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News items for the week of May 23, 2022.

Canadian Government, Partners Commit C$59.8M to Natural Resources, Environmental Genomics Projects

Funded projects include one developing environmental DNA analysis tools and another building a microbial platform to eliminate plastic waste.

Research Team Wins C$6.5M From Genome Canada to Join Earth BioGenome Project

The Earth BioGenome Project, launched in 2017, is an international effort that aims to sequence all of the planet's eukaryotic species.

Genome BC Announces C$10M to Study Clinical Genomics Implementation

The funding, part of a larger initiative by Genome Canada, will support two studies in British Columbia that will evaluate genomics in healthcare.

Thermo Fisher, Genome Canada Ink C$6M Collaboration on Cancer NGS Assays

The assays will combine genomic and gene expression analyses to better understand driver mutations in prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancers.

Jul 26, 2019

Genome Canada Awards C$76.7M in Research Grants

Feb 4, 2019

Genome Canada, Partners Award $42.6M in Genomics, Informatics Research Funding

Aug 16, 2018

Canadian Government, Industry Invest C$21M in Genomic Applications Program

Jun 4, 2018

Genome Canada Launches National Precision Medicine Initiative

Feb 1, 2018

Newly Funded Genome Canada Projects Focus on Proteomics, Rare Disease, Crop Genomics
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Jan 23, 2018

Genome Canada, Partners Commit C$255M to Fund Genomics Research

Jan 15, 2018

Canadian Partners Get Genome Canada Funding to Build DivSeek Bioinformatics Resource

Dec 7, 2017

Sinai Health, BGI to Run RNA Sequencing Trials to Develop Better Diagnostics for Preterm Birth
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Dec 1, 2017

Genome Canada, Partners Commit C$24.6M for Genome Research Projects

Jun 12, 2017

Genome Canada, Pharma Partners Commit C$33M to Structural Genomics Consortium

May 26, 2017

Canadian Government, Partners Award Genomic Research Grants

Dec 9, 2016

Canadian Partners to Provide C$128.3M in Funding for Genome Research Projects

Oct 11, 2016

Genome Canada, Partners Commit C$19M to Genomic Research Projects

Sep 13, 2016

Genome Canada Awards C$4M for 16 Bioinformatics, Computational Biology Projects

Mar 23, 2016

Canadian Prime Minister Calls for C$237.2M Investment in Genome Canada

Mar 17, 2016

Genome Canada Announces Personalized Medicine Research Network

Mar 10, 2016

Genome Canada Announces Funding for Industry, Academic Research Partnerships

Dec 17, 2015

Canadian Research Team Wins C$7.3M to Develop New Vaccines for Cattle
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Dec 15, 2015

Canadian Genomic Data-Sharing Program Lands C$3.3M

Oct 28, 2015

Canadian Researchers Embark on C$9.9M Coho Salmon Genomics Project

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The Scan

Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.