Christine Hackett

BioSS

Principal Consultant

Christine.Hackett@hutton.ac.uk

+44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

The James Hutton Institute
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
Scotland UK

Biography

BA in Mathematics, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Diploma in Mathematical Statistics, Churchill College, Cambridge.
PhD 'Mathematical and statistical modelling of marine plankton in the vicinity of the Western Irish Sea Front' University College of North Wales, Bangor.
1988-April 2011, employed by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland as a statistician, based at SCRI.
April 2011-present, employed by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland as a statistician, based at The James Hutton Institute.

Areas of Expertise

Linkage analysis in plant species.
QTL mapping in plant species.
Analysis of field trials.
Statistical consultancy for plant sciences.
BioSS training courses on linkage analysis, QTL mapping and specialised regression analysis.

Scientific posters/conferences

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A genetical analysis of resistance to late blight in the foliage and tubers of potato cultivar Stirling	110.69 KB
Mapping polygenic Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) resistance in a tetraploid population of potato	168.9 KB
QTL mapping in autotetraploid populations	642.94 KB
Statistical contribution by BioSS to soft fruit research at SCRI	348.98 KB
Molecular biology and ecology of flowering-time variants of Capsella	262.86 KB
Assessing the contribution of component cultivars to malting quality yield and disease in complex cultivar mixtures	917.88 KB
Genetic analysis of flavour and texture in potato	1.04 MB
Transcript-Level Variation in Barley Seedling Leaves Challenged with Puccinia hordei and the Molecular Basis of Partial Resistance to Leaf Rust	1.16 MB
Genetic analysis of flavour and texture in potato	339.68 KB
Advances in Rubus Genomics	337.21 KB
Mapping genes and QTLs associated with flavour and texture in potatoes	1.08 MB
Association Genetics in a Simulated Barley Population	405.42 KB
Investigating the suitability of blueberry germplasm for UK production and developing tools for long term breeding	250.84 KB