Employment Opportunity: Director of Finance
Published: April 13th 2021Note: The application deadline for this position has been extended to May 2, 2021. Genomics is a powerful combination of genetics, biology and computer science. It provides us with the unprecedented ability to better understand all living things, leading to […]
Read MoreN.S. gains COVID early warning system via wastewater sampling
Published: March 29th 2021Nova Scotia’s low incidence of COVID-19 has endowed a short-term, province-wide wastewater surveillance project with the ability to act as an early warning system for clinical caseload surges. That capability sets the Nova Scotia program apart from other wastewater sampling […]
Read MoreNewly formed AtlanTIC prepares to fight climate change with genomics-based tree improvement
Published: March 19th 2021Genome Atlantic is helping the newly formed Atlantic Tree Improvement Council, known as AtlanTIC, get up and running with an initial $6 million, five-year regional tree improvement program for long-term forest sustainability. Among AtlanTIC’s “big objectives,” said Stefan Richard, Executive […]
Read More$4.7 Million Atlantic Salmon Gill Health Initiative announced
Published: March 18th 2021In March, the Government of Canada announced research support for a $4.7 Million Complex Gill Health Initiative that will focus on Complex Gill Disease (CGD), a growing health challenge for salmon farming operations in both the Pacific and North Atlantic. […]
Read MoreOn the path to understanding bipolar disorder
Published: March 16th 2021When he entered medical school at Charles University, in Prague, Martin Alda, knew without a doubt, his specialty would be psychiatry. He “never had second thoughts,” he said. “For me, it represented ‘the royal road’ to a better understanding of […]
Read MoreForestry Innovation Transition Trust approves Genome Atlantic project
Published: February 4th 2021News release – Feb 4, 2021 The Forestry Innovation Transition Trust is helping to bring innovation to the forefront of the Nova Scotia forestry sector. The Trust announced three more projects today, Feb 4, that allows businesses focused on new […]
Read MoreLooking good: initial results published on research to de-risk offshore oil and gas exploration
Published: December 11th 2020Specialized microbes, that don’t require oxygen, have been discovered feeding on hydrocarbons seeping from underlying geology in the deep sediments of the Scotian Slope, in Nova Scotia’s offshore. As well, microbial communities – diverse groups of microorganisms that inhabit a […]
Read MoreRising superstar in fish nutrition: Dr. Stefanie Colombo
Published: December 1st 2020Dr. Stefanie Colombo is on a roll. A talented researcher focused on alleviating some of the environmental and nutritional issues stalking fish farm operations in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere, Dr. Colombo is hard at work developing novel solutions for environmentally […]
Read MoreClimate-Proofing Blue Mussels
Published: November 10th 2020A genomics project to protect Prince Edward Island’s top-ranked place in North America’s mussel market against climate change. This $800,000 initiative is predicted
Read MoreGenome Atlantic project offers hope for faster diagnosis of rare diseases
Published: October 26th 2020New Atlantic Canada-based genomic research, announced for Dalhousie University and IWK Health, Oct. 26, and supported by Genome Atlantic, hopes to cut wait times for anxious families and pare the cost of diagnosing rare diseases in Canadian children. Dr. Karen […]
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