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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Differences between traditional and modern populations within cattle breeds: What do we not know?
Temiz, K. O., Aubrey, W. & Hegarty, M., 31 Dec 2025, In: Applied Animal Science. 41, 6, p. 597-608 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Genome-wide association analysis revealed novel candidate genes for body measurement traits in indigenous Gudali and crossbred Simgud in Cameroon
Matenchi, Y. P., Bastanlar, E. K. & Hegarty, M., 14 Jul 2025, In: BMC Genomics. 26, 1, 18 p., 664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic diversity of Cameroonian Gudali and Gudali-cross cattle
Poutougnigni Matenchi, Y. & Hegarty, M., 29 Apr 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 12 p., 15066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic inbreeding and runs of homozygosity analyses identify shared genomic regions associated with adaptation and production traits in Gudali and Simgud crossbred cattle from Cameroon
Matenchi, Y. P., Guldbrandtsen, B., Rahman, K. T., Johnsson, M., Djikeng, A. & Hegarty, M., 13 Aug 2025, Research Square.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Genetic dissection of minerals and phytate content in pearl millet germplasm panel using genome-wide association study
Singh, S., Manwaring, H. R., Naveen, A., Hegarty, M. & Yadav, R. S., 29 Jul 2024, In: Food and Energy Security. 13, 4, 13 p., e565.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genome wide association analysis revealed novel candidate genes for body measurement traits in indigenous Gudali and crossbred Simgud in Cameroon
Matenchi, Y. P., Hegarty, M. & Baștanlar, E. K., 22 Sept 2024, Springer Nature.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Genome-wide SNPs and candidate genes underlying the genetic variations for protein and amino acids in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) germplasm
Singh, S., Yadav, C. B., Lubanga, N., Hegarty, M. & Yadav, R. S., 30 Sept 2024, In: Planta. 260, 3, 11 p., 63.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shed skin as a source of DNA for genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) in reptiles
Brekke, T. D., Shier, L., Hegarty, M. J. & Mulley, J. F., 01 Sept 2023, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 15, 3, p. 117-124 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparison of shared patterns of differential gene expression and gene ontologies in response to water-stress in roots and leaves of four diverse genotypes of Lolium and Festuca spp. temperate pasture grasses
Fu, Y., Thomas, A., Gasior, D., Harper, J., Gay, A., Jones, C., Hegarty, M., Asp, T., Fradera-Sola, A., Armstead, I. & Fernandez-Fuentes, N., 08 Apr 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 4, 21 p., e0249636.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Canonical correlations reveal adaptive loci and phenotypic responses to climate in perennial ryegrass
Blanco-Pastor, J. L., Barre, P., Keep, T., Ledauphin, T., Escobar-Gutiérrez, A., Roschanski, A. M., Willner, E., Dehmer, K. J., Hegarty, M., Muylle, H., Veeckman, E., Vandepoele, K., Ruttink, T., Roldán-Ruiz, I., Manel, S. & Sampoux, J. P., 11 Mar 2021, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 21, 3, p. 849-870 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental DNA reveals links between abundance and composition of airborne grass pollen and respiratory health
PollerGEN Consortium, Rowney, F. M., Brennan, G. L., Skjøth, C. A., Griffith, G. W., McInnes, R. N., Clewlow, Y., Adams-Groom, B., Barber, A., de Vere, N., Economou, T., Hegarty, M., Hanlon, H. M., Jones, L., Kurganskiy, A., Petch, G. M., Potter, C., Rafiq, A. M., Warner, A. & Wheeler, B. & 2 others, , 10 May 2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 9, p. 1995-2003 14 p., e4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 13 Finished
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Kardelen Temiz Ph.D stipend-A bioinformatic investigation of the differences between traditional and modern breeds of cattle
Hegarty, M. (PI)
01 Aug 2023 → 31 Aug 2025
Project: Externally funded research
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An Assessment of genetic diversity between the Hereford Original Populations and related beef breeds of cattle
Hegarty, M. (PI)
01 May 2016 → 31 Oct 2017
Project: Externally funded research
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Using molecular genetics to understand grass species pollen deposition: enhancing bio-aerosol models and implications for human health.
Griffith, G. (PI), De Vere, N. (CoI) & Hegarty, M. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
01 Mar 2016 → 31 Dec 2020
Project: Externally funded research
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14CONFAP Comparative genomic and physiological analysis of C4 plant-microbe symbiosis
Farrar, K. (PI) & Hegarty, M. (CoI)
01 Jan 2015 → 30 Sept 2018
Project: Externally funded research
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FACCE ERA-NET+ GrassLandscape (Project Leader: Jean-Paul Sampoux, INRA, France)
Hegarty, M. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Dec 2014 → 31 Jul 2018
Project: Externally funded research
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Comparative population genomics of red clover domestication and improvement
Skot, L. (PI), Hegarty, M. (CoI), Lloyd, D. (CoI) & Powell, W. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Oct 2014 → 30 Sept 2017
Project: Externally funded research
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Roots for the Future- A systematic approach to root design - SUREROOT
Humphreys, M. (PI), Marley, C. (PI), Collins, R. (CoI), Doonan, J. (CoI), Hegarty, M. (CoI), Scollan, N. (CoI) & Yadav, R. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Apr 2014 → 31 Mar 2019
Project: Externally funded research
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Roots for the future - A systematic approach to root design -SUREROOT- INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTION TO 11337
Humphreys, M. (PI), Marley, C. (PI), Doonan, J. (CoI), Scollan, N. (CoI), Hegarty, M. (CoI), Yadav, R. (CoI), Marshall, A. (CoI) & Collins, R. (CoI)
01 Apr 2014 → 01 Mar 2019
Project: Externally funded research
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Genomics-assisted breeding for fatty acid content and composition in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
Moorby, J. (PI), Marshall, A. (PI), Scollan, N. (CoI), Hegarty, M. (CoI), Skot, L. (CoI), Lee, M. R. (CoI), Powell, W. (CoI) & Yadav, R. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Sept 2013 → 31 Aug 2018
Project: Externally funded research
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Exploitation of genomic selection technologies in the UK sheep population
Scollan, N. (PI), Hegarty, M. (PI) & Larkin, D. M. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Aug 2013 → 31 Jul 2017
Project: Externally funded research
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Bioinformatics and genomic and phenomic platform development
Armstead, I. (PI), Swain, M. (CoI), Doonan, J. (CoI), Boyle, R. (CoI), Hegarty, M. (CoI), Thomas, I. (CoI), Huang, L. (CoI), Fernandez Fuentes, N. (CoI), Neal, M. (CoI) & Gay, A. (CoI)
01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017
Project: Externally funded research
Press/Media
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Dartmoor Hill Ponies: Discovering this beautiful yet endangered species
13 Feb 2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
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Studies from Aberystwyth University Have Provided New Data on Food and Energy Security (Genetic Dissection of Minerals and Phytate Content In Pearl Millet Germplasm Panel Using Genome-wide Association Study)
23 Aug 2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
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Genetic test shows true value of our hill ponies
29 May 2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
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PollerGEN Linking grass pollen biodiversity and human health: an environmental genomics approach
01 Jan 2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media coverage
Activities
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Presentation to Southdown Sheep Society
Hegarty, M. (Speaker)
07 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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IBERS Open day
Hegarty, M. (Speaker) & Griffith, G. (Speaker)
16 Sept 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Germinal Holdings
Hegarty, M. (Host)
15 Sept 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting a non-academic visitor
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Presentation to SUREROOT project farmers
Hegarty, M. (Speaker)
26 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Welsh Assembly delegates
Hegarty, M. (Host)
26 Apr 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting a non-academic visitor
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Presentation to Jersey Cattle Youth Society
Hegarty, M. (Speaker)
04 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Ag Tech New Zealand
Hegarty, M. (Host)
2017Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting a non-academic visitor
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Series of presentations on BBSRC SUREROOT Project
Hegarty, M. (Participant) & Marley, C. (Participant)
24 Sept 2015 → 29 Oct 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, Seminar, or Course
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British Grassland Society
Hegarty, M. (Host)
2015Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting a non-academic visitor
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RAD user group meeting
Hegarty, M. (Participant)
2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference