Genome Canada announces $6M investment for enhancing early-warning systems to promote public health and $2.88M for improving the treatment of autoimmune diseases. From insights to impact we are putting genomics to work on promoting public health. Generating better information on pathogens and other influenza-like illnesses and diseases is vital for supporting decision making by public health authorities. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us the urgent need for early warning surveillance systems that can enable objective population-level monitoring independent of clinical testing. Wastewater-based m ..read more

Genome Alberta is pleased to congratulate Tim Caulfield on his appointment to the Order of Canada. The appointment, made by the Governor General, recognizes Tim for “his contributions to health law, policy and ethics, and for his efforts to counter misinformation”. The annual list of appointees was released on December 29, 2022. Timothy Caulfield is a Professor within the Faculty of Law and School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and has led, co-led, and participated in a number of impactful genomics health research projects funded by Genome Canada, Genome Alberta, Genome Quebec ..read more

Alberta Researcher Profile Who: Dr. Srijak Bhatnagar Assistant Professor, Computational Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, at Athabasca University   Dr. Srijak Bhatnagar has always remembered having an inquisitive nature and wondering what, why, and how something works or how something happens. Because of this, a career in science seemed natural, allowing ​his curiosity to carry over. When Bhatnagar was finishing high school, the first draft of the human genome project had just been released and he remembers it being a big deal within the scientific community, and his first expo ..read more

Alberta Researcher Profile Who: Timothy Caulfield Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, and a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy Timothy Caulfield, a Professor within the Faculty of Law and School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, is a self-proclaimed ‘science geek’ and has been for as long as he can remember.   With a special interest in how science worked within society, Caulfield decided early to pursue a career in law after completing his undergraduate degree in scie ..read more

Alberta Researcher Profile Who: Dr. Ellen Goddard Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Science and Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta Dr. Ellen Goddard is a Professor within the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Science, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology at the University of Alberta. Outside of teaching, Goddard is President of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society. Her research interests lie in cooperation between agriculture and business, agricultural marketing, trade and policy, and ..read more

Genome Alberta is pleased to share our 2021-2022 Annual Report which outlines our impacts and successes during the past fiscal year. Driving significant provincial impact, Genome Alberta is a publicly funded, not-for-profit organization that initiates, funds, and manages genomics research programs and partnerships. Since inception, Genome Alberta has enabled over $550M of genomics research and innovation, helped secure $120M of federal research funds for Alberta-led projects, and supported thousands of jobs in Alberta.   This year saw the release of Genome Alberta’s boldest strategic ..read more

Alberta Researcher Profile Who: Dr. Ian Lewis Associate Professor of the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, and the Alberta Innovates Translational Health Chair in Metabolomics Dr. Ian Lewis specializes in Precision Infection Management (PIM), metabolic, and other analytical tools to identify and quantify metabolites to investigate the connection between metabolic adaptation and fatality of human pathogens. The goal of Lewis’ research is to develop new diagnostic methods to identify high risk patients and antimicrobial therapies to control infectious diseases. Dr. Ian ..read more

Alberta Researcher Profile   Who: Dr. Lisa Gieg Associate Professor and Associate Head - Undergraduate Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary Dr. Lisa Gieg is an Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary with research focusing on how microorganisms metabolize various compounds like hydrocarbons in association with the energy industry. By studying hydrocarbon biodegradation her lab can apply their knowledge and solutions to important environmental problems. Her other topics of interest include Environment ..read more

Genome Alberta is a publicly funded not-for-profit corporation that initiates, funds, and manages genomics research and partnerships. Genome Alberta strives to be the leading source of information and administration related to genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics research in Alberta. We are dedicated to informing students, researchers, research organizations, our partners, and the public regarding opportunities and challenges in genomics and proteomics, and in encouraging the development of a Life Sciences research industry in Alberta. This is a full time, permanent position, in Calgary o ..read more

 Alberta Researcher Profile Who: Dr. Nadir Erbilgin Professor and Chair, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, past Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Department of Renewable Resources. Dr. Nadir Erbilgin is a Professor and Chair for the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta. His research group specializes in Forest Entomology and Chemical Ecology with a broad emphasis on invasion biology, plant-symbiont interactions, and plant-insect-disease susceptibility to insects and diseases. In particular, he focuses on how biotic stressors (i.e., insects ..read more