Science Opportunities Fund Archives

Agrifood

Building the Genomics Toolbox for Lavenders...

The project aimed to identify traits that could assist lavender farmers to improve yield and quality of the resulting essential oils thereby strengthening the industry in the provi...

May 25, 2021

Forestry

Conifer Genome Exploration...

This project explored the genome organization, structure and sequence of two conifer species: white spruce and loblolly pine. Previously, no conifer genome sequencing project had b...

May 25, 2021

Environment

FrogSCOPE (frog Sentinel species Comparative...

Frogs provide a very sensitive biological sensor of dangerous chemicals because of the drastic morphological changes that happen during the transition between tadpole and frog life...

May 25, 2021

Environment

Development of a Health Assessment Tool for Marine Mussels (Myt-OME)...

Increasing environmental pressures on the BC coastline have affected both coastal habitats and the productivity of the aquaculture industry. Unexplained shellfish mortality at four...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

Flow Sorting Facility at BC Cancer Agency...

Genome sequencing of any biological sample invariably involves a homogeneous mixture of cells and cell types, but by studying single cells, the confusion that accompanies these mix...

May 25, 2021

Data and Technology Human Health

Development of Efficient Algorithms and Technologies for Structural Va...

The goal of this project was to develop a novel and efficient algorithms for managing, filtering and analyzing data generated by these platforms, both for main stream PCs as well a...

May 25, 2021

Human Health

CAE/BC Biolibrary Project- Guidelines, Protocols and Policies...

Biobanks are centralized collections of human blood, tissue samples and other data, and are vital for health research as they serve the needs of researchers for access to high qual...

May 25, 2021

Forestry

Mycorrhizal Fungal Ecology- A Genomic Approach for Improved Forest Man...

This smaller-scale project team investigated the symbiotic association between fungus and plant roots with a view to improve the establishment of cedar and hemlock seedlings during...

May 25, 2021

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Sablefish Genomics...

The sablefish industry is a $300 million a year industry in North America, with wild stocks decreasing while commercial demand is rapidly increasing. There is a need to establish s...

May 25, 2021