A cotton pangenome for enhanced genomic selection 

Project overview

Project title

A cotton pangenome for enhanced genomic selection 

Project description

This Project will identify key representative lines of the Australian cotton breeding population to construct a cotton pangenome. The expected outcome is to construct a cotton pangenome using the lines which are most efficient in terms of labour and financial resources. This may help increase the accuracy of genomic selection and hence increase the rate of genetic gain. 

Supervisory team

University

Name of university supervisor	A/Professor Kay Hodgins
Name of university	Monash University
Email address	kathryn.hodgins@monash.edu
Faculty	School of Biological Sciences

CSIRO

Name of CSIRO supervisor	Angel Popa-Baez
Email address	Angel.Popa@csiro.au
CSIRO Research Unit	Agriculture and Food

Industry

Name of industry supervisor	Brett Ross
Name of business/organisation	Cotton Seed Distributors
Email address	brettr@csd.net.au

Further details

Primary location of student	Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton VIC
Industry engagement component location	Cotton Seed Distributors, 2952 Culgoora Road, Wee Waa NSW
Other locations	CSIRO Black Mountain, 2-40 Clunies Ross Street, Acton ACT
Ideal student skillset	A relevant undergraduate degree An understanding of modern crop breeding for commercial cultivar development Experience in bioinformatics or quantitative genetics Experience in applied plant research An understanding of selective breeding An understanding of the principles of population genetics Experience with computer programming Experience working with large datasets
Application close date	Open until position filled
Apply	Monash