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Scientist and university professor John MacKay has discovered that spruce have a gene naturally resistant to the budworm, the most destructive insect affecting our forests. Since Arborea I and II, scientist and university professor John MacKay has been busy sequencing the spruce genome, and his research is paying off! With his team, he has discovered that spruce have a gene naturally resistant to the budworm, the most destructive insect affecting [...]

There is a tremendous need for new approaches to deal with long-standing global health inequities. While life expectancies in industrialized countries are currently about 80 years and rising, in a number of developing countries, they are at 40 years and falling. Canada has a special opportunity to help the world use advances in genomics-based knowledge to deal with some of its most pressing problems: disease, poverty, hunger and environmental degradation. [...]

GE3LS stands for the evaluation of ethical, environmental, economic, legal and social implications of genomics research and development. (While there are three “E”s – ethics, environment and economic– the acronym GE3LS is most often used, rather than GEEELS.) The careful evaluation of genomics aims to optimize the global health and minimize the risks of genomics/biotechnology advances as they occur. This involves anticipating the social implications of these advances. The goal [...]

The purpose of this project is twofold: first, to conduct research that will ensure developing countries share the benefits of the genomics revolution (and thus prevent a “genomics divide” from developing similar to the “digital divide” in information technology) and second, to bring ethical, environmental, legal and social research to bear on the convergence of health and agricultural genomics. The investigators are studying the ethical strategies in multi-national pharmaceutical and [...]

A showcase for Québec’s life sciences researchers Marc LePage, President and CEO of Génome Québec, is pleased to announce the official launch of a new Website that offers the general public information about genomics and the work done by Québec genomics researchers. Since 2001, Génome Québec and its partners have invested more than 500 million dollars in genomics research and technology. According to Marie-Kym Brisson, Vice President, Public Affairs and [...]

Our greater knowledge of the human genome is helping health professionals better understand a growing number of diseases leading to more effective treatments. Progress made in the field of precision medicine will transform patient care through better prevention, more accurate diagnoses and improved therapies. The changes will be beneficial for the health of all Quebecers and for the Québec health system as a whole. To leverage this progress, Dominique Anglade, Deputy [...]

2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Competition to Focus on Food Safety, Security and Sustainable Production   Ottawa, Ontario, June 16, 2014 — Genome Canada, in partnership with the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), today launched a Request for Applications for the 2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomics and Feeding the Future. The Competition will support research projects that will create new knowledge and inform public policy for Canada’s agri-food and [...]

Daniel Coderre, President and CEO of Génome Québec, is pleased to announce the appointment of B.F. Francis Ouellette as Vice President of Scientific Affairs – a decision unanimously endorsed by the organization’s board of directors. Mr. Ouellette will be taking up his duties on February 27, 2017.   Over the last 20 years, Mr. Ouellette has gained extensive experience in bioinformatics both in Canada and the United States. He worked for [...]

To increase the value of discoveries, Génome Québec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) have joined forces to launch the Genomics Integration Program – Agriculture and Biofood, Forestry and Environment. This program provides funding ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 to support partnership projects that enable the adoption of genomics by users in the private or public sector. The funds must be used to establish a proof [...]

Eleven Québec projects to benefit from major investments Montréal, February 4, 2019 – Major federal and provincial investments in the genomics sector were announced today in conjunction with three recent Genome Canada competitions.   Daniel Coderre, President and CEO of Génome Québec, is proud to recognize the results obtained by Québec, which secured $18 million for 11 projects, a share of more than 30% of the overall federal funding available.   [...]