Applied Genomics Programs Archives

Fisheries and Aquaculture

International Cooperation Project to Sequence the Atlantic Salmon Geno...

The international cooperation which involves researchers, funding bodies and industry from Canada, Chile and Norway has sequenced the Atlantic salmon genome using Sanger and next-g...

May 25, 2021

Agrifood

Assessment of Mite Fertility – Development of a molecular-based ...

The two-spotted spider mite is a common pest in horticulture and to control these mites greenhouses often use chemical pesticides or another type of mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis, ...

May 25, 2021

Energy

Optimizing Hydrolytic Enzymes and Lignocellulosic substrates toward ma...

Using the excess beetle-killed pine as a source of fermentable sugars, the researchers used genomics to determine the most efficient methods to liberate fermentable sugars from the...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Development of Novel Biomarker Blood Tests for COPD...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive disease that results in damaged lung airways, making it difficult to breathe. Patients suffer “lu...

May 25, 2021

Mining

The Development of Genomic Tools for Monitoring and Improving Passive ...

Mine drainage and other waste waters are potential sources of contamination for many different aquatic environments. Current waste water treatment methods require large scale chemi...

May 25, 2021

Agrifood

Apis mellifera Proteomics of Innate reSistance (APIS)...

The APIS project focused on the identifications of biomarkers of disease resistance in honey bees. Although treatments are available, increased drug resistance and the concern of c...

May 25, 2021

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Genomic Tools for Fisheries Management (FishMan Omics)...

The long-term viability of the wild salmon industry, worth hundreds of millions of dollars in BC, has been threatened recently by extreme variability in annual returns and declines...

May 25, 2021

Environment

Genomic approaches to microbial community monitoring as a forest manag...

The health of the microbial ecosystem of forest soil is crucial to sustainable forest management. The complex and vital interactions that occur between species of microorganisms in...

May 25, 2021

Energy

Optimized Populus feedstocks and novel enzyme systems for a British Co...

The goal of this project was to use genomic and metabolomic approaches to characterize the phenotypic and genetic diversity in of native BC Populus trichocarpa (black cottonwood, o...

May 25, 2021

Environment

Genomic studies of explosives biodegradation...

Many explosives used by militaries and other industries around the world use nitramine chemicals as the source of the high energy needed during explosions. RDX is a commonly used e...

May 25, 2021

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Genomics in Lice and Salmon (GiLS)...

The health of both wild and farmed salmon can be severely impacted by sea lice that live on the skin of the salmonid fish. Lice infections can cause production costs of Canadian fa...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

CanEuCre – Genomic Resources Advancing Therapies for Brain Disor...

The mouse is the premier model organism for human genetic and genomic medical research. Large scale efforts in mouse-functional genomics are currently ongoing in the US, Canada, an...

May 25, 2021

Forestry

The Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic – Using genomics of the intera...

This project (Tria I) on mountain pine beetle was looking at the mechanisms for managing the beetles, identifying and breeding resistant trees, and understanding the biology of the...

May 25, 2021

Agrifood

WineGen – Genomics of Viticulture and Enology...

This applied research project builds on the previous GrapeGen project to further advance new knowledge about grape biology (viticulture) and wine yeasts to improve winemaking proce...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

IND Enabling Studies for Antisense Oligonucleotides Targeting Key Regu...

Iron is essential to bind oxygen and transport electrons for all living organisms, but iron overload and maldistribution have been implicated in the etiology of many disorders, inc...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Genotype-Specific Approaches to Therapy in Childhood- The Canadian Pha...

Adverse reactions to approved prescription drugs are a major health concern and children are particularly vulnerable. These adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause 10,000-22,000 deaths...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Better Biomarkers of Acute and Chronic Allograft Rejection...

After transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver, the immune system may attack the foreign organ so patients are treated with immunosuppressant medication to prevent rejection. H...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Genomic Tools for Diagnosis and Evaluation of Mental Retardation...

Mental retardation, which is usually defined as an IQ score below 70, occurs in approximately 1% of the population. It is the most frequent cause of severe life-long disability in ...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Application of Pharmacogenomics for Rational Chemotherapy of Lung Canc...

This lung cancer project has been instrumental in determining genetic markers that could inform clinicians of the potential success (or failure) of a particular treatment before ch...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Innovative Genomic Applications to Develop Clinical Biomarkers and Nov...

Iron is essential to bind oxygen and transport electrons for all living organisms, but iron overload and maldistribution have been implicated in the etiology of many disorders, inc...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Development and Validation of Comparative Genomic Hybridization Arrays...

Cancer research involves examining genetic changes associated with cancer development and progression. This project has developed and evaluated tiling resolution whole genome array...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Genotype Specific Approaches to Therapy in Childhood (GATC)...

Adverse reactions to approved prescription drugs are a major health concern and children are particularly vulnerable. These adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause 10,000-22,000 deaths...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Biomarkers in Transplantation...

After transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver, the immune system may attack the foreign organ so patients are treated with immunosuppressant medication to prevent rejection. H...

May 25, 2021