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Professor
Daniel Gianola
Professor Daniel Gianola, 2015
Born(1947-05-16)May 16, 1947
Montevideo
Alma mater
SpouseGraciela Margall
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisorArthur B. Chapman
Websitewww.ansci.wisc.edu/Facultypages/gianola.html

Daniel Gianola (16 May 1947) is a geneticist based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), reputed for his contributions in quantitative genetics to the fields of animal and plant breeding. In the early 80’s, Gianola extended best linear unbiased prediction to the non-linear domain for analysis of categorical traits (fertility, survival, resistance to diseases), using the classical threshold model of Sewall Wright. Subsequently, he was recognized for pioneering the use of Bayesian methodologies and Monte Carlo Markov chain methods in quantitative genetics. He also revived early work by Sewall Wright on structural equation models and casted their application in the context of modern quantitative genetics and statistical methodology. His group in Wisconsin was the first in the world applying non-parametric methods, such as reproducing Kernel Hilbert spaces regression and Bayesian neural networks, to genome-enabled selection in animal breeding, agriculture and whole-genome (i.e, using a massive number of DNA markers) prediction of complex traits or diseases. Gianola published extensively on thresholds models, Bayesian theory, prediction of complex traits using mixed model methodology, hierarchical Bayesian regression procedures and machine learning techniques.[1] Gianola has been also involved in whole-genome prediction of skin and bladder cancer in humans. He has taught extensively in more than 20 countries including recurrent visiting professorships at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway), Aarhus University (Denmark), Georg-August University (Germany) and the Technical University of Munich (Germany). In an Editorial contained in a volume published in Gianola’s honor in the Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics (2017), it was stated that “He is probably the one lecturer in animal breeding and genetics, who has the biggest impact on the largest number of followers in the numerous classes and courses he has taught with never-ending energy all across the world”.[2]

Education

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Gianola studied agricultural engineering (Ing. Agr.) at the University of the Republic (Uruguay) where he graduated 1970. He received the M.S. (1973) and Ph.D. (1975) degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison under the supervision of Professor Arthur B. Chapman.

C. R. Henderson, developer of mixed linear model methodology and Daniel Gianola, Urbana, 1986.

Biography

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Gianola was born in Montevideo on May 16th in 1947. His father, Gorgias Gianola, was an MIT graduate in engineering as well as a musician; his mother, Alondra Barberia (known as Alondra Alzua), was a producer of television and radio programs in Uruguay. Gianola spent long periods at the family farm in Melo, Uruguay, and his grand-father (Antonio Gianola, the first livestock auctioneer in Uruguay) was influential in his choice of agricultural science as a career. After graduating in agricultural engineering from Universidad de la Republica at 23 years of age, Gianola moved to the USA to pursue postgraduate studies (MS and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973 and 1975, working with Professors W. J. Tyler and A. B. Chapman, respectively). He also spent one year at Cornell University, where he was taught by Professors Charles Henderson, L. D. Van Vleck and S. R. Searle. In 1975-1977 he worked for the World Bank as a population and livestock specialist. From 1978 to 1991 he worked as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (1981) and Professor (1987) in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gianola became Professor (1991) in the Department of Animal Sciences and Department of Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he is now Sewall Wright Emeritus Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics.[3] Daniel Gianola is married with the Uruguayan lawyer Graciela Margall and has two children (Magdalena and Daniel Santiago).

Daniel Gianola delivering a conference in Nanjing, China, 2017

Significant Publications

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Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

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References/Notes and references

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  1. ^ Sorensen, D.; de los Campos, G. (2017-06-01). "Daniel Gianola's contributions to animal breeding and quantitative genetics, a vuelo de pájaro". Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 134 (3): 175–177. doi:10.1111/jbg.12254. ISSN 1439-0388.
  2. ^ Simianer, H.; Rosa, G. J. M.; Mäki-Tanila, A. (2017-06-01). "Special Issue: Quantitative and statistical genetics—papers in honour of Daniel Gianola". Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 134 (3): 173–174. doi:10.1111/jbg.12279. ISSN 1439-0388.
  3. ^ UPV Radiotelevisió (oficial) (2013-12-16), Crónicas Genéticas: Daniel Gianola [2013-12-04] - UPV, retrieved 2018-01-30
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Category:Living people Category:Geneticists Category:American scientists Category:1947 births Category:Uruguayan scientists Category:American geneticists Category:Uruguayan geneticists

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