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Prof. Dr. Jens Tetens is a Professor at the University of Göttingen, where he heads the Department of Genetics and Breeding Improvement of Functional Traits at the School of Veterinary Medicine. He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation from 1999 to 2005, receiving his doctorate in 2006. After a postdoc period in Hannover and a stay in Switzerland, he joined the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel in 2007, where he headed the molecular genetics laboratory for 10 years and completed his habilitation in 2015 with the thesis 'Recent advances in cattle genomics and beyond,' which earned him the H. Wilhelm Schaumann Foundation's award in 2013.
His research spans multiple areas of animal genetics and genomics, with particular emphasis on:
- Genomic selection methodologies and breeding value estimation
- Genetic analysis of production, health, and functional traits
- Identification of causal genetic variants through advanced genomic approaches
- Application of genomic technologies to improve animal breeding programs
- Mendelian randomization to establish causal relationships between traits
Prof. Tetens' publication record shows a strong evolution from traditional quantitative genetics to cutting-edge genomic analyses using sequence-level data. His recent work has increasingly focused on understanding genetic correlations between milk production and health traits in dairy cattle, structural variation in livestock genomes, and the genetic basis of behavioral traits in poultry. His research encompasses multiple livestock species including dairy cattle, beef cattle, horses, and poultry.
His notable achievements include the H. Wilhelm Schaumann Foundation's award in 2013 and his leadership in developing single-step genomic evaluation methods that have advanced genomic selection practices across multiple livestock species. Prof. Tetens maintains active collaborations with researchers across Europe and has contributed significantly to both fundamental research in animal genomics and its practical implementation in breeding programs worldwide.
Prof. Tetens has supervised numerous graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, contributing to the training of the next generation of animal geneticists. His department at Göttingen focuses on integrating genomic technologies with traditional breeding approaches to develop more effective and sustainable animal breeding strategies that balance production with animal health and welfare considerations.
