ARC DP success

Congrats to David

David has been awarded an ARC Discovery Project starting in 2019

Investigators: Professor David Balding; Professor Jukka Corander; Dr Doug Speed
Improved models to understand the genomic architecture of complex traits
$410,000; 2019-2021

This project aims to improve modelling of the genetics underlying complex traits. The project will develop and test models for using genome-wide genetic data to investigate how much heritability (genetic effect) underlies traits of interest, where it lies in the genome, and how much of it is shared across traits. The new models will be implemented in statistical algorithms in a freely-available software package. This project expects to increase understanding of biological mechanisms, the efficiency of genetic association analyses and the accuracy of genomic prediction, including the effects of interventions. The project will adapt human models to a wider range of organisms, in particular bacteria.