Asep Setiaji

Sebagai Ketua TROPICAL Research Group, Asep Setiaji memimpin dengan fondasi keilmuan genetika kuantitatif dan biodiversitas ternak yang kokoh. Riset-risetnya menjangkau kelinci, kambing, itik, hingga ayam lokal Indonesia, mulai dari pemetaan keragaman genetik kambing, kajian filogenetik dan genom mitokondria kelinci serta itik, hingga identifikasi penciri genetik untuk sifat produksi dan reproduksi. Di bawah kepemimpinannya, TROPICAL Research Group aktif membangun jejaring riset internasional, termasuk menginisiasi International Summer Course tentang pengembangan sumber daya genetik ternak lokal tropis yang berkelanjutan, serta memimpin forum ilmiah internasional seperti ISSRP untuk memperkuat kolaborasi riset ketahanan pangan dan sistem peternakan tropis.

As Chair of the TROPICAL Research Group, Asep Setiaji leads with a deep grounding in quantitative genetics and livestock biodiversity. His research spans rabbits, goats, ducks, and Indonesian local chickens—from mapping genetic diversity in goats, to phylogenetic and mitochondrial genome studies in rabbits and ducks, to identifying genetic markers for production and reproductive traits. Under his leadership, the TROPICAL Research Group has built an active international research network, including launching an International Summer Course on the sustainable development of local tropical livestock genetic resources, and chairing international scientific forums such as ISSRP to strengthen collaborative research on food security and tropical livestock systems.