Bio Speakers
Ivan Rychlik
Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Ivan Rychlik is a leader of Salmonella research group at the Veterinary Research Institute in Brno, Czech Republic and professor at the Veterinary University, Brno, Czech Republic. His group consists of 10 members and main research interests include characterisation of chicken and pig gut microbiota with special emphasis on the identification of chicken gut microbiota members restricting Salmonella and Campylobacter colonisation and pig microbiota members increasing piglet resistance to Clostridium perfringens. Prof. Rychlik also acts as editor of journals Microbiome and Animal Microbiome. Based on his research, he and his groups introduced a new probiotic product QuoCNA intended for use in newly hatched chicks. The product consists of a defined mixture of 9 different strict gut anaerobes and is commercially available in the Czech Republic since 2024.
Klaus Wimmers
Director, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Professor, Animal Breeding and Farm Animal Husbandry, University of Rostock
Prof. Dr. Klaus Wimmers is an expert in the physiological, genetic, and epigenetic mechanisms underlying trait expression and differentiation, with a particular focus on animal welfare, resilience and resource efficiency. As Director of the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) and Professor at the University of Rostock, he leads a research team dedicated to these areas. He is also actively involved in the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG) initiative, contributing to genome annotation projects in pigs and chickens.
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Anna Wolc
Hy-Line International, Dallas Center, IA 50063, USA, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Dr. hab. Anna Wolc is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa, USA) and a Genomic Geneticist at Hy-Line Int., which is one of the largest primary breeders for layers in the world. Her research is focused mainly on genomic prediction, identification of genomic regions associated with traits of interest and optimization of breeding programs in poultry. Based on the results she has co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Wolc received several awards, including a Scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science START, American Egg Board Research Award (2018, 2024).
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