Dr Pamela Alexandre

Dr. Pâmela Almeida Alexandre is a Research Scientist, based in Brisbane. Her work integrates systems biology, genomics, transcriptomics, and microbiome research to advance understanding and innovation in animal production and health.

Dr. Alexandre holds a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s, and PhD in Animal Science from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. During her Master’s research, she used gene co-expression networks to propose a biological model for feed efficiency regulation in the liver of indicine cattle. Her PhD expanded this work to a multi-tissue transcriptomic investigation, uncovering regulatory coding and non-coding genes influencing feed efficiency. She conducted parts of her research at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and CSIRO, Australia.

In 2019, Dr. Alexandre joined CSIRO as a postdoctoral fellow, where she applied systems biology methods to explore complex phenotypes in diverse datasets and species. Her main project focused on developing cost-effective DNA technologies for commercial beef producers, investigating pooled genotyping methods for genomic reference populations and genomic selection in herds with unknown pedigrees.

Currently, Dr. Alexandre is part of the MOSH FSP (Microbiomes for One System Health Future Science Platform), investigating microbiome connectivity across the environment-to-human continuum. In the animal production activity area, her research addresses major knowledge gaps about the interplay between host genetics, host health (including immune competence), and microbiome profiles (eye, nose, saliva, and feces). Her goal is to generate innovative insights and solutions to influence the diversity and composition of beneficial microbial communities, improving livestock productivity and health.

Her research has been cited over 1,000 times, reflecting her significant contributions to livestock genomics and systems biology.