Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Prince Edward Island
$25,000.00
Kudoa thyrsites, Working Towards a Common Goal
EF 2014-15
Résumé
In 2010 alone the BC Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry lost 15 million dollars to Kudoa thyrsites. There hasbeen little success in the development of technologies to manage or eliminate the problem. There is still verylittle known about the parasites life cycle and biology. There is also very little known about the Atlantic salmonimmune response to the parasitic. This research will increase our knowledge of this parasite/host interaction.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
463701-2014
Name nom
Fast, Mark
Department département
Pathology and Microbiology
Organization id
88
Institution établissement
University of Prince Edward Island
Province en
Prince Edward Island
Province fr
?le-du-Prince-Édouard
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1551
Committee name en
Atlantic Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Atlantique
Area of application code
106
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Aquaculture
Area of application fr
Aquiculture
Research subject code
5512
Research subject group en
Animal biology
Research subject group fr
Biologie animale
Research subject en
Veterinary sciences
Research subject fr
Médecine vétérinaire
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Kudoa thyrsites, Working Towards a Common Goal
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
In 2010 alone the BC Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry lost 15 million dollars to Kudoa thyrsites. There hasbeen little success in the development of technologies to manage or eliminate the problem. There is still verylittle known about the parasites life cycle and biology. There is also very little known about the Atlantic salmonimmune response to the parasitic. This research will increase our knowledge of this parasite/host interaction.
