Mariana`s position at AbacusBio is as a Plant and Animal Geneticist. She is passionate about genetics and how its underlaying affects import and economic traits in food production. Mariana can provide insights into genomic analysis from a breeding program population and use her expertise to pinpoint areas for improvement and to brainstorm ideas for problem-solving …
Claire has a strong background in meat science with a focus on eating quality and on-farm solutions to improve product consistency and quality. Claire has extensive experience in the Australian sheep industry, previously working within pasture and genetics research at a large State Departmental Research Facility. She has also had a go at sheep farming …
Marcelo is a Quantitative Geneticist at AbacusBio, where he integrates quantitative genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics to help plant breeding programs transform data into practical actions. His work focuses on addressing complex problems in genetic data analysis, improving genotype data quality, and developing computational tools that make breeding decisions more accurate and efficient. Before joining the …
Freddy joined AbacusBio in 2025 and is currently involved in projects on genetic evaluation of dairy cattle. Freddy specialises in genetic evaluation of cattle and past experience also include other species like swine, horses and dogs. Driven to deliver scientifically sound solutions, he takes a broad perspective in tackling genetic evaluation questions, ranging from collection …
Jo is passionate about the future prosperity and resilience of rural communities. With a strong foundation in scientific research and a career that has evolved into project leadership, business management and governance, she brings a rare combination of technical breadth and strategic oversight to her work. Her expertise spans animal, environmental and farm system …
Will focuses on farm and farm system modelling to analyze economic, environmental and production outcomes across wide contexts that include farm enterprise changes and policy impacts. In particular, Will brings his experiences in conducting feasibility studies, enterprise analysis, financial modelling and impact assessments to projects within Abacusbio. Will has built a career focused on advancing …
Jolene is a software developer who works as part of our IT development team on our breeding software Dtreo. Jolene holds a Bachelor of Education in Mathematics and Human Movement Science and after a teaching career pursued a Bachelor of Science in IT whereafter she started her software development career. Jolene likes to make other …
Matt Newman, joined AbacusBio in 2023. Matt is a Senior Economist with vast agricultural production experience and affinity with New Zealand livestock sectors. Over the last 25 years Matt has developed and led Economic teams for Beef+Lamb New Zealand, DairyNZ and MPI. Matt specialises in farm systems analysis, benchmarking, forecasting and environmental impact assessments. Before …
Doug is a Quantitative Genetics consultant and works with clients to help solve a wide range of genetic questions. This could be anything from building a genetic selection index, helping direct an elite or commercial breeding program, modelling specific investment or genetic scenarios, developing strategies around crossbreeding and inbreeding avoidance, or development of software, data …
Thiago is a highly skilled and accomplished statistician with over eight years of experience in experimental statistics and statistical modelling. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and during his PhD studies, he gained expertise in statistical modelling in agricultural data while working as a visiting scholar at the …
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