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Dr Imke Tammen

Senior Lecturer Animal Biotechnology
Centre for Advanced Technologies in Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Faculty of Veterinary Science,
JL Shute Building (C01)
425 Werombi Road,
Camden NSW 2570
Ph: +61 2 9351 1604 (Camden)
Ph: +61 2 9351 8620 (Sydney)
Fax: +61 2 9351 1618
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Qualifications

1986-1991 Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Hanover School of Veterinary Medicine, Germany
1992-1994 Doctorate degree (Dr.Med.Vet.) (PhD equivalent) Hanover School of Veterinary Medicine, Germany
2003-2006 M.Ed.(Higher Education)
Teaching Areas

Cell Biology
Animal Biotechnology
Applied Animal Breeding
Administration

Postgraduate Coordinator Camden
Research Inherited disorders
Genetics of production traits (CRC for Innovative Dairy Products)
Genetic maps
Conservation Genetics
Contribution to the Profession and the Community International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) since 1996Z
Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics since 1999
Selected Publications
  1. Tammen I, Klippert H, Kuczka A, Treviranus A, Pohlenz J, Staber M, Simon D, Harlizius B (1996). An improved DNA test for bovine leucocyte adhesion deficiency. Research in Veterinary Science 60, 218-221
  2. Tammen I, Schulze C, Chavez-Moreno J, Waberski D, Simon D, Harlizius B (1999). Inheritance and genetic mapping of the Campus Syndrome (CPS); a high frequency tremor disease in pigs. Journal of Heredity 90, 472-476
  3. Tammen I, Cook RW, Nicholas FW, Raadsma HW (2001) Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in Australian Merino sheep: A new animal model. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 5, Supplement A, 37-41
  4. Tammen I (2001) Synteny. In: 'Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine'. Ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., October 2001, New York, NY. Vol. 5, pages 3072-3073
  5. Tammen I, Nicholas FW (2002) Mendelian inheritance of anomalies in dairy, dual purpose and beef cattle, XXII World Buiatrics Congress, 18 - 23 August 2002, Hannover, Germany. In: Recent developments and perspectives in bovine medicine - Keynote Lectures: Kaske M, Scholz H, Hoelershinken M (eds). ISBN 3 - 9806870-9-0. 268-276
  6. Guerin G, Bailey E, Bernoco D, Anderson I, Antczak DF, Bell K, Biros I, Bjornstad G, Bowling AT, Brandon R, Caetano AR, Cholewinski G, Colling D, Eggleston M, Ellis N, Flynn J, Gralak B, Hasegawa T, Ketchum M, Lindgren G, Lyons LA, Millon LV, Mariat D, Murray J, Neau A, Roed K, Sandberg K, Skow LC, Tammen I, Tozaki T, Van Dyk E, Weiss B, Young A, Ziegle J (2003) The second generation of the International Equine Gene Mapping Workshop half-sibling linkage map. Animal Genetics 34(3):161-168
  7. Khatkar MS, Thomson PC, Tammen I, Raadsma HW (2004) Quantitative trait loci mapping in dairy cattle: review and meta-analysis. Genetics, Selection and Evolution 36:163-190
  8. Houweling PJ, Cavanagh JAL, Palmer DN, Frugier T, Mitchell NL, Windsor PA, Raadsma HW, Tammen I. (2006) Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in Devon cattle is caused by a single base duplication  (c.662dupG) in the bovine CLN5 gene. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 1762: 890-897.
  9. Tammen I, Houweling PJ, Frugier T, Mitchell NL, Kay GW, Cavanagh JAL, Cook RW, Raadsma HW, Palmer DN (2006) A missense mutation (c.184C>T) in ovine CLN6 causes neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in Merino sheep whereas affected South Hampshire sheep have reduced levels of CLN6 mRNA. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 1762: 898-905