OGI Biofuels, Bioproducts and Crop Genomics Workshop
MaRS Discovery District, Toronto
Co-sponsored by AFMNet, Ontario Centres of Excellence
The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) hosted this successful workshop to stimulate interest and collaboration among researchers, industry, government and other stakeholders around Biofuels, Bioproducts and Crop Genomics initiatives.
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Final Workshop Agenda |
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| Agriculture - Plants Position Paper | |
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| What are position papers? |
Download PDF Presentations from the Event:
- Welcome & Introduction
Klaus Fiebig, Ontario Genomics Institute (740 KB)
- The Future of Biofuels: Implications for Plant Biotechnology
David Layzell, Queen's University (7 MB)
- Weatherproofing the Next Generation Of Food & Biofuel Crops
Kevin Gellatly, Performance Plants (2 MB)
- Bioproducts & Biofuels for a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Current Status & Future Opportunities!
Amar K. Mohanty, University of Guelph (3 MB)
- Enabling Technologies: Shot-Gun Proteomics and Mass-Tagging for Absolute Protein Quantification
K.W. Michael Siu, York University (2 MB)
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Genome Canada had announced two Strategic Research Themes that were included in a recent Strategic Research Investment Portfolio proposal to the federal government: Agriculture - Plants (based on the position paper entitled "Crop Genomics for a Healthy Canada") and Bioenergy and Value-Added Bioproducts (based on the position paper entitled "Securing Canada's Future Bio-Based Economy through Genomics"). This workshop focused on these important research areas in order to help position Ontario researchers for a related funding competition in late 2008-early 2009.
Specifically, this workshop was an opportunity for scientific and GE3LS (genomics-related environmental, economic, ethical, legal and social issues) researchers interested in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Crop Genomics to interact with each other and potential industry partners to share ideas around the development of new genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics projects. Invited speakers provided broad perspectives on the future of these research fields, while workshop participants identified areas of strength for Ontario, providing valuable insight to interested government and funding agency stakeholders.
