinfães, Portugal – 1997-1999
Assistant Research Scientist – Texas A&M University, Dept. Animal Science,
Breeding and Genetics Section – 1996-1997
Post-Doctoral Researcher – Quantitative and Molecular Genetics - Pioneer Hi-
Bred International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa – 1994-1996
Animal Breeding Consultant – Pernambucan Institute for Agricultural Research
(IPA), Brazil – July 1993
Graduate Research Assistant – Texas A&M University, Dept. Animal Science,
Breeding and Genetics Section – 1989-1992
Student Technician – Texas A&M University, Dept. of Animal Science,
Breeding and Genetics Section – 1988-1989
Animal Breeding and Genetics Intern – Portuguese Institute for Livestock
Production (EZN) – 1986-1987
Veterinary Surgeon – private practice, Portugal – March-April 1987
State Veterinarian – Veterinary Services of Transkei, Republic of South Africa -
1984-1986
Veterinary Field Assistant – Portugal – 1982-1984
Teaching Assistant – Lisbon School of Veterinary Medicine, Portugal – 1979
-1980 and 1983-1984
PUBLICATIONS
Authored or co-authored 17 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 1 keynote address, 3 book-chapters, 10 invited Conference papers, 4 Conference papers, 6 invited Conference abstracts, 16 Conference abstracts, 6 invited non-peer-reviewed manuscripts, 11 non-peer-reviewed manuscripts, and 51 corporate technical reports
2010 – Genetic Improvement of Litopenaeus vannamei – chapter 5 of textbook Shrimp Breeding and Genetics. Invited contribution. In press.
2010 – Una Visión SPF desde Brasil. Book of Abstracts of the XII Congreso Ecuatoriano de Acuicultura Aqua2010, Guayaquil, Ecuador (abstract), pp. 45-46. Invited Contribution to the Genetic Improvement Session.
2010 – Within-Family selection enhances shrimp growth. Global Aquaculture Advocate, September/October:26-27.
2010 – SPF shrimp breeding in Brazil: genetic, phenotypic trends after generation of selection. Global Aquaculture Advocate, May/June:76-78.
2010 – Disease risk factors for shrimp production in Brazil. Global Aquaculture Advocate, May/June:36-37. Co-author.
2010 – Tank effects impact selection responses in shrimp breeding. Global Aquaculture Advocate, March/April:18-19.
2010 – Field Tests for L. vannamei commercial performance in Asian ponds. Proceedings of the World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting (WAS), San Diego, USA (abstract). Invited contribution to the Shrimp Breeding, Genetics, Genomics Session.
2010 – A major SNP resource for dissection of phenotypic and genetic variation in Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Animal Genetics, 41(1):39-47. Co-author.
2009 – Ten Years of Shrimp Genetic Improvement in Brazil and Recent Introduction of SPF Stocks. In “The Rising Tide,” Proceedings of the Special Session on Sustainable Shrimp Farming, of the World Aquaculture Society Annual Meting (WAS 2009), Vera Cruz, Mexico, pp. 34-45. Invited Contribution.
2009 – Shrimp hybrids outperform parents in Brazil studies. Global Aquaculture Advocate, May/June:36-38.
2008 – El Futuro SPF y SPR de la Camaronicultura Brasilera. Tilapia y Camarones, 1(1):6-10. Special Invited Contribution for the first number of the Journal of the Latin-American Society of Aquaculture (SLA).
2008 – Dez Anos de Melhoramento Genético de Camarão por Duas Empresas Brasileiras. Proceedings of the Seventh Brazilian Symposium on Animal Genetic Improvement, Sociedade Brasileira de Melhoramento Animal (SBMA), S. Carlos, S. Paulo, Brazil. Invited contribution.
2008 – Produção de Pós-Larvas Livres de Patógenos (SPF) no Brasil. Proceedings of the Fifth Brazilian National Shrimp Trade Show (FENACAM 2008), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, (abstract). Invited contribution.
2008 – Field Performance of Imported SPF Shrimp in Brazil. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 11(3):79-82.
2008 – Os Novos Produtos SPF da Aquatec/Genearch: A Aposta que Deu Certo. Revista da Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Camarão (ABCC), 10(1):30-33.
2008 - Segundos Testes de Viveiro das Populações SPF Importadas. Genearch Aquacultura Ltda. Internal and confidential document.
2007 – Primeiros Resultados do vannamei SPF no Brasil. Panorama da Aqüicultura, 17(103):48-57.
2007 – Primeiros Testes de Viveiro das Populações SPF Importadas. Genearch Aquacultura Ltda. Internal and confidential document.
2007 – Plano de Melhoramento Genético – Genearch. Genearch Aquacultura Ltda. Internal and confidential document.
2007 – Genetic improvement in Brazil. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 10(4):40-41.
2007 – Melhoramento Genético: Fundamentos e contribuições da Aquatec e da Genearch para o fortalecimento da competitividade da Aqüicultura. Proceedings of the Fourth Brazilian National Shrimp Trade Show (FENACAM 2007), pp 55-56. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (abstract). Invited contribution.
2007 – Efectos Relativos de larvicultura y de genética, ganancias genéticas, y tendencias fenotípicas en nuestro programa de mejoramiento genético. Forum and Archives of the Latin American Society of Aquaculture (SLA).
2006 - A Final ATP Document pertaining to the Five-year Research Activities undertaken under Thrust 1, Tasks 1.1 and 1.2, GxE Interactions and Testing and Breeding Strategies. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2006 - Reassessment of Harvest Size Sexual Dimorphism Trends in the ATP-BioZEST Line Development Program. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2006 - Effects of Inbreeding, and of Dam and Sire Inbreeding and Broodstock Weights on Batch ATP-C3 PL Survival Rates and on Female and Male Broodstock Weights. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2006 - Evaluation of the Impact of BLUP Convergence Criteria and Heritability Specifications on BLUP Genetic Merit and Genetic Merit Trend Estimates. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2006 - Routine Monitoring of Genetic Merit, Phenotypic, and Inbreeding Accumulation Trends in the ATP-BioZEST Line Development Program. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2006 – Contribution to the evaluation of heterosis and maternal heterosis effects in shrimp breeding. Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2006 – Diallel analyses, heterotic effects, and major QTL study in shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Proceedings of the World Aquaculture Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, (abstract).
2006 – Development of Growth Line, Speed Line, in Brazil. Proceedings of the Third Brazilian National Shrimp Trade Show (FENACAM 2006), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, (abstract). Invited contribution.
2006 – The contribution of genetics to BioZEST development. Proceedings of the Aquaculture America 2006 Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, (abstract). Second author.
2006 – Evaluation of Field Test Family Selection Response (Aquatec Batch 15). Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2006 – Evaluation of Speed Line Selection Response (Aquatec Batch 15). Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2005 – Results and conclusions from the Salinity GxE Follow-up (GxE 2.2) Experiment imbedded in ATP Trial R8. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 – Some perspectives on the future of shrimp breeding. Proceedings of the International Aquaculture Forum, Hermosillo, Mexico. Invited contribution.
2005 – Is there any value in selection for carcass and/or meat quality in shrimp? Proceedings of the International Aquaculture Forum, Hermosillo, Mexico. Second author. Invited contribution.
2005 – Opportunities and challenges for reproduction research in shrimp. Proceedings of the International Aquaculture Forum, Hermosillo, Mexico. Co-author. Invited contribution.
2005 – The future of shrimp breeding according to SyAqua. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Biotechnology tools to tackle disease resistance in shrimp. Proceedings of the International Conference on Shrimp Biotechnology, “New Challenges through Thai Shrimp Industry,” Bangkok, Thailand (abstract). Co-author.
2005 - The future of US shrimp farming – a breeding company perspective. Industry Briefs, The US Marine Shrimp Farming Program Newsletter, July issue, vol. 11(3), pp. 6. Second author. Invited contribution.
2005 - The Possible Evaluation of Phenotypic Trends in SyAqua’s Brazil Shrimp Breeding Program (Aquatec). Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2005 - Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism in the ATP-BioZEST Line Development Program. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Evaluation of Salinity x Stocking Density Interactions in the ATP-BioZEST Line Development Program. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Statistical Analysis of ATP R6 Trial from a GxE perspective. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - SyAqua Global Genetic Development Report – May 2005. Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2005 - Description of Experimental Designs and Statistical Models for the different ATP Trials in the context of a High Density Genotyping DNA-marker Project. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Comparison of Genetic Gain Predictions from SGRM Tools and from publicly-released software SelAction. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Summarization of Genetic Merit Trends in the Historical OI Breeding Program. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Statistical Analysis of ATP R5 Trial from a GxE perspective. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2005 - Contribution towards standardization of Multiplication Plans and towards the establishment of reproductive trait selection strategies in SyAqua Breeding Programs. Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2005 – Technical Report providing detailed documentation and analysis of some aspects of SyAqua’s Brazil shrimp breeding program. Confidential title and subject. Sygen International internal document.
2005 - Potential of genetic selection for shrimp carcass and meat traits. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 8(1):57-58. Second author. Invited contribution.
2005 - Summary Results of Line Differences and Heterosis Estimates from Diallel 2 Analyses. Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2005 - Variability and correlation parameters for carcass and meat quality traits of Litopenaeus vannamei. Proceedings of the Aquaculture America 2005 Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp. 130 (abstract). Co-author.
2005 - Genetic improvement in Aquaculture: an absolute necessity or just ‘nice to have?’ Proceedings of the Aquaculture America 2005 Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp. 127 (abstract). Second author.
2005 - Quantitative effects of DNA markers on shrimp growth. Proceedings of the Aquaculture America 2005 Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp. 69 (abstract).
2005 – Microsatellite-based assessment of genetic diversity and variability in a commercial Brazilian shrimp breeding program. Proceedings of the Aquaculture America 2005 Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp. 68 (abstract).
2004 - Stocking Density GxE 1.2 Follow-up Experiment, Genetic Merit comparisons between A and B stocks, and Inbreeding Effects. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2004 - SyAqua Molecular and Quantitative Genetic Strategies for Disease Resistance. Proceedings of the SyAqua Mexico Customer Workshop on the Prevention and Control of WSSV and NHP in Shrimp Production, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. Invited contribution.
2004 - Doubled Haploid Mating Schemes. Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2004 – A large-sample QTL study in mice: III. Reproductive traits. Mammalian Genome, 15:878-886.
2004 - Accelerating the genetic progress of your shrimp: Aquatec’s Speed Line. Journal of the Brazilian Association of Shrimp Producers (ABCC), 6(3):72-80. Invited contribution.
2004 – Report on Association Analyses conducted for the AVMR Markers. Sygen International internal and confidential document.
2004 - Assessment of Effects of Inbreeding in the ATP Breeding Program. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2004 - Statistical Analysis of ATP Salinity GxE 2.1 R4 Trial. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.
2004 - Genetic technologies to target efficient production of quality shrimp. Proceedings of the Australasian Aquaculture Conference, Sydney, Australia, pp. 178 (abstract). Co-author. Invited contribution.
2004 - Customized Breeding Program for Re-circulating Shrimp Production Systems. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Re-circulating Aquaculture, Symposium 7 - Penaeid Shrimp Culture, Roanoke, Virginia, pp. 163-171. Co-author. Invited contribution.
2004 - Evaluation of the Impact of the Implementation of Formal Optimal Contribution Theory Approaches. Sygen International and BioZEST ATP (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program) internal document.