Assoc. Prof. Maja Ferenčaković, PhD

• 2010 - 2015: PhD
  PhD of Agricultural Sciences
  PhD thesis title: "Molecular dissection of inbreeding depression for semen quality traits in cattle“
• 2001 - 2009: M.Sc
  Master of Fisheries and Game Management
  Master Thesis title: "Polymorphism of DGAT1 gene in Croatian autochthonous sheep breeds"

• 2009 - : Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
  2016 - today: Assistant Professor
  2015 - 2016: Postdoc
  2014 - 2015: Teaching Assistant
  2009 - 2014: Young researcher "Strategies for elimination of genetic defects in selected populations", Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Republic of Croatia (#178-1780460-0546), Prof. dr. sc. Ino Čurik

• Konzervacijska genetika (157195)
• Kvantitativna genetika (169433)
• Populacijska genetika (157196)
• Populacijska i kvantitativna genetika u životinja (173827)
• Biometrika i planiranje istraživanja na životinjama (226252)
• Osnove oplemenjivanja domaćih životinja (156990)
• Biometrika (143892)
• Animalna genetika (185435)
• Struktura i analiza animalnog genoma (116380)
• Programiranje u programima SAS i R (144451)
• Stručni projekt - Genetika i oplemenjivanje životinja (251014)
• Oplemenjivanje životinja (144447)
• Stručna praksa - Genetika i oplemenjivanje životinja (251013)
• Oplemenjivanje životinja i planovi selekcije (246891)
• Osnove genetike u stočarstvu (246892)

• Methods for estimating inbreeding and inbreeding depression
• Conservation of genetic resources
• Characterization of populations using pedigree and molecular techniques
• Estimation of genetic diversity

• 2016/10/30 - 2016/11/06: The Roslin Institute (scientific)
  “Short Course in Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics“ Dr. Bruce Walsh, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
• 2015/07/26 - 2015/08/02: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (scientific)
  Workshop “Next Generation sequencing“
• 2013/11/24 - 2013/12/08: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Testing statistical models for maping inbreeding depression. Univ.Prof. Johann Sölkner, PhD
• 2013/03/24 - 2013/04/07: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Development of statistical models for maping inbreeding depression. Univ.Prof. Johann Sölkner, PhD.
• 2012/11/25 - 2012/12/09: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Estimation of inbreeding from SNP chip. Univ.Prof. Johann Sölkner, PhD.
• 2012/10/01 - 2012/10/07: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb and Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Summer school: “Livestock Conservation Genomics: Data, Tools and Trends“, Pag, Croatia
• 2012/03/20 - 2012/05/17: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Genomic data from high resolution SNP chip. Univ.Prof. Johann Sölkner, PhD. – ESF grant 3733
• 2011/04/01 - 2011/07/01: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Estimation of autozygosity using ROH approach in cattle. Univ.Prof. Johann Sölkner, PhD.
• 2010/10/01 - 2011/03/31: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (scientific)
  Analysis of genomic data, handling big data bases, use and adjustement of ROH in cattle. Univ.Prof. Johann Sölkner, PhD. – Ernst Mach grant
• 2010/05/24 - 2010/05/28: SRCE, University of Zagreb (mixed)
  SAS, ANOVA models: Applied statistics III (S430)
• 2010/03/29 - 2010/04/02: SRCE, University of Zagreb (mixed)
  SAS, correlation and regression analysis : Applied statistics II (S420)
• 2010/02/15 - 2010/02/19: SRCE, University of Zagreb (mixed)
  SAS, basic statistics: Applied statistics I (S410)
• 2009/07/20 - 2009/10/23: SERIDA, Gijon, Spain (scientific)
  Training in methods of MTDNA and Y chromosome analysis.
• 2008/04/07 - 2008/04/11: Institute Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb (scientific)
  Methodological courses in biology and medicine: DNA and RNA

scientific

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
Odgovor na inovacije u fenomici i genomici u oplemenjivanju mliječnih goveda	Croatian science foundation	2023/12/29 - 2027/12/28	coordinator
Premošćivanje disciplinarnog jaza: integracija animalne genetike i arheologije u Hrvatskoj	Croatian science foundation	2023/12/20 - 2027/12/19	coordinator
Potencijal mikroinkapsulacije u proizvodnji sireva	Operativni program konkurentnost i kohezija 2014.-2020.	2019/12/20 - 2022/12/20	coordinator
Primjena NGS metoda u procjeni genomske varijabilnosti preživača	Croatian science foundation	2018/01/12 - 2022/11/30	coordinator
Smart Integration of Genetics with Sciences of the Past in Croatia: Minding and Mending the Gap	Horizon 2020	2016/02/01 - 2019/01/31	coordinator
Upotreba cijelog genoma mitohondrijske DNA u oplemenjivanju i konzervacijskoj genetici goveda	Croatian science foundation	2014/07/01 - 2018/06/30	coordinator
Strategije eliminacije genetskih defekata u selekcioniranim populacijama	Other	2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31	coordinator

teaching

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
Unapređenje stručne prakse na preddiplomskim i diplomskim studijima Agronomskog fakulteta	Europski socijalni fond	2020/03/09 - 2023/03/09	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

• 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.
• 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.
• Ferenčaković, M., Soelkner Johann & Čurik Ino (2013) Estimating autozygosity from high-throughput information: effects of SNP density and genotyping errors. Genetics selection evolution, 45, 42-1. doi:10.1186/1297-9686-45-42.
• Ferenčaković, M., Hamzić, E., Gredler, B., Solberg, T., Klemetsdal, G., Čurik, I. & Sölkner, J. (2013) Estimates of autozygosity derived from runs of homozygosity: empirical evidence from selected cattle populations. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 130 (4), 286-293. doi:10.1111/jbg.12012.
• erenčaković, M., Čurik, I., Perez-Pardal, L., Royo, L., Čubrić Čurik, V., Fernandez, I., Alvarez, I., Kostelić, A., Šprem, N., Krapinec, K. & Goyache, F. (2013) Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome diversity in East Adriatic sheep. Animal genetics, 44 (2), 184-192. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02393.x.

Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/320876?w_mentor=1

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=kH0OITIAAAAJ&hl=hr

• 2018 - : Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
  Head of the MSc study Animal Genetics and Breeding