Our Projects

Genome Prairie develops and manages a wide range of initiatives related to bioscience research. This research has broad impacts across many different sectors including agriculture, human and animal health and the environment, to name a few. Our research is generating new knowledge, tools and techniques to transform and enhance our understanding of the world. This understanding is being applied to strengthen the competitiveness of the Prairie region by enabling the development of new products, processes and services.

2023 - 2027

GG4GHG – grassland genomics project

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2023 - 2027

Bio-inoculants and crop resiliency project

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2023 - 2027

ACTIVATing Genomics Project

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2023 - 2026

Helicobacter pylori Genomics Project

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2023 - 2026

The Ovarian Cancer Genomics Project

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2022 - 2025

BIG – Bison Integrated Genomics

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2021-2025

GENICE II

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2021-2024

CPMN – Canadian Prairie Metabolic Network

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2019 - 2025

4DWheat – Diversity, Discovery, Design and Delivery

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2019 - 2025

EVOLVES – Enhancing the Value of Lentil Variation for Ecosystem Survival

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2019 - 2025

Genomic ASSETS for Livestock

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2020 - 2023

COV3R – COVID-19 Rapid Regional Response

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2019 - 2023

FLOWTER – Floating Wetland Treatments to Enhance Remediation

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2016-2023

EcoToxChip – A toxicogenomics tool for chemical prioritization and environmental management

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2016-2023

GENICE: Microbial Genomics for Oil Spill Preparedness in Canada’s Arctic Marine Environment

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2020-2022

CanCOGeN – Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network

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2015-2021

ReVAMP – Reverse vaccinology approach for the prevention of mycobacterial disease in cattle

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2015-2021

CTAG2 – Canadian Triticum Applied Genomics

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2018 - 2021

Improving on-seed survival and performance of legume inoculants using genome shuffling

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2015 - 2019

AGILE – Application of Genomics to Innovation in the Lentil Economy

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2015 - 2019

FiCoGEN – Fibre Composite and Biomatrix Genomics

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2015 - 2018

CUC – Enhancement of Commercial Utilization of Canola

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2014 - 2017

PLM – Improving Crop Yield and Stress Resilience

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2016 - 2017

Zika – Addressing an Emerging Issue

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2011 – 2015

CTAG – Securing the Future of Wheat in Canada

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2010 - 2015

Swine Improvement – Maintaining healthy and more profitable pig production

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2009-2014

TUFGEN – Total Utilization Flax GENomics

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2009-2014

MGCB2 – Microbial Genomics for Biofuels and Co-Products from Biorefining Processes

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2011-2013

MAVEN – Microbial Assessment for Value-Add, Environment and Natural Resources

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2010-2013

Prairie Gold – Energizing Commercialization of Industrial Oilseed Crops

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2009-2013

VALGEN – Value Generation Through Genomics

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2006 - 2011

Crop Adaptation Genomics

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2008-2011

Enabling Technologies for Embryonic Stem Cell Functional Genomics

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2009 - 2011

MEOR – Using Microbes to Enhance Oil Recovery

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2007 – 2010

Cold Tolerant Rye

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2007 - 2010

IBOC – Improving Brassica Oil Content

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2006-2010

NorCOMM – North American Conditional Mouse Mutagenesis Project

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2002 – 2006

Enhancing Canola Through Genomics

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2001-2006

Functional Genomics of Abiotic Stress in Crops

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2006

DOTM – Designing Oilseeds for Tomorrow’s Markets

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2003-2006

Development of Enabling Technologies For Proteomics Research

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2002 - 2005

FPMI – Functional Pathogenomics of Mucosal Immunity

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2002-2005

GE3LS – Commercialization And Society: Strategic and Policy Implications

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