News Articles and Updates
New projects to explore societal implications of genomics research
November 15, 2017 / News Release
Genome Canada is pleased to announce five new projects that will receive funding under the Genome Canada and Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Joint Initiative on Societal Implications of Genomics Research. The projects were announced by the Minister of Science, the Hon. Kirsty Duncan, earlier today as part of a major SSHRC grants and scholarships funding announcement.
Crop research partnership maps two lentil genomes
November 8, 2017 / News Article
A partnership between University of Saskatchewan (U of S) crop scientists and genomic big data company NRGene of Israel has successfully sequenced two wild lentil genomes—the largest legume genomes ever assembled.
Mitigating Diet-Related Health Conditions Mission of World Food Alliance
June 20, 2017 / News Release
SAN DIEGO, CA – (June 19, 2017) Linking agriculture and health through the development, deployment and validation of agricultural innovation is the goal of the newly launched World Food Alliance (WFA).
A roundup of wheat research that will bring new varieties suited for the Canadian Prairies
March 24, 2017 /
This $8.8 million project, funded by Genome Canada, the Western Grains Research Foundation, and the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta wheat commissions, has already delivered its first phase in early 2016, when researchers announced they had sequenced the bread wheat and durum wheat genomes.
Dow AgroSciences unique facility a benefit to Saskatchewan’s bioscience research cluster
March 24, 2017 / News Article
The Saskatoon research cluster at the University of Saskatchewan and Innovation Place technology park is a hotbed of innovation. Vibrant organizations located here contribute great things to the bioscience industry as a whole. One example is the Dow AgroSciences Global Canola Research Centre.
U of S VIDO-InterVac helping fight Zika virus
March 10, 2017 / News Release
– The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan has joined the global effort to combat Zika virus by developing a swine model that mimics the disease in humans.
New Funding Opportunity 2017 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition Genomics and Precision Health
January 30, 2017 / News Release
Genome Canada is pleased to advise the research community of a new funding opportunity – the 2017 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition – Genomics and Precision Health.
New research project partners teams at Universities of Manitoba and Calgary to study the impact of oil spills in Arctic environments
December 8, 2016 /
A collaborative research project titled GENICE that partners the University of Calgary and the University of Manitoba has been awarded $10.7million as part of the Genome Canada 2015 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition (LSARP).
U of S team helps develop tool to assess environmental risks of chemicals
December 8, 2016 /
A University of Saskatchewan research team led by toxicologist Markus Hecker will work with scientists from McGill University and Environment and Climate Change Canada on a $9.6-million project to develop and commercialize a new genomics tool for assessing the risk of chemicals in the environment.
Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity 2017 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition Genomics and Precision Health
November 7, 2016 / News Release
Genome Canada is pleased to advise the research community of an upcoming funding opportunity – the 2017 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition – Genomics and Precision Health. This Competition is anticipated to be formally launched in early 2017 with detailed guidelines and application forms available at that time.