Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Dalhousie University
$200,000.00
Marine Microbial Genomics and Biogeochemistry
FY 2023-24
Summary
The Northwest Atlantic (NWA) is a highly productive region of the ocean, supporting important fisheries. The phytoplankton and other microbes at the base of the food chain supply food and energy to higher trophic levels. Global warming is causing rapid changes in the NWA, leading to decreasing oxygen, changing current patterns, increases in sea surface temperature and stratification that are leading to changes in productivity and in nutrient supply. The research investigates the response of these changes on the microbial community, using time-series observations, coupled with experiments and novel ¿omics¿ approaches, focusing on the nitrogen cycle and N2-fixation in particular.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00159
Name nom
LaRoche, Julie
Department département
Biology - Dalhousie University
Organization id
79
Institution établissement
Dalhousie University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR 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
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10505;RDF10606
Field of research list names en
Oceanography;Genetics
Field of research list names fr
Océanographie;Génétique
Application title
Marine Microbial Genomics and Biogeochemistry
Keyword
N2-fixation
microbial community
climate change
Northwest Atlantic
Labrador Sea
Time-series observations
genomics
metagenomics
transcriptomics
proteomics
Next generation sequencing
bioinformatics
diazotroph
Application summary
The Northwest Atlantic (NWA) is a highly productive region of the ocean, supporting important fisheries. The phytoplankton and other microbes at the base of the food chain supply food and energy to higher trophic levels. Global warming is causing rapid changes in the NWA, leading to decreasing oxygen, changing current patterns, increases in sea surface temperature and stratification that are leading to changes in productivity and in nutrient supply. The research investigates the response of these changes on the microbial community, using time-series observations, coupled with experiments and novel ¿omics¿ approaches, focusing on the nitrogen cycle and N2-fixation in particular.
