School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Associate Professor Marina Fortes

PhD, MSc, Veterinary medicine
Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee & Associate Professor in Genetics
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
+61 7 336 54258
Molecular Biosciences Building (76), Room 454
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Primary research interest

Genetics, reproductive biology, and livestock sustainability

About me

I have a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Science in Animal Reproduction from the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. I completed my PhD in Genetics at The University of Queensland (UQ). After PhD, I worked as a post-doc at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), gaining experience in genomics and cattle trials.

Now, I am an academic in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. I teach genetics and genomics, and I lead the Livestock Genomics Group. As a research group, we are interested in understanding how genetics influence reproductive biology. Our research contributes to the development of sustainable livestock industry practices.

Research focus and collaborations

Livestock Genomics Group

Our Group investigates the genetics of livestock animals, applying genomic technologies. Beef cattle fertility phenotypes, which are complex and therefore influenced by multiple genes are our focus. Cattle fertility is a concern and an opportunity for improvement in Queensland's beef sector.

Imagine you have 100 cows, but they only produce 50-60 calves per year. An improved system would be to have 100 cows with higher genetic merit for fertility traits, which would produce 80-90 calves per year. Since the number of cows is the same in both scenarios (100) the environmental impact is similar, but more food is produced by the fertile cows. In short, our research aims at aiding the industry to produce more beef, and less methane.

Current projects in the group use genome-wide technology (i.e. SNP chips and Next Generation Sequencing) to investigate the genetics of female and male cattle fertility. We study puberty, spermatogenesis and fertility indicators such as scrotal circumference or length of post-partum anoestrus. The aim is to further understand reproductive biology and to create tools for genetic improvement towards higher herd fertility, translated into improved weaning rates. 

Collaborative research expands the group activities and interests. Our group collaborates extensively with researchers at QAAFI, CSIRO Agriculture, and the Queensland Department of Ag and Fisheries to expand our capabilities. For example, we can now measure methane emissions using tracer gas methodology, which includes partnering with QASP at Gatton and AGFS for gas chromatography.

Funded projects

  • 2024 - UQ-BIRRST grant. Proof of concept for a cattle puberty biomarker. Research carried in collaboration with Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
  • 2023 - LESTR, the Low Emissions Saliva Test for Ruminants. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia. In collaboration with QAAFI colleagues.
  • 2019 – Research Project “Bull fertility update: historical data, new cohort and advanced genomics”. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.
  • 2018 – Research Project “Female Reproduction Phenobank and Validation Herds”. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.
  • 2017 – Advanced QLD Fellowship “Female Reproduction Phenobank and Validation Herds”
  • 2016 -  ECR grant from The University of Queensland. “Contribution of non-coding RNA to DNA structure in sperm and male fertility”.
  • 2015 - Zoetis Inc. Cattle Call Award. “Functional genetic markers for beef cattle reproductive traits” Collaboration between UQ-SCMB and CSIRO, contract signed by Uniquest.
  • 2013 - Research Project “Ideal markers for tropically adapted cattle - proof of concept: causative mutations for bull fertility”. Collaboration between UQ-QAAFI and CSIRO, funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.
  • 2013 - Research Project "Heritability and role of new sperm assays". Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.
  • 2013 - Research Project "Heritability and genomics of sperm chromatin integrity: male fertility parameters for Bos indicus bulls". UQ Start up grant.
  • 2009 - Research Project "Markers and genes influencing puberty". Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.

Awards and achievements

  • 2017 - 2021 Advanced QLD Fellowship
  • 2014 - The University of Queensland Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship.
  • 2013 - Dean’s Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence from the University of Queensland.
  • 2012 - Fellowship from the International Stockmen's Educational Foundation.
  • 2010 - Travel Bursary, International Society for Animal Genetics.
  • 2009 - Beef CRC “top up” living allowance scholarship.
  • 2009 - UQRS University of Queensland Research Scholarship.
  • 2009 - UQIRTA University of Queensland International Research Tuition Award

Teaching interests

  • BIOL3222 - Model Organism Genetics
  • BIOL3303 - Genomics
  • BIOL2202 - Genetics
  • BIOC3003 - Human Molecular Genetics & Disease
  • BIOT7037 – Current Innovations in Agricultural Biotechnology
  • BIOT7038 – Biotechnology Applied to Livestock Industries

Student supervision

If you are interested in Honours or PhD opportunities within the Livestock Genomics Group please contact me.

Featured publications

Researcher biography

Marina Fortes is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director for Agriculture in the Biotechnology program at The University of Queensland (UQ), where she leads the Livestock Genomics and Biotechnology Group. Her research focuses on applying genetics, genomics, and biotechnology to improve reproductive efficiency and sustainability in livestock systems. Her group integrates molecular biology, bioinformatics, and precision livestock technologies to address key challenges in the beef industry.

A major current focus of her research is understanding how physiological states, particularly pregnancy, influence enteric methane emissions, grazing behaviour, and metabolism in cattle. By combining field-based measurements with computational and genomic approaches, her work aims to improve carbon accounting methods and support the development of practical mitigation strategies for breeding herds, particularly in tropical production systems.

Marina holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine (2004) and a Master of Science in Animal Reproduction (2007) from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She completed her PhD in Genetics in 2012 at UQ, supported by international scholarships from UQ and the Beef CRC, and received the Dean's Commendation for her thesis. She then undertook a postdoctoral position at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), further developing her expertise in genomics and livestock systems. In August 2014, she joined the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB) at UQ, where she established her research group.

Her research program is strongly connected to industry and international collaborators, contributing to a dynamic and applied research environment aligned with sustainable livestock production. Her work has been consistently supported by Meat & Livestock Australia, and she was awarded an Advanced Queensland Fellowship (2018–2021) for her research on the genomics of cow fertility.

Marina is also actively involved in teaching and training the next generation of scientists, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Livestock Biotechnology (BIOT7038) within the Master of Biotechnology program. She co-produced the Women in Science podcast alongside Marloes Dekker and Kirsty Short, promoting the visibility and engagement of women in STEM.

Publications

Book Chapters (3)
Journal Articles (101)
Conference Papers (27)
Thesis (1)
Data Collections (2)

Book Chapters

Reverter, Antonio and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2013). Association weight matrix: a network-based approach towards functional genome-wide association studies. Genome-wide association studies and genomic prediction. (pp. 437-447) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-447-0_20
Garcia, Jose Fernando, Salinas Fortes, Marina Rufino, Porto-Neto, Laercio Ribeiro and Boettcher, Paul John (2009). Achievement of research in the field of molecular genetics: recent molecular genetics achievements and unfolding applications to livestock. Animal production and animal science worldwide: a review on developments and research in livestock systems. (pp. 53-58) edited by A. Rosati, A. Tewolde and C. Mosconi. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-656-4
Garcia, Jose Fernando, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Porto-Neto, Laercio Ribeiro and Boettcher, Paul John (2008). Achievement of research in the field of molecular genetics: recent molecular genetics achievements and unfolding applications to livestock. Animal production and animal science worldwide. (pp. 53-59) edited by A. Rosati, A. Tewolde and C. Mosconi. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-656-4

Journal Articles

Roque, Breanna M., Almeida, Amelia K., Fortes, Marina R. S., Palmieri, Chiara and Kinley, Robert D. (2026). Asparagopsis meal reduces enteric methane emissions of feedlot beef cattle without impact on productivity or meat and carcass quality. Livestock Science, 303 105873, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2025.105873
Boulton, Alana C., Costa, Diogo F.A., Firewski, Basil S., Gianvecchio, Sarah B., Mercadante, Maria Eugenia Z., Williams, S. Richard O., McCosker, Kieren, de Castro, Cecilia W.S.L., Ong, Chian T., Chen, Ziming, Guerra, Elmer F., Hudson, Nicholas H., Dekkers, Milou H., Cullen, Scott, Lopez, Andrea N., Nerurkar, Sneh K., Ostatek-Boczynski, Zofia, Hong, Hung T., Furlan, Amanda O., Dominguez-Castaño, Pablo, Nitert, Marloes D., Ross, Elizabeth M. and Fortes, Marina R.S. (2025). Applying the SF6 tracer gas methodology to measure enteric methane emissions in grazing Brahman heifers. Animal Production Science, 65 (18) AN25386, 1-12. doi: 10.1071/an25386
de Castro Lippi, Isabella Cristina, Afonso, Juliana, da Luz Scheffer, Jaine, Lima, Yan Souza, Alvarez, Marcus Vinícius Niz, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas and de Oliveira Orsi, Ricardo (2025). Route-specific ecotoxicogenomic responses of the honey bee Apis mellifera to imidacloprid revealed by co-expression analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 997 180228, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180228
Afonso, Juliana, Jun Shim, Woo, Figueiredo Cardoso, Tainã, Bruscadin, Jennifer Jéssica, Oliveira de Lima, Andressa, Jarles da Silva Diniz, Wellison, Silva-Vignato, Bárbara, Soares Garcia, Ingrid, Liang Andre Tan, Wei, Silva Neubern de Oliveira, Priscila, Silva Mello Cesar, Aline, Barreto Mourão, Gerson, Zerlotini, Adhemar, Lehmann Coutinho, Luiz, Rufino Salinas Fortes, Marina and Correia de Almeida Regitano, Luciana (2025). Putative epigenetic regulation mechanisms related to production, carcass and beef quality traits in Nelore cattle. Frontiers in Genetics, 16 1593444, 1593444. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2025.1593444
Dominguez-Castaño, P., Fortes, M., Tan, W.L.A., Toro-Ospina, A.M. and Silva, J.A.II V. (2024). Genome-wide association study for milk yield, frame, and udder conformation traits of Gir dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 107 (12), 11127-11138. doi: 10.3168/jds.2024-24648
Tan, Wei Liang Andre, Hudson, Nicholas James, Porto Neto, Laercio Ribeiro, Reverter, Antonio, Afonso, Juliana and Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas (2024). An association weight matrix identified biological pathways associated with bull fertility traits in a multi‐breed population. Animal Genetics, 55 (4), 495-510. doi: 10.1111/age.13431
Olasege, Babatunde S., van den Berg, Irene, Haile‐Mariam, Mekonnen, Ho, Phuong N., Yin Oh, Zhen, Porto‐Neto, Laercio R., Hayes, Ben J., Pryce, Jennie E. and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2024). Dissecting loci that underpin the genetic correlations between production, fertility, and urea traits in Australian Holstein cattle. Animal Genetics, 55 (4), 540-558. doi: 10.1111/age.13455
Cowley, Frances C., Kinley, Robert D., Mackenzie, Sigrid L., Fortes, Marina R. S., Palmieri, Chiara, Simanungkalit, Gamaliel, Almeida, Amelia K. and Roque, Breanna M. (2024). Bioactive metabolites of Asparagopsis stabilized in canola oil completely suppresses methane emissions in beef cattle fed a feedlot diet. Journal of Animal Science, 102 skae109. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae109
D’Occhio, Michael J., Campanile, Giuseppe, Baruselli, Pietro S., Porto Neto, Laercio R., Hayes, Ben J., Collins, Alf and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2024). Pleomorphic adenoma gene (PLAG1) in reproduction and implication for embryonic survival in cattle: a review. Journal of Animal Science, 102 skae103, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae103
Olasege, Babatunde S., Oh, Zhen Yin, Tahir, Muhammad S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R, Hayes, Ben J. and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2024). Genomic regions and biological pathways associated with sex-limited reproductive traits in bovine species. Journal of Animal Science, 102 skae085, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae085
Afonso, Juliana, Lima, Andressa Oliveira, de Sousa, Marco Antonio Perpétuo, de Athayde, Flávia Regina Florêncio and Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas (2024). Transcription factors and miRNA act as contrary regulators of gene expression in the testis and epididymis of Bos indicus animals. Gene, 899 148133, 148133. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148133
Dominguez-Castaño, P., Fortes, M., Toro-Ospina, A. M. and Silva, J. A. II. V. (2024). Genetic parameters for milk production and body-conformation traits in Dairy Gir cattle. Animal Production Science, 64 (4) AN23207, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/an23207
Gouveia, Gabriela Canabrava, Ribeiro, Virgínia Mara Pereira, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Raidan, Fernanda Santos Silva, Reverter, Antonio, Porto-Neto, Laercio Ribeiro, Moraes, Mariana Mamedes de, Gonçalves, Daniel Resende, Silva, Marcos Vinicius Gualberto Barbosa da and Toral, Fabio Luiz Buranelo (2023). Unravelling the genetic variability of host resilience to endo- and ectoparasites in Nellore commercial herds. Genetics Selection Evolution, 55 (1) 81, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12711-023-00844-9
Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas and Pegolo, Sara (2023). Editorial: Application of Omics Technologies to improve robustness and resilience in livestock species. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10 1224630. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1224630
Tan, Wei Liang Andre, Neto, Laercio Ribeiro Porto, Reverter, Antonio, McGowan, Michael and Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas (2023). Sequence level genome-wide associations for bull production and fertility traits in tropically adapted bulls. BMC Genomics, 24 (1) 365, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12864-023-09475-2
Afonso, Juliana, Shim, Woo Jun, Boden, Mikael, Salinas Fortes, Marina Rufino, da Silva Diniz, Wellison Jarles, de Lima, Andressa Oliveira, Rocha, Marina Ibelli Pereira, Cardoso, Tainã Figueiredo, Bruscadin, Jennifer Jessica, Gromboni, Caio Fernando, Nogueira, Ana Rita Araujo, Mourão, Gerson Barreto, Zerlotini, Adhemar, Coutinho, Luiz Lehmann and de Almeida Regitano, Luciana Correia (2023). Repressive epigenetic mechanisms, such as the H3K27me3 histone modification, were predicted to affect muscle gene expression and its mineral content in Nelore cattle. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 33 101420, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101420
Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Alexandre, Pamela A., Hudson, Nicholas J., Bertram, John, McWilliam, Sean M., Tan, Andre W. L., Fortes, Marina R. S., McGowan, Michael R., Hayes, Ben J. and Reverter, Antonio (2023). Multi-breed genomic predictions and functional variants for fertility of tropical bulls. PLoS One, 18 (1) e0279398, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279398
Tahir, Muhammad S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Reverter, Antonio, Olasege, Babatunde S., Sajid, Mirza R., Wockner, Kimberley B., Tan, Andre W.L. and Fortes, Marina R.S. (2022). Utility of multi-omics data to inform genomic prediction of heifer fertility traits. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (12) skac340, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac340
Olasege, Babatunde S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Tahir, Muhammad S., Gouveia, Gabriela C., Cánovas, Angela, Hayes, Ben J. and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2022). Correlation scan: identifying genomic regions that affect genetic correlations applied to fertility traits. BMC Genomics, 23 (1) 684, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08898-7
Nascimento, Bárbara M., Carvalheiro, Roberto, de A. Teixeira, Rodrigo, Dias, Laila T and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2022). Weak genotype x environment interaction suggests that measuring scrotal circumference at 12 and 18 months of age is helpful to select precocious Brahman cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (9) skac236, 1-13. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac236
Nguyen, Loan To, Lau, Li Yieng and Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas (2022). Proteomic analysis of hypothalamus and pituitary gland in pre and postpubertal Brahman heifers. Frontiers in Genetics, 13 935433, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.935433
Niknafs, Shahram, Fortes, Marina R. S., Cho, Sungbo, Black, John L. and Roura, Eugeni (2022). Alanine-specific appetite in slow growing chickens is associated with impaired glucose transport and TCA cycle. BMC Genomics, 23 (1) 393, 393. doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08625-2
Seddon, J. M., Fortes, M., Kelly‐Smith, M., Sommerlad, S. F., Hayward, J. J., Burmeister, L., De Risio, L., Mellersh, C., Freeman, J. and Strain, G. M. (2021). Deafness in Australian Cattle Dogs associated to QTL on chromosome 20 in genome‐wide association study analyses. Animal Genetics, 52 (5), 694-702. doi: 10.1111/age.13115
Alexandre, Pâmela A., Naval-Sánchez, Marina, Menzies, Moira, Nguyen, Loan T., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Fortes, Marina R. S. and Reverter, Antonio (2021). Chromatin accessibility and regulatory vocabulary across indicine cattle tissues. Genome Biology, 22 (1) 273, 273. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02489-7
Olasege, Babatunde S., Tahir, Muhammad S., Gouveia, Gabriela C., Kour, Jagish, Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Hayes, Ben J. and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2021). Genetic parameter estimates for male and female fertility traits using genomic data to improve fertility in Australian beef cattle. Animal Production Science, 61 (18), 1863-1872. doi: 10.1071/an21097
Tahir, Muhammad S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Gondro, Cedric, Shittu, Olasege B., Wockner, Kimberley, Tan, Andre W. L., Smith, Hugo R., Gouveia, Gabriela C., Kour, Jagish and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2021). Meta-analysis of heifer traits identified reproductive pathways in Bos indicus cattle. Genes, 12 (5) 768, 768. doi: 10.3390/genes12050768
de Lima, Andressa O., Afonso, Juliana, Edson, Janette, Marcellin, Esteban, Palfreyman, Robin, Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Reverter, Antonio and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2021). Network analyses predict small RNAs that might modulate gene expression in the testis and epididymis of Bos indicus bulls. Frontiers in Genetics, 12 610116, 610116. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.610116
de Sousa, Marco Antônio Perpétuo, de Athayde, Flavia Regina Florêncio, Maldonado, Mariângela Bueno Cordeiro, de Lima, Andressa Oliveira, Fortes, Marina Rufino S. and Lopes, Flavia Lombardi (2021). Single nucleotide polymorphisms affect miRNA target prediction in bovine. PLoS One, 16 (4 April) e0249406, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249406
Alexandre, Pâmela A., Hudson, Nicholas J., Lehnert, Sigrid A., Fortes, Marina R. S., Naval-Sánchez, Marina, Nguyen, Loan T., Porto-Neto, Laercio R. and Reverter, Antonio (2020). Genome-wide co-expression distributions as a metric to prioritize genes of functional importance. Genes, 11 (10) 1231, 1231-13. doi: 10.3390/genes11101231
Fortes, Marina R. S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Satake, Nana, Nguyen, Loan T., Freitas, Ana Claudia, Melo, Thaise P., Scalez, Daiane Cristina Becker, Hayes, Ben, Raidan, Fernanda S. S., Reverter, Antonio and Boe-Hansen, Gry B. (2020). X chromosome variants are associated with male fertility traits in two bovine populations. Genetics Selection Evolution, 52 (1) 46, 46. doi: 10.1186/s12711-020-00563-5
Lau, Li Yieng, Reverter, Antonio, Hudson, Nicholas J., Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Fortes, Marina R. S. and Alexandre, Pâmela A. (2020). Dynamics of gene co-expression networks in time-series data: a case study in Drosophila melanogaster embryogenesis. Frontiers in Genetics, 11 517, 517. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00517
Afonso, Juliana, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Reverter, Antonio, Diniz, Wellison Jarles da Silva, Cesar, Aline Silva Mello, Lima, Andressa Oliveira de, Petrini, Juliana, de Souza, Marcela M., Coutinho, Luiz Lehmann, Mourão, Gerson Barreto, Zerlotini, Adhemar, Gromboni, Caio Fernando, Nogueira, Ana Rita Araújo and Regitano, Luciana Correia de Almeida (2020). Genetic regulators of mineral amount in Nelore cattle muscle predicted by a new co-expression and regulatory impact factor approach. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 8436, 8436. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65454-7
Lau, Li Yieng, Nguyen, Loan T., Reverter, Antonio, Moore, Stephen S., Lynn, Aaron, McBride‐Kelly, Liam, Phillips‐Rose, Louis, Plath, Mackenzie, Macfarlane, Rhys, Vasudivan, Vanisha, Morton, Lachlan, Ardley, Ryan, Ye, Yunan and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2020). Gene regulation could be attributed to TCF3 and other key transcription factors in the muscle of pubertal heifers. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 6 (4) vms3.278, 695-710. doi: 10.1002/vms3.278
Afonso, Juliana, Coutinho, Luiz Lehmann, Tizioto, Polyana Cristine, da Silva Diniz, Wellison Jarles, de Lima, Andressa Oliveira, Rocha, Marina Ibelli Pereira, Buss, Carlos Eduardo, Andrade, Bruno Gabriel Nascimento, Piaya, Otávio, da Silva, Juliana Virginio, Lins, Laura Albuquerque, Gromboni, Caio Fernando, Nogueira, Ana Rita Araújo, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Mourao, Gerson Barreto and de Almeida Regitano, Luciana Correia (2019). Muscle transcriptome analysis reveals genes and metabolic pathways related to mineral concentration in Bos indicus. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 12715, 12715. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49089-x
Tahir, Muhammad S., Nguyen, Loan T., Schulz, Benjamin L., Boe-Hansen, Gry A., Thomas, Milton G., Moore, Stephen S., Lau, Li Yieng and Fortes, Marina R S (2019). Proteomics recapitulates ovarian proteins relevant to puberty and fertility in Brahman heifers (Bos indicus L.). Genes, 10 (11) 923, 923. doi: 10.3390/genes10110923
Utsunomiya, Y. T., Milanesi, M., Fortes, M. R. S., Porto-Neto, L. R., Utsunomiya, A. T. H., Silva, M. V. G. B., Garcia, J. F. and Ajmone-Marsan, P. (2019). Genomic clues of the evolutionary history of Bos indicus cattle. Animal Genetics, 50 (6) age.12836, 557-568. doi: 10.1111/age.12836
Melo, Thaise Pinto, Salinas Fortes, Marina Rufino, Hayes, Ben, Albuquerque, Lucia Galvão and Carvalheiro, Roberto (2019). Across‐breed validation study confirms and identifies new loci associated with sexual precocity in Brahman and Nellore cattle. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 137 (2) jbg.12429, 139-154. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12429
Melo, Thaise P., Fortes, Marina R. S., Fernandes Junior, Gerardo A., Albuquerque, Lucia G. and Carvalheiro, Roberto (2019). RAPID COMMUNICATION: multi-breed validation study unraveled genomic regions associated with puberty traits segregating across tropically adapted breeds. Journal of Animal Science, 97 (7) skz121, 3027-3033. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz121
Enculescu, Charmaine, Kerr, Edward D., Yeo, K. Y. Benjamin, Schenk, Gerhard, Fortes, Marina R. S. and Schulz, Benjamin L. (2019). Proteomics reveals profound metabolic changes in the alcohol use disorder brain. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 10 (5), 2364-2373. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00660
Freitas, Ana C., Stafuzza, Nedenia B., Barbero, Marina M. D., Santos, Daniel J. A., Fortes, Marina R. S. and Tonhati, Humberto (2019). Polymorphisms in major histocompatibility complex genes and its associations with milk quality in Murrah buffaloes. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 52 (1), 415-423. doi: 10.1007/s11250-019-02030-w
Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Enculescu, Charmaine, Porto Neto, Laercio R., Lehnert, Sigrid A., McCulloch, Russell and Hayes, Ben (2018). Candidate mutations used to aid the prediction of genetic merit for female reproductive traits in tropical beef cattle. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 47 e20170226. doi: 10.1590/rbz4720170226
Fonseca, Pablo Augusto de Souza, Id-Lahoucine, Samir, Reverter, Antonio, Medrano, Juan F., Fortes, Marina S., Casellas, Joaquim, Miglior, Filippo, Brito, Luiz, Carvalho, Maria Raquel S., Schenkel, Flávio S., Nguyen, Loan T., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Thomas, Milton G. and Cánovas, Angela (2018). Combining multi-OMICs information to identify key-regulator genes for pleiotropic effect on fertility and production traits in beef cattle. PLOS ONE, 13 (10) e0205295, e0205295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205295
Fortes, M. R.S., Zacchi, L. F., Nguyen, L. T., Raidan, F., Weller, M. M.D.C.A., Choo, J. J.Y., Reverter, A., Rego, J. P.A., Boe-Hansen, G. B., Porto-Neto, L. R., Lehnert, S. A., Cánovas, A., Schulz, B. L., Islas-Trejo, A., Medrano, J. F., Thomas, M. G. and Moore, S. S. (2018). Pre- and post-puberty expression of genes and proteins in the uterus of Bos indicus heifers: the luteal phase effect post-puberty. Animal Genetics, 49 (6), 539-549. doi: 10.1111/age.12721
Melo, T. P., Fortes, M. R. S., Bresolin, T., Mota, L. F. M., Albuquerque, L. G. and Carvalheiro, R. (2018). Multi-trait meta-analysis identified genomic regions associated with sexual precocity in tropical beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 96 (10), 4087-4099. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky289
Nguyen, L. T., Zacchi, L. F., Schulz, B. L., Moore, S. S. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2018). Adipose tissue proteomic analyses to study puberty in Brahman heifers. Journal of Animal Science, 96 (6), 2392-2398. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky128
Farah, Michel Marques, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Kelly, Matthew, Porto-Neto, Laercio Ribeiro, Meira, Camila Tangari, Duitama Carreno, Luis Orlando, da Fonseca, Ricardo and Moore, Stephen Stewart (2018). Accuracy of genomic selection predictions for hip height in Brahman cattle using different relationship matrices. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 53 (6), 717-726. doi: 10.1590/S0100-204X2018000600008
Mota, Rodrigo Reis, Silva, Fabyano Fonseca e, Guimarães, Simone Eliza Facioni, Hayes, Ben, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Kelly, Matthew John, Guimarães, José Domingos, Penitente-Filho, Jurandy Mauro, Ventura, Henrique Torres and Moore, Stephen (2018). Benchmarking Bayesian genome enabled-prediction models for age at first calving in Nellore cows. Livestock Science, 211, 75-79. doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.03.009
Boe-Hansen, G. B., Fortes, M. R. S. and Satake, N. (2018). Morphological defects, sperm DNA integrity, and protamination of bovine spermatozoa. Andrology, 6 (4), 627-633. doi: 10.1111/andr.12486
Nguyen, Loan T., Reverter, Antonio, Cánovas, Angela, Venus, Bronwyn, Anderson, Stephen T., Islas-Trejo, Alma, Dias, Marina M., Crawford, Natalie F., Lehnert, Sigrid A., Medrano, Juan F., Thomas, Milt G., Moore, Stephen S. and Fortes, Marina R.S. (2018). STAT6, PBX2, and PBRM1 emerge as predicted regulators of 452 differentially expressed genes associated with puberty in Brahman heifers. Frontiers in Genetics, 9 (MAR) 87, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00087
DeAtley, Kasey L., Colgrave, Michelle L., Cánovas, Angela, Wijffels, Gene, Ashley, Ryan L., Silver, Gail A., Rincon, Gonzalo, Medrano, Juan F., Islas-Trejo, Alma, Fortes, Marina R. S., Reverter, Antonio, Porto-Neto, Laercio, Lehnert, Sigrid A. and Thomas, Milton G. (2018). Neuropeptidome of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland of indicine × taurine heifers: evidence of differential neuropeptide processing in the pituitary gland before and after puberty. Journal of Proteome Research, 17 (5), 1852-1865. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00875
Mota, R. R., Guimarães, S. E. F., Fortes, M. R. S., Hayes, B., Silva, F. F., Verardo, L. L., Kelly, M. J., de Campos, C. F., Guimarães, J. D., Wenceslau, R. R., Penitente-Filho, J. M., Garcia, J. F. and Moore, S. (2017). Genome-wide association study and annotating candidate gene networks affecting age at first calving in Nellore cattle. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 134 (6), 484-492. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12299
Reverter, A., Porto-Neto, L.R., Fortes, M.R.S., Kasarapu, P., De Cara, M.A.R., Burrow, H.M. and Lehnert, S.A. (2017). Genomic inbreeding depression for climatic adaptation of tropical beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science Abstract - Animal Genetics and Genomics, 95 (9), 3809-3821. doi: 10.2527/jas.2017.1643
Soares, A. C. C., Guimaraes, S. E. F., Kelly, M. J., Fortes, M. R. S., e Silva, F. F., Verardo, L. L., Mota, R. R. and Moore, S. (2017). Multiple-trait genomewide mapping and gene network analysis for scrotal circumference growth curves in Brahman cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 95 (8), 3331-3345. doi: 10.2527/jas.2017.1409
Kasarapu, Parthan, Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Fortes, Marina R. S., Lehnert, Sigrid A., Mudadu, Mauricio A., Coutinho, Luiz, Regitano, Luciana, George, Andrew and Reverter, Antonio (2017). The Bos taurus-Bos indicus balance in fertility and milk related genes. Plos One, 12 (8) e0181930, e0181930. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181930
Dias, M. M., Cánovas, A, Mantilla-Rojas, C, Riley, D. G., Luna-Nevarez, P, Coleman, S. J., Speidel, S. E., Enns, R. M., Islas-Trejo, A., Medrano, J. F., Moore, S. S., Fortes, M. R. S., Nguyen, L. T., Venus, B., Diaz, I. S. D. P., Souza, F. R. P., Fonseca, L. F. S., Baldi, F., Albuquerque, L. G., Thomas, M. G. and Oliveira, H. N. (2017). SNP detection using RNA-sequences of candidate genes associated with puberty in cattle. Genetics and Molecular Research, 16 (1) gmr16019522. doi: 10.4238/gmr16019522
Duarte, Darlene Ana S. , Fortes, Marina Rufino S. , de Souza Duarte, Marcio , Guimarães, Simone E. F. , Verardo, Lucas L. , Veroneze, Renata , Ribeiro, André Mauric F. , Sávio Lopes, Paulo , de Resende, Marcos Deon V. and Fonseca e Silva, Fabyano (2017). Genome-wide association studies, meta-analyses and derived gene network for meat quality and carcass traits in pigs. Animal Production Science, 58 (6), 1100-1108. doi: 10.1071/AN16018
Nguyen, L. T., Reverter, A., Canovas, A., Venus, B., Islas-Trejo, A., Porto-Neto, L. R., Lehnert, S. A., Medrano, J. F., Moore, S. S. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2017). Global differential gene expression in the pituitary gland and the ovaries of pre- and postpubertal Brahman heifers. Journal of Animal Science, 95 (2), 599-615. doi: 10.2527/jas.2016.0921
Weller, Mayara Morena Del Cambre Amaral, Fortes, Marina Rufino S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Kelly, Matthew, Venus, Bronwyn, Kidd, Lisa, do Rego, Joao Paolo Arcelino, Edwards, Sophia, Boe-Hansen, Gry B., Piper, Emily, Lehnert, Sigrid A., Guimarães, Simon Eliza Facioni and Moore, Stephen Stewart (2016). Candidate gene expression in Bos indicus ovarian tissues: prepubertal and postpubertal heifers in diestrus. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 3 (94) 94, 94. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2016.00094
Reverter, A., Porto-Neto, L. R., Fortes, M. R. S., McCulloch, R., Lyons, R. E., Moore, S., Nicol, D., Henshall, J. and Lehnert, S. A. (2016). Genomic analyses of tropical beef cattle fertility based on genotyping pools of brahman cows with unknown pedigree. Journal of Animal Science, 94 (10), 4096-4108. doi: 10.2527/jas.2016-0675
Fortes, M. R. S., Nguyen, L. T., Weller, M. M. D. C. A., Canovas, A., Islas-Trejo, A., Porto-Neto, L. R., Reverter, A., Lehnert, S. A., Boe-Hansen, G. B., Thomas, M. G., Medrano, J. F. and Moore, S. S. (2016). Transcriptome analyses identify five transcription factors differentially expressed in the hypothalamus of post-versus prepubertal Brahman heifers. Journal of Animal Science, 94 (9), 3693-3702. doi: 10.2527/jas.2016-0471
Fortes, Marina R.S., Nguyen, Loan To, Porto Neto, Laercio R., Reverter, Antonio, Moore, Stephen S., Lehnert, Sigrid A. and Thomas, Milton G. (2016). Polymorphisms and genes associated with puberty in heifers. Theriogenology, 86 (1), 333-339. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.046
Weller, M. M. D. C. A., Fortes, M. R. S., Marcondes, M. I., Rotta, P. P., Gionbeli, T. R. S., Filho, S. C., Campos, M. M., Silva, F. F., Silva, W., Moore, S. and Guimarães, S. E. F. (2016). Effect of maternal nutrition and days of gestation on pituitary gland and gonadal gene expression in cattle.. Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (4), 3056-3071. doi: 10.3168/jds.2015-9673
Farah, M. M., Swan, A. A., Fortes, M. R. S., Fonseca, R., Moore, S. S. and Kelly, M. J. (2016). Accuracy of genomic selection for age at puberty in a multi-breed population of tropically adapted beef cattle. Animal Genetics, 47 (1), 3-11. doi: 10.1111/age.12362
de Camargo, G. M. F., Aspilcueta-Borquis, R. R., Fortes, M. R. S., Porto-Neto, R., Cardoso, D. F., Santos, D. J. A., Lehnert, S. A., Reverter, A., Moore, S. S. and Tonhati, H. (2015). Prospecting major genes in dairy buffaloes. BMC Genomics, 16 (872) 872, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1986-2
Camporez Crispim, Aline, Kelly, Matthew John, Facioni Guimarães, Simone Eliza, Fonseca e Silva, Fabyano, Rufino Salinas Fortes, Marina, Rocha Wenceslau, Raphael and Moore, Stephen (2015). Multi-Trait GWAS and new candidate genes annotation for growth curve parameters in Brahman cattle. PLoS ONE, 10 (10) e0139906, e0139906.1-e0139906.19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139906
Ferreira de Camargo, Gregorio Miguel, Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Kelly, Matthew J., Bunch, Rowan J., McWilliam, Sean M., Tonhati, Humberto, Lehnert, Sigrid A., Fortes, Marina R. S. and Moore, Stephen S. (2015). Non-synonymous mutations mapped to chromosome X associated with andrological and growth traits in beef cattle. BMC Genomics, 16 (1) 384, 384.1-384.10. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1595-0
Andersson, Leif, Archibald, Alan L., Bottema, Cynthia D., Brauning, Rudiger, Burgess, Shane C., Burt, Dave W., Casas, Eduardo, Cheng, Hans H., Clarke, Laura, Couldrey, Christine, Dalrymple, Brian P., Elsik, Christine G., Foissac, Sylvain, Giuffra, Elisabetta, Groenen, Martien A., Hayes, Ben J., Huang, LuSheng S., Khatib, Hassan, Kijas, James W., Kim, Heebal, Lunney, Joan K., McCarthy, Fiona M., McEwan, John C., Nanduri, Bindu, Notredame, Cedric, Palti, Yniv, Plastow, Graham S., Reecy, James M., Rohrer, Gary A. ... Fortes, Marina (2015). Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project. Genome Biology, 16 (1) 57, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0622-4
de Camargo, Gregório M. F., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Fortes, Marina R. S., Bunch, Rowan J., Tonhati, Humberto, Reverter, Antonio, Moore, Stephen S. and Lehnert, Sigrid A. (2015). Low frequency of Y anomaly detected in Australian Brahman cow-herds. Meta Gene, 3, 59-61. doi: 10.1016/j.mgene.2015.01.001
Porto-Neto, Laercio R, Edwards, Sophia, Fortes, Marina R.S, Lehnert, Sigrid A, Reverter, Antonio and McGowan, Michael (2015). Genome wide association for the outcome of fixed time artificial insemination of Brahman heifers in northern Australia. Journal of Animal Science, 93 (11), 5119-5127. doi: 10.2527/jas2015-9401
Meira, Camila Tangari, Fortes, Marina R. S., Farah, Michel Marques, Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Kelly, Matthew, Moore, Stephen S., Pereira, Guilherme L., Chardulo, Luis Artur Loyola and Curi, Rogerio Abdallah (2014). Speed index in the racing quarter horse: a genome-wide association study. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 34 (11-12), 1263-1268. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2014.09.003
Meira, Camila Tangari, Farah, Michel Marques, Fortes, Marina R. S., Moore, Stephen S., Pereira, Guilherme L., Silva, Josineudson Augusto V., da Mota, Marcilio Dias S. and Curi, Rogerio Abdallah (2014). A genome-wide association study for morphometric traits in quarter horse. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 34 (8), 1028-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2014.05.011
Fortes, Marina R. S., Suhaimi, Ainu H. M. S., Porto-Neto, Laercio R., McWilliam, Sean M., Flatscher-Bader, Trudi, Moore, Stephen S., D'Occhio, Michael J., Meira, Camila T., Thomas, Milton G., Snelling, Warren M., Reverter, Antonio and Lehnert, Sigrid A. (2014). Post-partum anoestrus in tropical beef cattle: a systems approach combining gene expression and genome-wide association results. Livestock Science, 166 (1), 158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.06.017
Canovas, Angela, Reverter, Antonio, DeAtley, Kasey L., Ashley, Ryan L., Colgrave, Michelle L., Fortes, Marina R. S., Islas-Trejo, Alma, Lehnert, Sigrid, Porto-Neto, Laercio, Rincon, Gonzalo, Silver, Gail A., Snelling, Warren M., Medrano, Juan F. and Thomas, Milton G. (2014). Multi-tissue omics analyses reveal molecular regulatory networks for puberty in composite beef cattle. PLoS ONE, 9 (7) e102551, e102551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102551
Ramayo-Caldas, Y., Fortes, M. R. S., Hudson, N. J., Porto-Neto, L. R., Bolormaa, S., Barendse, W., Kelly, M., Moore, S. S., Goddard, M. E., Lehnert, S. A. and Reverter, A. (2014). A marker-derived gene network reveals the regulatory role of PPARGC1A, HNF4G, and FOXP3 in intramuscular fat deposition of beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 92 (7), 2832-2845. doi: 10.2527/jas.2013-7484
Kelly, M. J., Tume, R. K., Fortes, M. and Thompson, J. M. (2014). Whole-genome association study of fatty acid composition in a diverse range of beef cattle breeds. Journal of Animal Science, 92 (5), 1895-1901. doi: 10.2527/jas2013-6901
Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Fortes, Marina R. S., McWilliam, Sean M., Lehnert, Sigrid A. and Reverter, Antonio (2014). Variation in genes involved in epigenetic processes offers insights into tropically adapted cattle diversity. Frontiers in Genetics, 5 (APR) Article 89, 1-6. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00089
Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis, Ballester, Maria, Fortes, Marina R. S., Esteve-Codina, Anna, Castello, Anna, Noguera, Jose L., Fernandez, Ana I., Perez-Enciso, Migual, Reverter, Antonio and Folch, Josep M. (2014). From SNP co-association to RNA co-expression: Novel insights into gene networks for intramuscular fatty acid composition in porcine. BMC Genomics, 15 (1) 232. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-232
Lyons, Russell E., Loan, Nguyen To, Dierens, Leanne, Fortes, Marina R. S., Kelly, Matthew, McWilliam, Sean S., Li, Yutao, Bunch, Rowan J., Harrison, Blair E., Barendse, William, Lehnert, Sigrid A. and Moore, Stephen S. (2014). Evidence for positive selection of taurine genes within a QTL region on chromosome X associated with testicular size in Australian Brahman cattle. BMC Genetics, 15 (1) 6, 6.1-6.10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-15-6
Fortes, M. R. S., Satake, N., Corbet, D. H., Corbet, N. J., Burns, B. M., Moore, S. S. and Boe-Hansen, G. B. (2014). Sperm protamine deficiency correlates with sperm DNA damage in Bos indicus bulls. Andrology, 2 (3), 370-378. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00196.x
Fortes, M. R. S., Kemper, K., Sasazaki, S., Reverter, A., Pryce, J. E., Barendse, W., Bunch, R., McCulloch, R., Harrison, B., Bolormaa, S., Zhang, Y. D., Hawken, R. J., Goddard, M. E. and Lehnert, S. A. (2013). Evidence for pleiotropism and recent selection in the PLAG1 region in Australian Beef cattle. Animal Genetics, 44 (6), 636-647. doi: 10.1111/age.12075
Widmann, Philipp, Reverter, Antonio, Fortes, Marina R. S., Weikard, Rosemarie, Suhre, Karsten, Hammon, Harald, Albrecht, Elke and Kuehn, Christa (2013). A systems biology approach using metabolomic data reveals genes and pathways interacting to modulate divergent growth in cattle. BMC Genomics, 14 (1) 798, 798.1-798.17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-798
Fortes, Marina R. S., DeAtley, Kasey L., Lehnert, Sigrid A., Burns, Brian M., Reverter, Antonio, Hawken, Rachel J., Boe-Hansen, Gry, Moore, Stephen S. and Thomas, Milton G. (2013). Genomic regions associated with fertility traits in male and female cattle: Advances from microsatellites to high-density chips and beyond. Animal Reproduction Science, 141 (1-2), 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.07.002
Fortes, M. R. S., Reverter, A., Kelly, M., McCulloch, R. and Lehnert, S. A. (2013). Genome-wide association study for inhibin, luteinizing hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1, testicular size and semen traits in bovine species. Andrology, 1 (4), 644-650. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00101.x
Reverter, Antonio and Fortes, Marina R. S. (2013). Association weight matrix: A network-based approach towards functional genome-wide association studies. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1019, 437-447. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-447-0-20
Jonsson, N. N., Fortes, M. R. S., Piper, E. K., Vankan, D. M., de Cisneros, J. Prada J. and Wittek, T. (2013). Comparison of metabolic, hematological, and peripheral blood leukocyte cytokine profiles of dairy cows and heifers during the periparturient period. Journal of Dairy Science, 96 (4), 2283-2292. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-6173
Snelling, W. M., Cushman, R. A., Keele, J. W., Maltecca, C., Thomas, M. G., Fortes, M. R. S. and Reverter, A. (2013). Networks and pathways to guide genomic selection. Journal of Animal Science, 91 (2), 537-552. doi: 10.2527/jas.2012-5784
Fortes, Marina R. S., Li, Yutao, Collis, Eliza, Zhang, Yuandan and Hawken, Rachel J. (2013). The IGF1 pathway genes and their association with age of puberty in cattle. Animal Genetics, 44 (1), 91-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02367.x
Reverter, A. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2013). Building single nucleotide polymorphism-derived gene regulatory networks: towards functional genome-wide association studies. Journal of Animal Science, 91 (2), 530-536. doi: 10.2527/jas.2012-5780
Fortes, M. R. S., Snelling, W. M., Reverter, A., Nagaraj, S. H., Lehnert, S. A., Hawken, R. J., DeAtley, K. L., Peters, S. O., Silver, G. A., Rincon, G., Medrano, J. F., Islas-Trejo, A. and Thomas, M. G. (2012). Gene network analyses of first service conception in Brangus heifers: use of genome and trait associations, hypothalamic-transcriptome information, and transcription factors. Journal of Animal Science, 90 (9), 2894-2906. doi: 10.2527/jas2011-4601
Fortes, Marina R. S., Reverter, Antonio, Hawken, Rachel J., Bolormaa, Sunduimijid and Lehnert, Sigrid A. (2012). Candidate genes associated with testicular development, sperm quality, and hormone levels of inhibin, luteinizing hormone, and insulin-like growth factor 1 in brahman bulls. Biology of Reproduction, 87 (3) Article 58, 1-8. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.101089
Collis, E., Fortes, M. R. S., Zhang, Y., Tier, B., Schutt, K., Barendse, W. and Hawken, R. (2012). Genetic variants affecting meat and milk production traits appear to have effects on reproduction traits in cattle. Animal Genetics, 43 (4), 442-446. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02272.x
Fortes, M. R. S., Holroyd, R. G., Reverter, A., Venus, B. K., Satake, N. and Boe-Hansen, G. B. (2012). The integrity of sperm chromatin in young tropical composite bulls. Theriogenology, 78 (2), 326-333. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.02.007
Hawken, R. J., Zhang, Y. D., Fortes, M. R. S., Collis, E., Barris, W. C., Corbet, N. J., Williams, P. J., Fordyce, G., Holroyd, R. G., Walkley, J. R. W, Barendse, W., Johnston, D. J., Prayaga, K. C., Tier, B., Reverter, A. and Lehnert S. A. (2012). Genome-wide association studies of female reproduction in tropically adapted beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 90 (5), 1398-1410. doi: 10.2527/jas.2011-4410
Snelling, W. M., Cushman, R. A., Fortes, M. R. S., Reverter, A., Bennett, G. L., Keele, J. W., Kuehn, L. A., McDaneld, T. G., Thallman, R. M. and Thomas, M. G. (2012). Physiology and endocrinology symposium: How single nucleotide polymorphism chips will advance our knowledge of factors controlling puberty and aid in selecting replacement beef females. Journal of Animal Science, 90 (4), 1152-1165. doi: 10.2527/jas.2011-4581
Curi, Rogerio Abdallah, Krauskopf, Monique Marcondes, Hadlich, Janaina Conte, Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas, Vankan, Dianne Margaret, Silva, Josineudson Augusto II Vasconcelos, de Oliveira, Henrique Nunes and da Mota, Marcilio Dias Silveira (2012). Candidate SNPs for carcass and meat traits in Nelore animals and in their crosses with Bos taurus. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 47 (2), 294-301. doi: 10.1590/S0100-204X2012000200019
Fortes, M. R. S., Lehnert, S. A., Bolormaa, S., Reich, C., Fordyce, G., Corbet, N. J., Whan, V., Hawken, R. J. and Reverter, A. (2012). Finding genes for economically important traits: Brahman cattle puberty. Animal Production Science, 52 (2-3), 143-150. doi: 10.1071/AN11165
Fortes, M. R. S., Reverter, A., Nagaraj, S. H., Zhang, Y., Jonsson, N. N., Barris, W., Lehnert, S., Boe-Hansen, G. B. and Hawken, R. J. (2011). A single nucleotide polymorphism-derived regulatory gene network underlying puberty in 2 tropical breeds of beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 89 (6), 1669-1683. doi: 10.2527/jas.2010-3681
Fortes, Marina R. S., Reverter, Antonio, Zhang, Yuandan, Collis, Eliza, Nagaraj, Shivashankar H., Jonsson, Nick N., Prayaga, Kishore C., Barris, Wes and Hawken, Rachel J. (2010). Association weight matrix for the genetic dissection of puberty in beef cattle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107 (31), 13642-13647. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1002044107
Vankan, D. M., Waine, D. R. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2010). Real-time PCR genotyping and frequency of the myostatin F94L mutation in beef cattle breeds. Animal, 4 (4), 530-534. doi: 10.1017/S175173110999139X
Curi, Rogerio Abdallah, Salinas Fortes, Marina Rufino, Loyola Chardulo, Luis Artur, Silveira, Antonio Carlos, Arrigoni, Mario De Beni, Martins, Cyntia Ludovico, Ortiz D' Avila Assumpcao, Mayra Elena and de Oliveira, Henrique Nunes (2009). Genetic polymorphisms related to meat traits in purebred and crossbred Nelore cattle. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 44 (12), 1660-1666. doi: 10.1590/S0100-204X2009001200015
Fortes, Marina R. S., Curi, Rogerio A., Chardulo, Luis Artur L., Silveira, Antonio C., Assumpcao, Mayra E. O. D., Visintin, Jose Antonio and de Oliveira, Henrique N. (2009). Bovine gene polymorphisms related to fat deposition and meat tenderness. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 32 (1), 75-82. doi: 10.1590/S1415-47572009000100011

Conference Papers

Ong, C. T., Cavallaro, A. S., Fortes, M. R. S., Dekker, M., Boulton, A., Kniwesky, B. and Ross, E. M. (2025). Evaluating oral swabbing as a practical alternative to rumen sampling for large-scale methane emission studies in grazing animals. 26th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG), Queenstown, New Zealand, 24 - 26 June 2025.
Afonso, Juliana, Cardoso, Tainã Figueiredo, Bruscadin, Jennifer Jéssica, de Lima, Andressa Oliveira, Da Diniz, Wellison Jarles Silva, Mourao, Gerson Barreto, Cesar, Aline Silve Mello, Zerlotini, Adhemar, Coutinho, Luiz Lehmann, Fortes, Marina R S and de Regitano, Luciana Correia Almeida (2024). Putative epigenetic regulating fatty acids content in muscle of Nelore cattle. 2024 ASAS Annual Meeting, Calgary, Canada, 21-25 July 2024. Cary, NC United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae234.505
Palmieri, C., Naseem, M. N., Kinley, R., Roque, B. and Fortes, M. (2024). Rumen histology revealed: mapping the microscopic terrain of subtle morphological changes. 5th Cutting Edge Pathology Congress, Madrid, Spain, 28 - 31 August 2024.
McCosker, Kieren, Boulton, Alana, Dekkers, Milou, Ross, Elizabeth, Hudson, Nick and Fortes, Marina (2023). Are production measures a good indication of pregnancy success?. North Australian Beef Research Update Conference, Darwin, NT Australia, 22-25 August 2023.
Afonso, J., Shim, W.J., Boden, M., Palpant, N., Fortes, M.R.S., Diniz, W.J.S., Lima, A.O., Rocha, M.I.P., Cardoso, T.F., Bruscadin, J.J., Gromboni, C.F., Nogueira, A.R.A., Mourão, G.B., Zerlotini, A., Coutinho, L.L. and Regitano, L.C.A. (2022). H3K27me3 predicted regulation of gene expression linked to calcium quantification in Nelore muscle. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_553
Tan, W. L. A., Porto-Neto, L. R., Gouveia, G. C., Reverter, A. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2021). Comparing genomic with pedigree relationship matrices and preliminary genome wide association in Santa Gertrudis bulls. Association for the advancement of animal breeding and genetics, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-4 November 2021. University of New England Armidale: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Porto-Neto, L. R., Bertram, J., McWilliam, S., Fortes, M. R. S., Alexandre, P., McGowan, M. R., Hayes, B. J. and Reverter, A. (2021). Multibreed genomic prediction for male fertility in tropical beef cattle. Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Wockner, K. B., Tahir, M. S., Kour, J., Tan, W. L. A., Olasege, B. S., Porto-Neto, L. R., Little, B. A., Wilson, C. R., Dollemore, W., Reverter, A., Hayes, B. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2021). PHENOBANK: A platform to facilitate collaboration and genomic selection for female fertility in beef cattle. Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2 - 4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Alexandre, Pâmela A., Naval-Sánchez, Marina, Menzies, Moira, Nguyen, Loan T., Porto-Neto, Laercio, Fortes, Marina R.S. and Reverter, Antonio (2021). Chromatin accessibility and regulatory vocabulary in indicine cattle. 38th International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG), Virtual, 26-30 July 2021. Champaign, IL United States: ISAG.
Fortes, Marina, Tan, Wei Liang Andre, Porto-Neto, Laercio R., Reverter, Antonio and Boe-Hansen, Gry B. (2020). Proposing a combination of heritable fertility traits for bull selection. 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Virtual, 19-23 July 2020. Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaa278.153
Nguyen, Loan T., Reverter, Antonio, Cánovas, Angela, Porto-Neto, L.R., Venus, Bronwyn, Islas-Trejo, Alma, Lehnert, Sigrid A., Medrano, Juan F., Thomas, Milton G., Moore, Stephen S. and Fortes, Marina R.S. (2019). Pre- and post-puberty co-expression gene networks from RNA-sequencing of Brahman heifers. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 27 October - 1 November 2019.
Fonseca, P. A. D. S., Id-Lahoucine, S., Casellas, J., Miglior, F., Reverter, A., Fortes, M. R., Nguyen, L. T., Porto-Neto, L. R., Sargolzaei, M., Brito, L. F., Miller, S. P., Schenkel, F. S., Lohuis, M., Medrano, J. F. and Canovas, A. (2018). Functional Characterization of Genes Mapped in Transmission Ratio Distortion Regions of the Bovine Genome Affecting Reproduction. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
Nguyen, Loan To, Fortes, Marina R.S. and Reverter, Antonio (2017). A pipeline for the analysis of multi-omics data. The Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Townsville, QLD, Australia, 2-5 July 2017.
Enculescu, C. V., Ho, A. M. C., Rueda, A. V., Fortes, M. R. S., Shamsollahi, G., James, D. P., Schenk, G., Camarini, R., Dodd, P. R. and Stadlin, A. (2017). Polymorphisms in Gabra and Rgs Genes Are Associated with Alcoholism and a Secondary Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis: Results Are Sex-Linked. 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA), Denver CO, United States, 24-28 June 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Boe-Hansen, Gry, Fortes, Marina and Satake, Nana (2016). Morphological defects, sperm DNA integrity and protamination of bovine spermatozoa. 10th Biennial Conference of the Association for Applied Animal Andrology, Tours, France, 24-26 June 2016. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.03.027
Nguyen, L. T., Reverter-Gomez, A., Canovas, A., Venus, B., Islas-Trejo, A., Lehnert, S. A., Medrano, J. F., Moore, S. S. and Fortes, M. R. (2016). Liver transcriptome from pre versus post-pubertal Brahman heifers. Animal Genomes (FAANG) ASAS-ISAG Joint Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT United States, 23 July 2016. Cary, NC United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ansci/94.supplement4.20
Nguyen, L. T., Camargo, G. M. F. D, Lyons, R. E., Lehnert, S. A. and Fortes, M. R. S. (2015). Effects of TEX11 and AR polymorphisms on reproduction and growth traits in Australian beef cattle. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, VIC, Australia, 28-30 September 2015. Bundoora, VIC, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Fortes, M. R. S., Almughlliq, F. B., Nguyen, L. T., Porto Neto, L. R. and Lehnert, S. A. (2015). Non-synonimous polymorphism in helb is associated with male and female reproductive traits in cattle. Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, VIC, Australia, 28-30 September 2015. Bundoora, VIC, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Porto-Neto, L., Fortes, M. R. S., Kelly, M., Lehnert, S. A. and Reverter, A. (2014). A Gene Network Inferred from Genome-wide Association: Prioritization of QTLs Associated with Tropical Cattle Reproduction. 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, 2014.
Connolly, S., Fortes, M., Piper, E., Seddon, J. and Kelly, M. (2014). Determining the number of animals required to accurately determine breed composition using genomic data Proceedings. 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver Canada, 2014.
Crispim, Aline Camporez, Kelly, Matthew J., Silva, Fabyano F., Fortes, Marina R. S., Guimaraes, Simone E. F., Lopes, Paolo S. and Moore, Stephen S. (2014). Genome Wide Association for growth curve parameters in Brahman cattle. 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, 2014.
Satake, Nana, Fortes, Marina and Boe-Hansen, Gry (2014). Assessment of protamine deficiency in bovine sperm utilizing CMA3 dual spectra flow cytometry. Association for Applied Animal Andrology Biennual Meeting, Newcastle, Australia, 8th-10th August 2014.
Kelly, M., Fortes, M. R. S. and Moore, S. S. (2013). Accuracy of imputation in a population of tropical composite cattle with particular emphasis on the use of allelic R2 as a quality control metric. AAABG 2013: 20th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Napier, New Zealand, 20-23 October, 2013. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Fortes, M. R. S., Sasazaki, S., Kemper, K. E., Reverter, A., Pryce, J., Barndse, W., Bunch, R., Zhang, Y. D., Hawken, R. J., Goddard, M. E. and Lehnert, S. A. (2012). Mutations in the PLAG1 region are associated with height, weight, puberty, IGF1 levels and fat deposition in beef cattle. 33rd Conference of the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG), Cairns, Australia, 15-20 July 2012. International Society of Animal Genetics.
Fortes, M. R. S., Reverter, A., Hawken, R. J., Thomas, M. G. and Lehnert, S. A. (2012). Asociación genómica y uso de teoría de network para la disección genética de la pubertad en Bovinos. ALAG Congress, Rosario, Argentina, 28-31 October 2012.
Hawken, R. J., Zhang, Y. M., Fortes, M. R. S., Collis, E., Reverter, A., Barris, W.C., Fordyce, G., Holroyd, R. G., Tier, B., Burrow, H.M. and Lehnert, S. A. (2011). Dissecting the genetics underlying reproduction rate in tropically adapted beef cattle. Applied Genomics for Sustainable Livestock Breeding, Melbourne, Australia, 2-5 May 2011.
Vankan, Dianne M., Corley, Sean, Wayne, Deanne and Fortes, Marina (2008). Genotyping methodology and frequencies of the myostatin F94L mutation in Australian cattle breeds. 31st Conference of the International Society of Animal Genetics, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 20-24, 2008.

Thesis

Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas (2012). Genes and genetic markers associated with puberty in beef cattle. PhD Thesis, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland.

Data Collections

Fortes, Marina (2015). Transcriptome Associated to Puberty in Bos indicus Cattle. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/e129c29
Fortes, Marina (2014). Transcriptome associated to puberty in Bos indicus cattle. The University of Queensland. (Collection) doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.599

Areas of research

Biochemistry and molecular biology discipline
Molecular genetics and genomics theme