Two new hubs will make research easier to manage and access for scientists and industry
Groundbreaking research has the power to move humanity forward in many ways, but it doesn’t do much good if it’s not organized and easy to access. A new $15.8 million program creating two supporting hubs will do away with that problem by getting researchers and industry partners on the same page to turn solid research into real-life use that we can all enjoy.
As part of the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems (CSAFS) program, nine Interdisciplinary Challenge Teams (ICTs) across Canada are doing critical work to find solutions to climate change and its ravaging impact on our food supply. Ontario Genomics is among a group of investors in these two new organizational hubs that help scientists compile their cutting-edge genomics research in the most efficient way possible.
Climate-Smart Data Collaboration Centre
This $11.1 million data hub will give the ICTs a common framework for data handling and management, so it’s easier to access and share, while also keeping track of their progress.
Researchers: Dr. William Hsiao at Simon Fraser University; Dr. Michelle Edwards at University of Guelph; Dr. Claude Robert at Université Laval
Partners: Ontario Genomics, Genome British Columbia and Génome Québec
Agricultural Genomics Action Centre
This $4.6 million knowledge mobilization and implementation hub will take research from the ICTs and showcase and disseminate the information so that it’s accessible and usable in the real world by partners in the farming, food and beverage and agriculture sectors, as well as policymakers and government.
Researchers: Elizabeth Shantz and Jessica Bowes at University of Guelph; Dr. Nancy Tout at the Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan; Dr. Lupin Battersby at Simon Fraser University
Partners: Ontario Genomics, Genome Prairie and Genome British Columbia
