RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Genetic markers in Portuguese domestic animal breeds, especially mitochondrial DNA, and Y chromosome and autosomal microsatelites in Canis familiaris and Sus Scrofa.
EDUCATION
2006- PhD student in Biology, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto. I develop my research at IPATIMUP, Population Genetics Group, supervised by Professor António Amorim.
2003 -BSc in Microbiology, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
van Asch B, Pinheiro R, Pereira R, Alves C, Pereira V, Pereira F, Gusmão L, Amorim, A.
A framework for the development of STR genotyping in domestic animal species: Characterisation and population study of twelve canine X-chromosome loci.
Electrophoresis (accepted).
van Asch B, Alves C, Santos L, Pinheiro R, Pereira F, Gusmão L, Amorim A
Genetic profiles and sex identification of found-dead wolves determined by the use of an 11-loci PCR multiplex
Forensic Science International Genetics. 2009. (in press)
Azevedo L, Carneiro J, van Asch B, Moleirinho A, Pereira F, Amorim A
Epistatic interactions modulate the evolution of mammalian mitochondrial respiratory complex components
BMC Genomics. 2009. 10:266.
van Asch B, Albarran C, Alonso A, Angulo R, Alves C, Betancor E, Catanesi CI, Corach D, Crespillo M, Doutremepuich C, Estonba A, Fernandes AT, Fernandez E, Garcia AM, Garcia MA, Gilardi P, Gonçalves R, Hernández A, Lima G, Nascimento E, Pancorbo MM, Parra D, Pinheiro MF, Prat E,Puente J, Ramírez JL, Rendo F, Rey I, Di Rocco F, Rodríguez A, Salar A, Salla J, Sanchez JJ, Solá D, Silva S, Pestano Brito JJ and António Amorim A
Forensic analysis of dog (Canis lupus familiaris) mitochondrial DNA sequences: An inter-laboratory study of the GEP-ISFG working group.
Forensic Science International Genetics. 2009. (in press) DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.04.008
van Asch B, Alves C, Gusmão L, Pereira V, Pereira F, Amorim A.
A new autosomal STR nineplex for canine identification and parentage testing
Electrophoresis.2009. 30:417-423
Bertagnolli AC, Máximo V, van Asch B, Amorim A, Cirnes L, Soares P, Cassali GD.
Optimization of methods to assess mitochondrial DNA in archival paraffin-embedded tissues from mammary canine tumors.
J Bras Patol Med Lab. 2008. 44(4) 305-308.
Bertagnolli AC, Soares P, van Asch B, Amorim A, Cirnes L, Máximo V, Cassali GD.
Canine mixed mammary tumors: study of the clonality of the different tumoral components.
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 2008. 7(1) 80–97
van Asch B, Pereira F, Amorim A.
A new PCR multiplex for dog genotyping.
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series. 2008. DOI 101016/jfsigss200710043
García-Hirschfeld J, Alonso A, García O, Amorim A, Gusmão L, Luque JA, van Asch B, Carracedo A, Gómez J.
GEP-ISFG proficiency testing programs: 2007 update.
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series. 2008. DOI 101016/jfsigss200711005
Azevedo L, Suriano G, van Asch B, Harding RM, Amorim A.
Epistatic interactions: how strong in disease and evolution?
Trends in Genetics. 2006. 22:581-5.
van Asch B, Pereira L, Pereira F, Santa-Rita P, Lima M, Amorim A.
MtDNA diversity among four Portuguese autochthonous dog breeds: a fine-scale characterisation.
BMC Genetics. 2005. 6:37.
Pereira F, Pereira L, van Asch B, Bradley D, Amorim A.
The mtDNA catalogue of all Portuguese autochthonous goat (Capra hircus) breeds: high diversity of female lineages at the western fringe of European distribution.
Molecular Ecology. 2005. 14:2313-18.
Pereira L, van Asch B, Amorim A.
Standardisation of nomenclature for dog mtDNA D-loop: a prerequisite for launching a Canis familiaris database.
Forensic Sci. Int. 2004. 141:99-108.
BOOK CHAPTER
van Asch, B., Pereira, L., Pereira, F., Amorim, A., Mitochondrial DNA lineages of the Portuguese Podengo autochthonous dog breed, in The Portuguese Podengo, Vítor Veiga, 2005.
COMMUNICATIONS
Pinheiro, R., van Asch, B., Alves, C., Amorim A. (2009) Development and population study of thirteen STRs in the dog ChrX. 12th Portugaliae Genetica, Porto, Portugal.
Santos, L., van Asch, B., Carneiro, J., Amorim A. (2009) Ancestrality in Sus scrofa assessed by mtDNA lineages. 12th Portugaliae Genetica, Porto, Portugal.
van Asch, B., AlvesS, C., Santos, L., Pinheiro, R., Pereira, F., Gusmão, L., Amorim A. (2009) Dog or Wolf: Population Assignment Based on Short Tandem Repeat Analysis. 12th Portugaliae Genetica, Porto, Portugal.
van Asch B. (2008) Diversidade das linhagens mitocondriais no Porco Bísaro: aplicações na rastreabilidade de Produtos Processados. 8ªs Jornadas do Porco Bísaro. Vinhais, Portugal.
Moleirinho, A., van Asch B., Carneiro, J., Pereira, F., Amorim A., Azevedo, L. (2008) Gene losses: casualties without causality? 11th Portugaliae Genetica, Porto, Portugal.
Costa, S., van Asch B., Amorim A. (2008) Maternal lineages of the Transmontano Mastiff in the context of the mtDNA landscape of six Portuguese authochthonous dog breeds. 11th Portugaliae Genetica, Porto, Portugal.
van Asch B., Pereira F., Santos Silva, J., Amorim A. (2007) Mitochondrial DNA haplotyping in Portuguese pig breeds and applications in the traceability of processed products. 6th Symposium on Mediterranean Pig, Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, Italy
van Asch B., Pereira F., Amorim A. (2007) Mitochondrial lineages of Portuguese pig breeds. 10th Portugaliae Genetica, Porto, Portugal.
van Asch B., Pestano Brito, J., Amorim A. (2007) Análise forense de sequências de DNA mitocondrial canino (Canis familiaris): Um estudo inter-laboratorial do GEP-ISFG. XII Jornadas do GEP-ISFG, Copenhagen, Denmark.
van Asch B., Alves, C., Pereira F., Gusmão, L., Amorim A. (2007) A new autosomal STR multiplex for canine genotyping. 22nd Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics, Copenhagen, Denmark.
van Asch B., Alves C., Pereira F., Gusmão L., Amorim A. (2006) CANIplex: a PCR multiplex system for canine DNA profiling. Academy Day. i-techpartner North of Portugal, Porto, Portugal.
van Asch B., Pereira F., Gusmão L., Amorim A. (2006) A new PCR multiplex for canine genotyping. IV Encontro de Marcadores Moleculares, Vila Real, Portugal.
van Asch, B., Pereira, F., Amorim A. (2006) Mitochondrial DNA haplotypes of modern Iberian and South American dogs reveal the persistence of ancient, pre-Columbian lineages. 9th Portugaliæ Genetica “Genes and Populations in Health and Disease”. Porto, Portugal.
van Asch, B., Pereira F., Amorim, A. (2005) Linhagens mitocondriais de Canis lupus: diversidade e filogeografia. II Congresso Luso-Espanhol do Lobo Ibérico, ESA-IPCB, Castelo Branco
van Asch, B., Pereira F., Amorim, A. (2005) Linhagens mitocondriais de Canis lupus: diversidade e filogeografia. II Congresso Luso-Espanhol do Lobo Ibérico, ESA-IPCB, Castelo Branco
van Asch, B., Pereira, F., Amorim, A. (2005) Mitochondrial DNA lineages in five Portuguese dog breeds and a mixed-breed population: does diversity reveal different artificial selection pressures? 9ª Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana. Cascais, Portugal.
van Asch, B., Gusmão L., Amorim, A. (2005) Castro Laboreiro Dog and Azores Cattle Dog: genetic structure and variability in two autochthonous dog breeds using microsatellite loci analysis. XV Congresso de Zootecnia-I Congresso Ibero-Americano de Zootecnia, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal.
van Asch, B., Pereira, L., Pereira, F., Santa-Rita, P., Lima, M., Amorim, A. (2003) Mitochondrial DNA lineages of 4 Portuguese autochtonous dog breeds: diversity and phylogeography. 7th Portugaliæ Genetica “Humans and other domesticates”. Porto, Portugal.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Molecular tools and methods for animal identification at species, population and individual levels.
Genetics and ecology of the NE Atlantic stocks of a planet-wide distributed oceanic fish: the swordfish (Xiphias gladius).
Mitochondrial DNA in the study of molecular evolution of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Bx) and applications in the characterization of the expansion of the pine wilt disease.
A trans-specific genomic analysis to comprehend the physiological impact of inactivated genes.
OTHER INTERESTS
My two sons. Travel and adventure literature from the 19th and 20th centuries, cooking and music (mostly jazz, and my own compositions).
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