Armand Sanchez Bonastre

Dr. Armand Sánchez Bonastre , head of the Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service (SVGM) of UAB, is a professor in the Departament de Ciència animal i dels aliments at UAB. Head of the research group “Molecular animal breeding in veterinary sciences”, whose activities focus on the application of molecular techniques to animal production. He has been in charge of many projects funded by Spanish or international institutions, or private companies. Currently, he takes part in animal genomics projects on genetic characterization of characteristics interesting for animal production, and in the development of analytical methods for molecular diagnosis. He has published about 150 papers in international journals on molecular genetics applied to livestock production.