Gregor Gorjanc
Head Of Quantitative Biology Division
Greater Edinburgh Area United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGregor Gorjanc is Head of the Quantitative Biology Division at the Roslin Institute and leads the HighlanderLab, where he applies data science, genetics and breeding to improve populations for food, feed and fibre. With over a decade of experience in quantitative genetics, he has progressed from academic teaching and national genetic evaluation work in Slovenia to driving novel computational methods and breeding programme design at a leading UK research centre. His work spans theory and practice—implementing genomic selection, optimising breeding schemes, and mining large datasets to reveal biological insights and accelerate genetic gain. He combines hands-on methodological development with leadership of multidisciplinary teams and translational projects that bridge plant and animal systems. Notably, he has a track record of opening the “breeding bottleneck” by coupling statistical innovation with real-world breeding infrastructure. Based in Greater Edinburgh, he retains active links to academia through teaching and mentoring while steering strategic research directions at Roslin.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate, Genetics, Postgraduate, Genetics at Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
Slovenian, Croatian, English, German
Github Skills (61)
cran10
statistical-genetics10
simulation10
r-package10
args10
bayesian-data-analysis10
genetic10
rstan10
phylogenetics10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
stan10
r9
bayesian-statistics9
genetics9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
AlphaGenes/AlphaPeel
Jul 2021 - Mar 2025
AlphaPeel: calling, phasing, and imputing genotype and sequence data in pedigrees
Contributions:173 reviews, 38 PRs, 67 pushes in 3 years 8 months
gregorgorjanc/AlphaSimR
Jul 2022 - Dec 2024
R package for breeding program simulations
Contributions:5 reviews, 2 PRs, 44 pushes in 2 years 5 months
r-packagesimulationsbreeding
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