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Christine Hackett

Principal Statistician

Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
BioSS Office
The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie
DUNDEE, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK.

Tel: +44 (0) 1382 568804

Email: Christine Hackett

Area of work

I work as a principal statistician based at The James Hutton Institute in Dundee, involved in research, consultancy and training. My research interests centre on statistical aspects of QTL mapping in crop plants. Consultancy work involves experimental design and analysis, including spatial analysis of field trials, over-sites analysis of variance and multivariate analysis.

Research Interests

• Statistical methods for linkage analysis and QTL mapping
• Mapping in tetraploid species
• Association mapping

Major Collaborative Projects

• Linkage analysis and QTL mapping in tetraploid potato
• Linkage analysis and QTL mapping in outbreeding diploid species, particularly Rubus and Ribes
• eQTL analysis
• Analysis of metabolomics data

Training courses

• Linkage analysis and QTL mapping in plant species

Software

• TetraploidMap: software for linkage analysis and QTL mapping in tetraploid species (with Iain Milne, John Bradshaw (SCRI)).

Publications

Journal Publications