My research is focused on developing cutting edge statistical and omics based methods to unravel the genetic background of complex traits and diseases.

Areas of research focus include; 

1. Understanding the biological basis of animal emission production and animal health and welfare traits.
2. Develop cutting edge models by utilizing machine learning in genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics data to predict difficult-to-measure phenotypes.
3. Developing and optimising animal breeding strategies to increase the sustainability of livestock production

I have a strong background in developing and applying genome-wide association study (GWAS) and post GWAS methods such as gene mapping, pathway analysis and Mendelian randomization in large cohorts such as UK Biobank. My research outputs resulted in discovering associated genes and pathways for varying diseases such as resistance to infectious diseases, psychiatric disorders, neurological traits and metabolic disorders using genomics, trasciptomics and metabolomics data.

Currently, I am leading AFBI genetics unit and developed the Northern Ireland Farm Animal Biobank (NIFAB) project to utilize multi-omics data in animal and plant breeding researches.