AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CANADIAN GENOMICS ......AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CANADIAN GENOMICS ENTERPRISE...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CANADIAN GENOMICS ENTERPRISE
CHRIS BARKER
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
GENOME PRAIRIE
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• Genome Canada incorporated in 2000.
• 6 regional centres including Genome Prairie.
Genome BC
Ontario Genomics
Institute
Genome Quebec
Genome
Atlantic
Genome Alberta
Canadian Genomics Enterprise
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•10 Science and Technology Innovation Centres
•160+ Genomics Projects
•$2 Billion Investment
•7 Key Economic Sectors: Agriculture, Energy,
Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health and
Mining
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Large-Scale Applied Research Program (LSARP)
• Annual or bi-annual competitions
• Sector specific
• 2014 Feeding the Future
• 2015 Natural Resources and the Environment
• 2017 Health
• Academic led research teams
• $2-10M over 4 years 1:2 co-funding
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Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP)
• Semi-annual intake
• Non-Sector specific
• Partnership between an Industrial “User” and an Academic
Researcher
• Designed to “pull” technology from the lab bench to the store
shelf
• $300k - 6M
• 6 months to 3 years 1:2 co-funding
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Genome PrairieOur goal is to support stakeholders across Manitoba and
Saskatchewan in capturing the benefits of advanced research in
genomics and related biosciences.
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT
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Genome Prairie: By the numbers
Total
Projects 20
GP-led GC Projects 15
Non-GC Projects 5
Total project investment $197M
Person years of HQP employment +1,500
Publications +850
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Increasing the benefits and
versatility of flax by developing
genomic-based tools to assist in
crop breeding, to improve field
performance and to enhance
seed and fibre traits.
TOTAL UTILIZATION OF FLAX GENOMICS
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TUFGEN: BY THE NUMBERS• $11.8M investment in flax research
• 12 PI’s across Canada in 5 provinces
• 1 complete reference genome
• 407 re-sequenced varieties
• 45,000 genes identified including those responsible for many
fibre traits
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MICROBIAL GENOMICS FOR BIOFUELS AND CO-PRODUCTS
FROM BIOREFINING PROCESSES
MGCB2 project researchers are
finding novel ways to turn waste into
renewable resources such as biofuels
and bioplastics.
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MGCB2: BY THE NUMBERS• $10.6M Project
• 10 Canadian PI’s and 7 International Collaborators
• 20 microbial strains characterized
• Genomics
• Proteomics
• Metabolomics
• Identification of strains and the molecular pathways that result in the
production of PHA’s
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Thank you
Questions?