CGIL Seminar - Exploring skeletal disorders in cattle and sheep: a WGS-based framework for diagnosis and classification
Date and Time
Location
ANNU 141 and Microsoft Teams
Details
Hello CGIL,
We are happy to have Dr. Joana Jacinto, from the University of Bern, presenting for us on Friday, October 17th, 2025. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Exploring skeletal disorders in cattle and sheep: a WGS-based framework for diagnosis and classification”
Speaker Biography: Joana Jacinto is a senior clinician and researcher at the Clinic for Ruminants and the Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland, specialized in bovine herd health management. She graduated with a MSc in Veterinary Medicine from Lusófona University, Portugal, in 2018, with a thesis on autosomal recessive cholesterol deficiency in Holstein calves. She completed her European College of Bovine Health Management (ECBHM) residency (2020–2023) and earned a PhD in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2022, with a thesis on genetic disorders in cattle. Her research combines clinical investigation, genomics, and epidemiology to advance understanding of genetic disorders, health, and welfare in cattle. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications, including studies on neuromuscular disorders, congenital malformations, skeletal disorders, and infectious diseases. Dr. Jacinto supervises PhD, DVM, and Master students and is actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in ruminant health. She currently works in two major research projects: “Can Hoof Health Be Improved Through Breeding? – Identification of Genetic Variants Influencing Major Hoof Diseases in Swiss Dairy Cattle” and “Analysis of Genetic Disorders and Other Hereditary Traits in Cattle: SWISScow2.0.” In addition, she contributes to international capacity-building initiatives in Africa in the context of One Health, promoting veterinary education, animal health, and sustainable livestock practices.
Information to attend: To join this seminar, please ensure you have downloaded the Microsoft Teams application to your computer or join the meeting online using the web browser version of Microsoft Teams. Please join the meeting with your microphone on mute and the camera turned off. After the presentation, you can unmute the microphone, and optionally turn on the camera, if you wish to ask a question. Alternatively, if you wish to pose your question in the chat function, the presenter will answer questions made through the chat.
*Recordings of previous CGIL seminars are available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQ_5WCTMRQ6Gs35yROqGIQ/featured
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Gabby Condello and Julia Rodrigues.