User:Megen002: Difference between revisions

From HPCwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "Profile on [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/hendrik-jan-megens/24/536/2b8 LinkedIn] Senior Researcher and lecturer at Wageningen University, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre. ...")
 
No edit summary
 
(12 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Profile on [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/hendrik-jan-megens/24/536/2b8 LinkedIn]
== Hendrik-Jan Megens ==


Senior Researcher and lecturer at Wageningen University, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre.  
[[File:HJM.jpg|right]]
* Profile on [https://www.vcard.wur.nl/Views/Profile/View.aspx?id=4846 We@WUR]
* Profile on [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/hendrik-jan-megens/24/536/2b8 LinkedIn]
* Profile on [http://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=kGUIXOYAAAAJ Google Scholar]
 
Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre.  


'''Scientific interests:'''
'''Scientific interests:'''


Coming from a wet-lab background I discovered I had more talent for programming than for pipetting. I have moved into applied bioinformatics in the past 7 years, while retaining focus on my research interests:
Coming from a wet-lab background I discovered I had more talent for programming than for pipetting. I have moved into applied bioinformatics since 2004, while retaining focus on my research interests:
* evolutionary genomics (generation and maintenance of, and selection on, structural and single nucleotide variation; speciation and outbreeding depression; inbreeding depression and heterosis)
* evolutionary genomics (generation and maintenance of, and selection on, structural and single nucleotide variation; speciation and outbreeding depression; inbreeding depression and heterosis)
* population genetics (genetic consequences of population management, domestication, selection)
* population genetics (genetic consequences of population management, domestication, selection)


'''Main current projects'''
'''Main current projects'''
* Genome sequencing of pig and turkey (genetic map construction, repetitive element evolution)
* Genome sequencing of pig and turkey.
* Re-sequencing projects on various livestock species
* Re-sequencing projects on various livestock species
* Functional aspects of genome variation
* De novo assembly and annotation of genomes


We are currently sequencing >300 pigs, wild boar, and outgroup species. The project aims to elucidate major patterns in biogeography and domestication of the pig, resulting from selection and demography.
We are currently sequencing >300 pigs, wild boar, and outgroup species. The project aims to elucidate major patterns in biogeography and domestication of the pig, resulting from selection and demography.
Line 18: Line 25:
* Main sequencing platform is Illumina (We started in 2008 on Solexa GA, to currently Illumina HiSeq).
* Main sequencing platform is Illumina (We started in 2008 on Solexa GA, to currently Illumina HiSeq).
* Depending on research questions various short-read mapping programs are used (Mosaik, BWA, BWA/Stampy, MrsFAST)
* Depending on research questions various short-read mapping programs are used (Mosaik, BWA, BWA/Stampy, MrsFAST)
* Variant calling is done mostly by SamTools, but we are currently investigating other software (GATK).
* Variant calling (Samtools, GATK).
* Functional analysis of variants (Annovar, customly scripted tools)
* Functional analysis of variants (Annovar, customly scripted tools)
* Various population- and phylogenomic approaches to tackle specific questions (RAxML, Beagle, coalhmm, etc., and customly scripted tools)
* Various population- and phylogenomic approaches to tackle specific questions (RAxML, Beagle, coalhmm, etc., and customly scripted tools)


'''Main programming languages:'''
'''Main programming languages:'''
* shell scripting
* Perl
* Python
* Python
* R
* R
* Linux shell scripting
* Perl (once upon a time....)
* SQL
* SQL


Favorite distros: Fedora/CentOS
Favorite distros: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, Raspbian
 
== See also ==
[[List_of_users | List of users of the HPC Agrogenomics]]

Latest revision as of 13:42, 7 June 2017

Hendrik-Jan Megens

HJM.jpg

Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre.

Scientific interests:

Coming from a wet-lab background I discovered I had more talent for programming than for pipetting. I have moved into applied bioinformatics since 2004, while retaining focus on my research interests:

  • evolutionary genomics (generation and maintenance of, and selection on, structural and single nucleotide variation; speciation and outbreeding depression; inbreeding depression and heterosis)
  • population genetics (genetic consequences of population management, domestication, selection)

Main current projects

  • Genome sequencing of pig and turkey.
  • Re-sequencing projects on various livestock species
  • Functional aspects of genome variation
  • De novo assembly and annotation of genomes

We are currently sequencing >300 pigs, wild boar, and outgroup species. The project aims to elucidate major patterns in biogeography and domestication of the pig, resulting from selection and demography.

Procedures

  • Main sequencing platform is Illumina (We started in 2008 on Solexa GA, to currently Illumina HiSeq).
  • Depending on research questions various short-read mapping programs are used (Mosaik, BWA, BWA/Stampy, MrsFAST)
  • Variant calling (Samtools, GATK).
  • Functional analysis of variants (Annovar, customly scripted tools)
  • Various population- and phylogenomic approaches to tackle specific questions (RAxML, Beagle, coalhmm, etc., and customly scripted tools)

Main programming languages:

  • Python
  • R
  • Linux shell scripting
  • Perl (once upon a time....)
  • SQL

Favorite distros: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, Raspbian

See also

List of users of the HPC Agrogenomics