Dr Huan Zhao

Dr Huan Zhao

Ext-Funded Research Fellow

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr. Huan Zhao (also named as Huanhuan Zhao) is an Research Fellow at the Biometry Hub on the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide (UA). She provides analytical supports to pre-breeding and breeding projects, working as a team member of the Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry in University of Adelaide (AAGI-UA), a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) funded initiative. Dr. Zhao possesses a deep understanding of plant breeding and has more recently specialized in developing and validating genomic prediction models. Her work utilizes large-scale genomic and phenomic data to enhance the prediction accuracy of these models. Additionally, her research extends to identifying genomic regions associated with complex traits through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and assessing genetic gains in breeding programs via simulation techniques.
 

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Zhao, H., MacLeod, I. M., Keeble-Gagnere, G., Barbulescu, D. M., Tibbits, J. F., Kaur, S., & Hayden, M. (2025). Using genotype imputation to integrate Canola populations for genome-wide association and genomic prediction of blackleg resistance. BMC Genomics, 26(1), 215.
    DOI
    2024 Zhao, H., Khansefid, M., Lin, Z., & Hayden, M. J. (2024). Genetic Gain and Inbreeding in Different Simulated Genomic Selection Schemes for Grain Yield and Oil Content in Safflower. Plants, 13(11), 11 pages.
    DOI
    2023 Zhao, H., Lin, Z., Khansefid, M., Tibbits, J. F., & Hayden, M. J. (2023). Genomic prediction and selection response for grain yield in safflower. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, 1129433.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
    2022 Zhao, H., Pandey, B. R., Khansefid, M., Khahrood, H. V., Sudheesh, S., Joshi, S., . . . Rosewarne, G. M. (2022). Combining NDVI and Bacterial Blight Score to Predict Grain Yield in Field Pea. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 923381.
    DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC1
    2022 Zhao, H., Savin, K. W., Li, Y., Breen, E. J., Maharjan, P., Tibbits, J. F., . . . Daetwyler, H. D. (2022). Genome-wide association studies dissect the G × E interaction for agronomic traits in a worldwide collection of safflowers (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Molecular Breeding, 42(4), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC4
    2021 Zhao, H., Li, Y., Petkowski, J., Kant, S., Hayden, M. J., & Daetwyler, H. D. (2021). Genomic prediction and genomic heritability of grain yield and its related traits in a safflower genebank collection. Plant Genome, 14(1), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus14 Europe PMC8
  • Position: Ext-Funded Research Fellow
  • Phone: 83132077
  • Email: huan.zhao@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: Waite
  • Building: Waite Building, floor Second Floor
  • Org Unit: Agricultural Science
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