PhD. H Ino Čurik
Full Professor
Division for Animal Sciences
Department of Animal Science
Office location: 2nd Pavilion, 2nd floor, room no. 2
Phone: +385 1 239 4010
Email: icurik ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Consultations: Wednesday and Thursday from 12am to 1pm
Academic qualifications
- 1995 - 2000: PhD of biotechnology - animal science
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Title of the dissertation: Inbreeding in empirical and theoretical populations - 1991 - 1995: Master of biology - biomathematics
Faculty for Natural Sciences, University of Zagreb
Title of the master thesis: Numerical analysis of genetic structure of Croatian Simmental cattle from the aspect of milk protein polymorphism - 1986 - 1991: Graduated engineer of agronomy - animal science
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Title of the diploma thesis: Morphometric characteristics of Carnica bee (Apis mellifera P.)
Employment and work experience
- 1991 - : Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2016 - today: Full professor with tenure
2010 - 2016: Full professor
2006 - 2010: Associate professor
2002 - 2006: Assistant professor
2000 - 2002: Senior assistant
1995 - 2000: Assistant
1991 -1995: Junior researcher
Teaching
- Konzervacijska genetika (157195)
- Kvantitativna genetika (169433)
- Populacijska genetika (157196)
- Populacijska i kvantitativna genetika u životinja (173827)
- Molekularna genetika životinja (144442)
- Osnove oplemenjivanja domaćih životinja (156990)
- Varijabilnost Y kromosoma i mtDNA (144444)
- Animalna genetika (185435)
- Struktura i analiza animalnog genoma (116380)
- Programiranje u programima SAS i R (144451)
- Oplemenjivanje životinja i planovi selekcije (246891)
- Analiza genoma primjenom bioinformatičkih alata (269074)
Research interests
- Estimation of inbreeding and inbreeding depression
- Estimation and utilisation of non-additive genetic effecs
- Estimation of genetic biodiversity from pedigree and molecular markers in domestic and wild animals
- Strategies for elimination of detrimental genes from small and selected populations
- Genetic analysis of complex health traits in out-bred populations
Training and research experience
- 2004/02/01 - 2004/05/02: BOKU, Vienna, Austria (scientific)
Cooperation with prof. Johann Sölkner - 2000/02/01 - 2000/07/03: BOKU, Vienna, Austria (scientific)
Cooperation with prof. Johann Sölkner - 1999/09/05 - 1999/12/10: BOKU, Vienna, Austria (scientific)
Cooperation with prof. Johann Sölkner
Projects
scientific
development
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modernizacija i proširenje znanstveno istraživačke djelatnosti Referentnog laboratorija za mlijeko i mliječne proizvode | National | 2021/04/26 - 2021/12/26 | coordinator |
university support
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostorne informacije u istraživanju domaćih životinja | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
| Arheogenetika goveda u Hrvatskoj; ekstrakcija i priprema aDNA do sekvenciranja | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
| Identifikacija signala selekcije u genomu domaćih životinja pomoću visoko rezolutne genomske informacije | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Čurik, I., Ferenčaković, M. & Sölkner, J. (2017) Genomic dissection of inbreeding depression: a gate to new opportunities. Revista brasileira de zootecnia-brazilian journal of animal science, 46 (9), 773-782.
- Ferenčaković, M., Sölkner, J., Kapš, M. & Curik, I. (2017) Genome-wide mapping and estimation of inbreeding depression of semen quality traits in a cattle population. Journal of dairy science, 100 (6), 4721-4730. doi:https://.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12164
- Baumung, R., Farkas, J., Boichard, D., Meszaros, G., Solkner, J. & Curik, I. (2015) GRAIN: a computer program to calculate ancestral and partial inbreeding coefficients using a gene dropping approach. Journal of animal breeding and genetics, 132 (2), 100-108. doi:10.1111/jbg.12145.
- Curik, I., Ferenčaković, M. & Sölkner, J. (2014) Inbreeding and runs of homozygosity: A possible solution to an old problem. Livestock science, 166, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2014.05.034.
- Čurik, I., Druml, T., Seltenhammer, M., Sundström, E., Pielberg, G., Andersson, L. & Sölkner, J. (2013) Complex Inheritance of Melanoma and Pigmentation of Coat and Skin in Grey Horses. Plos genetics, 9 (2), e1003248-e1003248. doi::10.1371/journal.pgen.1003248.
- Pielberg, G., Golovko, A., Sundström, E., Čurik, I., Lennartsson, J., Seltenhammer, M., Druml, T., Binns, M., Fitzsimmons, C., Lindgren, G., Sandberg, K., Baumung, R., Vetterlein, M., , Strömberg, S., Grabherr, M., Wade, C., Lindblad-Toh, K., Pontén, F., Heldin, C., Sölkner, J. & Andersson, L. (2008) A cis-acting regulatory mutation causes premature hair graying and susceptibility to melanoma in the horse. Nature Genetics, 40 (8), 1004-1009. doi:10.1038/ng.185.
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/201152?w_mentor=1
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=8hwwT-4AAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
Other professional activities
- 2016 - : Frontiers in Genetics/Associate Editor
- 2012 - : Animal Genetic Resources (FAO)/member of the Editorial board
- 2010 - : Livestock scinece/member of the Editorial board
- 2002 - : Croatian Biometric Society/member
- 2002 - : Croatian Genetic Society/member