Profile information for Mehdi Momen, Ph.D.
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- Assistant Professor
- Department of Poultry Science
mem0503@auburn.edu
201 Poultry Science Building/260 Lem Morrison Drive Auburn University, AL 36849-5416
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Education
Ph.D. Animal Breeding and Quantitative GeneticsShahid Bahonar University of Kerman2017
Visiting Ph.D. Scholar in Quantitative and Statistical GeneticsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison2015–2016
M.Sc. in Animal Breeding and Quantitative GeneticsUniversity of Tehran2010
B.Sc. in Animal ScienceUniversity of Zabol2007
Professional Experience
2023 – 2026: Assistant Scientist, Computational Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI.
2021 – 2023: Postdoctoral Trainee, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine (CIBM) program, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI.
2019 – 2021: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bioinformatics and Computational Genetics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI.
2018 – 2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Statistical and Quantitative Genetics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
Research
Dr. Momen's research program in computational and functional genomics aims to understand and improve the health, resilience, and productivity of poultry. His group develops and applies statistical, quantitative-genetic, and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) methods that integrate genomic, transcriptomic, epigenomic, and high-throughput phenotypic data to dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits. Current areas of focus include genomic prediction and selection in broiler chickens, precision poultry farming, genotype-by-environment interaction, heat-stress resilience, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, and multi-omics and causal network modeling. Methodological interests include kernel-based and single-step genomic prediction, integration of functional annotation and QTL information into prediction models, and models for non-normal phenotypes such as zero-inflated and categorical traits. Dr. Momen brings interdisciplinary experience spanning livestock, companion animal, plant, and human genomics, including polygenic risk prediction of complex orthopedic diseases. His overall goal is to translate genomic discoveries into practical tools for poultry breeding and precision production while training the next generation of computational scientists in animal agriculture.
