Congratulations to our 2021/22 funding recipients. Thank you for helping to uncover the best solutions to Nova Scotia’s biggest challenges.
Project: Pursuing Genomic Evaluation for Milking Shorthorn Dairy Cattle to Improve On-Farm Efficiency and Climate Friendly Milk Production
Ryan Barrett
Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society
RNS Funding Contribution: $16,325
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: small-scale climate change fund, milking shorthorn, dairy cattle, breeders, Prince Edward Island, genotyping
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Rapid Detection of Perkinsus marinus to Protect the Atlantic Canada Oyster Industry from a Climate Change Threat
Dr. Rod Beresford
Verschuren Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $39,917
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: small-scale climate change fund, oysters, climate change, oyster growers
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Tracking invasive earthworms through eDNA: a proof of concept
Dr. Erin Cameron
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $14,411
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: small-scale climate change fund, Canadian Forest Service, New Brunswick, Quebec, earthworms, environmental DNA
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Baseline Molecular Epidemiologic Risk Assessment for Shell Disease in the Atlantic Canadian Lobster Fishery
Dr. Fraser Clark
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $37,500
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: small-scale climate change fund, epizootic shell disease, lobster industry
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Exploring Adaptation and Plasticity to Ocean Warming in Blue Mussels
Dr. Ramon Filgueira & Dr. Tiago Hori
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $27,044
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: blue mussel production, mussels, warming coastal waters, climate change, environmental heal tolerance
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Conservation genomics of the endangered North Atlantic right whale
Dr. Timothy Frasier
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $221,270
Funding Partners: Genome Canada
Key Words: biology, North Atlantic right whale, genomics
Project: Enhanced Climate-based Monitoring of Algae and Algal Toxins Through Passive Sampling
Dr. Graham Gagnon & Dr. Amina Stoddart & Dr. Crystal Sweeney
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $18,000
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: algal blooms, cyanobacteria, passive sampling, wastewater, algal toxins
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Carbon Sequestration & Food Security through Metabolomic Approaches to Soil Microbiomes
Dr. Diane Hollett
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), NL Marine Organics
RNS Funding Contribution: $74,000
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: soil microbiome, carbon sequestration, fish-based fertilizer, soil management practices, agriculture
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: Atlantic Cancer Consortium: Development of an integrated foundation for precision medicine for the Atlantic Region with a focus on colorectal cancer and lung cancer
Dr. Robin Urquhart
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $250,000
Total Project Value: $3,600,000
Funding Partners: Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, MITACS Canada, QEII Foundation, Terry Fox Research Institute
Key Words: cancer outcomes, precision medicine, biobank, bioinformatics, lung cancer
https://researchns.ca/2021/08/12/atlantic-cancer-consortium/
Project: Identification of Climate-Resilient and Wart-Resistant Potato Varieties for PEI – A Literature-Based Genetic Research Initiative
Dr. Xiuquan (Xander) Wang
University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)
RNS Funding Contribution: $30,000
Funding Partners: Genome Atlantic
Key Words: climate change, gene sequencing, agriculture diseases, precision agriculture, potato gene-sequencing, P.E.I. potatoes
https://researchns.ca/2022/03/23/eight-genomics-based-climate-change-projects-receive-small-scale-climate-change-funding/
Project: The Atlantic Canada Energy System Modelling Network
Net Zero Atlantic
Net Zero Atlantic
RNS Funding Contribution: $198,154
Funding Partners: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Net Zero Atlantic
Key Words: greenhouse gas, emission reduction, open-source energy system, net-zero emissions