Dr. Frank Siewerdt
Dr. Frank Siewerdt
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - North Carolina State UniversityPhone: 301-405-7721
Email: siewerdt@umd.edu
Teaching:
ANSC 327 Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics (Spring,
3 credits, co-taught with Hamza and Douglass)
Classical, molecular, and population genetics with emphasis on animal systems.
Molecular approaches for manipulating genetics at the whole animal level (transgenesis
and cloning).
BIOM 601 Biostatistics I (Fall, 4 credits)
Estimation and hypothesis testing, t tests, one- and two-way analysis
of variance, regression, analysis of frequency data. Emphasis is placed
on the uses and limitations of the methodologies in the biological
sciences. Laboratory hours emphasize the use of statistical software
for the analysis of biological data.
Population-level changes in gene frequencies, genetic resemblance between individuals, selection theory, advanced statistical methods for prediction of breeding values, incorporation of novel techniques into breeding programs. Contents are suitable for breeders and geneticists in the animal and plant science, forestry, and fisheries.
