Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$120,000.00
Plant Lipid Biotechnology
FY 2021-22
Summary
With a growing global population, the demand for vegetable oils is steadily increasing for both dietary consumption and as a resource or feedstock for sustainable industries. The objectives of Dr. Chen¿s research program are to: i) increase the understanding of plant oil formation at the genetic and biochemical level; ii) use this information to develop biotechnological strategies for increasing the oil content of biomass in model plants and crop species; iii) improve the field performance of oil crops using biotechnology; and iv) generate designer value-added oils for better health and industrial applications in higher plants, algae and yeast.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2017-00111
Name nom
Chen, Guanqun
Department département
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science - University of Alberta
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
4707
Research subject group en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject group fr
Évolution et écologie
Research subject en
Plant ecology
Research subject fr
Écologie végétale
Installment
inst:4-1
Partie
1
Nb partie
4
Application title
Plant Lipid Biotechnology
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
With a growing global population, the demand for vegetable oils is steadily increasing for both dietary consumption and as a resource or feedstock for sustainable industries. The objectives of Dr. Chen¿s research program are to: i) increase the understanding of plant oil formation at the genetic and biochemical level; ii) use this information to develop biotechnological strategies for increasing the oil content of biomass in model plants and crop species; iii) improve the field performance of oil crops using biotechnology; and iv) generate designer value-added oils for better health and industrial applications in higher plants, algae and yeast.
