Dr Li Li
Principal Research Fellow - Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
Phone: +61 2 6773 3790
Email: lli4@une.edu.au
Biography
After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Forestry from Jiangxi Agricultural University in 1992, Dr. Li Li began his research career at the Jiangxi Province Forestry Institute. He worked on a project focused on the genetic improvement of Chinese fir, the most important forest plantation in southern China. Motivated by his rewarding experience, Dr. Li pursued higher education, obtaining a Master's degree in Tree Breeding (1996-1998) and a Ph.D. in Quantitative Genetics in Forestry (1998-2001) from Nanjing Forestry University.
In 2003, Dr. Li conducted post-doctoral research on Australian Radiata pine breeding at CSIRO in Canberra. In 2005, he joined the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) as a research fellow. Since then, his research has concentrated on applying quantitative genetics and breeding theories to enhance productivity in livestock and plant production. Dr. Li’s current research focuses on three main areas:
- Developing genetic evaluation systems for the animal and plant industries.
- Conducting genetic analyses of phenotypic and genomic data in plant and livestock species.
- Applying animal breeding theory and methods to crop species.
Dr. Li has significantly contributed to the development, upgrading, and maintenance of AGBU’s genetic evaluation systems across various species. His work includes upgrading the PIGBLUP software for pigs, advancing the TREEPLAN software from Version 2 to Version 3 for forestry, and developing innovative algorithms and software to calculate the accuracy of genomic breeding values for BREEDPLAN (beef cattle) and Sheep Genetics (sheep). These genetic evaluation systems are utilized by thousands of breeders worldwide, significantly boosting the profitability of their respective industries.
