Dr. Guilherme Rosa

Professor

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Biography

Guilherme Rosa obtained his M.S. in Animal Sciences from Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, in 1994, and his Ph.D. in Statistics and Agricultural Experimentation from the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, in 1998. He began his professional career as a faculty member in the Department of Biostatistics at UNESP (1994-2001) before relocating to the USA, where he was a faculty member at Michigan State University (2002-2006) and eventually joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. Currently, he holds the position of Professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics. Dr. Rosa's work involves teaching courses and conducting research utilizing statistical tools to analyze livestock data across various species, including beef and dairy cattle, swine, and poultry. His research applications encompass the analysis of farm-level operational data to optimize management practices, high-throughput phenotyping techniques, real-time monitoring of individual animals for disease surveillance, and studies in quantitative genetics and genomics for breeding. He has authored 13 book chapters and over 250 refereed papers in scientific journals and secured external grants totaling $14 million to support his research programs.

Research Interests

Awards

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Vilas Associate Award

2010-11-01
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Pond Research Award

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Rockefeller Prentice Memorial Award Animal Breeding Genetics

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Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award

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Excellence International Activities Award

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Kellett Mid-Career Award

Courses

An Sci/Dy Sci 361 – Introduction Veterinary Genetics An Sci/Dy Sci 363 – Principle Animal Breeding An Sci/Dy Sci 610 – Quantitative Genetics

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences