Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Vancouver Island University
$120,000.00
Canada Research Chair in Shellfish Health and Genomics
EF 2020-21
Résumé
The Canadian shellfish industry is at risk from ocean acidification, which reduces the availability of calcium carbonate that shellfish use to form their shells. Vibrio is a genus of bacteria that often causes shellfish disease, and there is evidence that their impact is increasing with rising seawater temperature. Over the next five years, Dr. Green will study the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of shellfish adaption to these stressors. By determining the molecular mechanisms involved in shellfish evolutionary adaption, an expected outcome of this project will be implementation of a selective-breeding program to future-proof the Canadian shellfish industry against these threats.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
1000231856
Name nom
Green, Timothy
Department département
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Organization id
28035
Institution établissement
Vancouver Island University
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
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
5500
Research subject group en
Animal biology
Research subject group fr
Biologie animale
Research subject en
Animal biology
Research subject fr
Biologie animale
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Canada Research Chair in Shellfish Health and Genomics
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The Canadian shellfish industry is at risk from ocean acidification, which reduces the availability of calcium carbonate that shellfish use to form their shells. Vibrio is a genus of bacteria that often causes shellfish disease, and there is evidence that their impact is increasing with rising seawater temperature. Over the next five years, Dr. Green will study the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of shellfish adaption to these stressors. By determining the molecular mechanisms involved in shellfish evolutionary adaption, an expected outcome of this project will be implementation of a selective-breeding program to future-proof the Canadian shellfish industry against these threats.
