
Fellow
McManus Concepta
Full Professor
Current nationality
Brazil
Current country of residence
Brazil
Affiliation / Institution
University of Brasilia
Biodata
BSc from University College Dublin (1987), MSc from University of Edinburgh (1988), and PhD from University of Oxford (1991), received a post-doctorate scholarship at the University of Sydney (2002). She is a full professor of Universidade de Brasilia and a CNPq scholarship holder (1A). She has experience in animal genetics and breeding, in conservation of animal genetic resources and landscape genetics. McManus has published more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals with the editorial board, 24 book chapters, more than 550 abstracts in conferences, and supervised more than 200 students. She participates in joint projects at the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, among others. She is a reviewer for 38 national and international journals, and 11 development agencies, as well as associate editor for Tropical Animal Health and Production. She was the director of international affairs for CAPES/Ministry of Education, Brazil. McManus is a Brazilian Academy of Science member and commander of the National Order of Scientific Merit. Currently, is responsible for research collaboration in FAPESP/São Paulo/Brazil.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Genetic Resources, Characterization, SNPs, Quantitative, Molecular, Statistics, Landscape Gentics, Education
ELECTED
2021
Section
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Brazil
Public contact information
EMAIL
concepta@unb.br
ADDRESS
Universidade de Brasilia – Instituto de Ciências Biológicas – Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte – Brasilia, DF 70910-900 – Brazil
Last updated on 23/05/2025