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Ana Inés Vázquez, Ph.D.

Ana Inés Vázquez Department of Biostatistics
Ryals Public Health Bldg, 327K
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone: (205) 975-9148
Fax: (205) 975-2540
E-mail: avazquez@uab.edu
Full CV


After earning a B.S. in Agronomy from the Universidad de la República in Uruguay, I received my MS and PhD, as well as a Certificate in Bioinformatics, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My current research centers on (a) the development and use of genomic-based statistical methods for human health complex traits in a Bayesian context; and (b) understanding the complex biological systems behind these traits. My areas of application include height, blood pressure, cancer, obesity, and body composition traits.

Publications
 

  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • pre 2009
  1. A.I. Vazquez, G. de los Campos, Y.C. Klimentidis, G.J.M. Rosa, D. Gianola, N. Yi, and D.B. Allison. A Comprehensive Genetic Approach for Improving Prediction of Skin Cancer Risk in Humans. In Press, Genetics. [doi:10.1534/genetics.112.141705] [PMID: 23051645]
     
  2. M.A. Pérez-Cabal, A.I. Vazquez, D. Gianola, G.J.M. Rosa and K.A. Weigel, 2012. Accuracy of genome-enabled prediction in a dairy cattle population using different cross-validation layouts. Frontiers in Livestock Genomics, 3 (00027), ISSN:1664-8021. [doi: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00027] [PMID: 22403583] [PMCID: PMC3288819]
     
  3. G. de los Campos, Y.C. Klimentidis, A.I. Vazquez and D.B. Allison. Prediction of expected years of life using whole-genome markers. PLoS ONE, 2012;7(7):e40964. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040964] [PMID: 22848416] [PMCID: PMC3405107]
     
  1. R. Makowsky, N.M. Pajewski, Y.C. Klimentidis, A.I. Vazquez, C.W. Duarte, D.B. Allison and G. de los Campos. Beyond missing heritability: Prediction of complex traits,PLoS Genetics, 7(4): e1002051. [doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002051]
     
  2. A.I. Vazquez, M.A. Perez-Cabal, B. Heringstad, M. Rodrigues-Motta, G.J.M. Rosa, D. Gianola and K.A. Weigel. Predictive ability of alternative models for genetic analysis of clinical mastitis. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 2011. [doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2011.00950.x]
     
  3. A.I. Vazquez, G.J.M. Rosa, K.A. Weigel, G. de los Campos, D. Gianola and D.B. Allison. Predictive ability of subsets of SNP with and of parent average for several traits in US Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci., 93: 5942-5949. [DOI:10.3168/jds.2010-3335]
     
  1. A.I. Vazquez, G.J.M. Rosa, K.A. Weigel, G. de los Campos, D. Gianola and D.B. Allison. Predictive ability of subsets of SNP with and of parent average for several traits in US Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci., 93: 5942-5949. [DOI:10.3168/jds.2010-3335]
     
  2. A.I. Vazquez, D.M. Bates, G.J.M. Rosa, D. Gianola and K.A. Weigel. Technical Note: An R package for fitting generalized linear mixed models in animal breeding. J. Anim. Sci., 88: 497-504. 2010. [PMID: 19820058] [DOI:10.2527/jas.2009-1952]
     
  3. K.A. Weigel, G. de los Campos, A.I. Vazquez, G.J.M. Rosa, D. Gianola and C.P. Van Tassell. 2010. Accuracy of direct genomic values derived from imputed single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes in Jersey cattle. J. Dairy Sci., 93: 5423-5435. [DOI:10.3168/jds.2010-3149]
     
  4. A.I. Vazquez, 2010. Statistical Modeling of Genomic Data: Applications to Genetic Markers and Gene Expression. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 109 pp.
     
  5. A.I. Vazquez, G.J.M. Rosa, K.A. Weigel, D. Gianola, D.B. Allison, 2010. SNP Selection for low-density assays for genomic-enabled predictions using parent averages. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production # 540 and book of abstracts, p 145. August 1-6, Leipzig, Germany.
     
  6. M.A. Pérez-Cabal, A.I. Vazquez, D. Gianola, G.J.M. Rosa, and K.A. Weigel, 2010. Accuracy of genomic predictions in USA Holstein cattle from different training-testing designs. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production # 563 and book of abstracts, p 150. August 1-6, Leipzig, Germany.
     
  7. K.A. Weigel, G. de los Campos, A.I. Vazquez, C.P. Van Tassell, G.J.M. Rosa, D. Gianola, J.R. O'Connell, P.M. VanRaden and G.R. Wiggans, 2010. Genomic selection and its effects on dairy cattle breeding programs. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production # 119 and book of abstracts, p 19. August 1-6, Leipzig, Germany.
     
  8. G. de los Campos, D. Gianola, G.J.M. Rosa, K.A. Weigel, A.I. Vazquez and D.B. Allison, 2010. Semi-parametric marker-enabled prediction of genetic values using Gaussian processes. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production # 520 and book of abstracts, p 131. August 1-6, Leipzig, Germany.
     
  1. A.I. Vazquez, K.A. Weigel, D. Gianola, D.M. Bates, M.A. Perez-Cabal, G.J.M. Rosa, and Y.M. Chang. Poisson versus Threshold Models for Genetic Analysis of Clinical Mastitis in US Holsteins. J.Dairy Sci. 92:5239-5247. 2009. [DOI:10.3168/jds.2009-2085]
     
  2. A.I. Vazquez, D. Gianola, D.M. Bates, K.A. Weigel, and B. Heringstad. Assessment of Poisson, Logit and Linear Models for Genetic Analysis of Clinical Mastitis in Norwegian Red Cows. J. Dairy Sci., 92: 739-748. 2009. [DOI:10.3168/jds.2008-1325]
     
  3. G.J.M Rosa and A.I. Vazquez. Integrating biological information into the statistical analysis and design of microarray experiments. Animal Journal. 2009. [DOI:10.1017/S1751731109991054]
     
  4. G. Quintans, A.I. Vazquez and K.A. Weigel. Effect of suckling restriction with nose plates and premature weaning on postpartum anoestrous interval in primiparous cows under range conditions. Animal Reproduction Science, 116: 10-18. 2009. [DOI:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.12.007]
     
  5. M.A. Perez-Cabal, G. de los Campos, A.I. Vazquez, D. Gianola, G.J.M. Rosa, K.A. Weigel and R. Alenda. Genetic Evaluation of Susceptibility to clinical mastitis in Spanish Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci., 92: 3472-3480.2009. [DOI:10.3168/jds.2008-1978]
  1. A.I. Vazquez. Analysis of number of episodes of clinical mastitis in Norwegian Red and Holstein cows with Poisson and categorical data mixed models. Master of Science Thesis. University of Wisconsin – Madison, 162 pp. 2007.
     
  2. F. Dutra, A.I. Vazquez, G. Banchero and G., Quintans. Perinatal lesions in the central nervous system in twin lambs. In: XXXI Jornadas Uruguayas de Buiatría, pp 133-137. 2003.
     
  3. A.I. Vazquez and P. Lacuesta. Effect of the early weaning and body condition on the reproductive performance of first calf cows. Thesis of Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay. 2001.

 

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer
The trainee's projects are supported by the UAB Doctoral Training Grant in Obesity and Nutrition Research Program funded by the Kraft Foods Corporation. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Kraft Foods Corporation.

Years: 2011 - 2012 (Postdoctoral Fellow)
          2010 - 2011 (Statistician I)
Mentor(s): Nengjun Yi, Ph.D. & David B. Allison, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Section on Statistical Genetics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham