Didier BOICHARD, Senior Research Scientist

Genomic selection; genetic Improvement of Cattle; genetic evaluation; association analysis ; milk composition ; disease resistance; genetic defects

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INRAE, UMR 1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology
Domaine de Vilvert, Bat 211, 78352 Jouy en Josas, France
Tel : +33 (0) 1 34 65 21 81
orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-2961

Email : didier.boichard(at)inrae.fr

Research Team: Bovine Genetics and Genomics

CV :

  • Agronomic Engineer from the Institut National Agronomique Paris Grignon, 1982
  • PhD from INA Paris Grignon (presently AgroParisTech), 1987
  • Head of the Animal Genetics Division of INRAE from 2002 to 2009
  • Chairman of Labogena from 2004 to 2013
  • Member of the Veterinary Academy of France
  • Gold medal of the Agriculture Academy of France (2015)
  • Dujarric de la Rivière Prize from the Academy of Sciences (2024)
  • G2B team recieved the Laurier for Impact award from INRAE in 2016

Fields of Research :

Genomic selection ; Genetic Improvement of cattle; Quantitative Genetics; Genetic evaluation; QTL mapping; Genetic determinism of milk composition; Genetic determinism of fertility; Genetic determinism of diseases resistance; Genetic defects, characterisation of the bovine genome; genetics and epigenetics.

Other Activites :

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