{"id":31652,"date":"2025-06-09T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/?p=31652"},"modified":"2025-07-22T14:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:15:49","slug":"4-8m-to-support-applied-genomic-research-in-the-biofood-environmental-and-natural-resource-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news-and-publications\/4-8m-to-support-applied-genomic-research-in-the-biofood-environmental-and-natural-resource-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"$4.8M to support applied genomic research in the Biofood, Environmental and Natural Resource sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><strong>Montr\u00e9al, le 9 juin 2025<\/strong>\u2014G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec et leFonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 secteur Nature et technologies (FRQ) sont heureux de d\u00e9voiler les 18 projets de recherche retenus dans le cadre du quatri\u00e8me cycle du <em>Programme d\u2019int\u00e9gration<\/em> <em>de la g\u00e9nomique \u2013 agriculture et bioalimentaire, foresterie et environnement. <\/em>L\u2019investissement total, incluant celui des partenaires publics et priv\u00e9s, repr\u00e9sente pr\u00e8s de 4,8 millions de dollars. <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ces projets de recherche mettent de l\u2019avant l\u2019utilisation de la g\u00e9nomique pour d\u00e9velopper des solutions concr\u00e8tes aux enjeux touchant notamment la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau, l&#8217;autonomie alimentaire, la sant\u00e9 animale, la biodiversit\u00e9, la gestion des sols et la restauration \u00e9cologique. Qu\u2019il s\u2019agisse de valoriser les coproduits de l\u2019industrie laiti\u00e8re, de mieux comprendre la r\u00e9sistance des cultures aux maladies, ou encore de restaurer des sites miniers gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des solutions omiques novatrices, ces projets contribueront \u00e0 une agriculture plus durable et \u00e0 un environnement plus sain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab&nbsp;Ce programme permet de mobiliser l\u2019expertise exceptionnelle des chercheuses et chercheurs du Qu\u00e9bec au service de solutions innovantes pour augmenter la r\u00e9silience et la productivit\u00e9 du secteur bioalimentaire qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et d\u2019agir concr\u00e8tement pour la protection de l\u2019environnement. Nous sommes fiers de soutenir ces projets porteurs, qui illustrent le leadership scientifique du Qu\u00e9bec et sa capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 g\u00e9n\u00e9rer des retomb\u00e9es concr\u00e8tes pour la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 dans des secteurs \u00e9conomiques d\u2019importance. F\u00e9licitations aux r\u00e9cipiendaires&nbsp;\u00bb, souligne <strong>St\u00e9phanie Lord-Fontaine<\/strong>, <strong>vice-pr\u00e9sidente, Affaires scientifiques chez G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab&nbsp;Je f\u00e9licite les \u00e9quipes financ\u00e9es qui, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la g\u00e9nomique, exploreront une diversit\u00e9 de th\u00e9matiques permettant de r\u00e9pondre aux d\u00e9fis sp\u00e9cifiques pour pr\u00e9server la sant\u00e9 de notre plan\u00e8te. En plus d&#8217;augmenter les connaissances, ces travaux conduits en \u00e9troite collaboration avec des actrices et acteurs issus des milieux preneurs sont encore plus pertinents et leurs r\u00e9sultats seront d&#8217;autant plus significatifs&nbsp;\u00bb, expose <strong>Janice Bailey<\/strong>, <strong>vice-pr\u00e9sidente Recherche du Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 secteur Nature et technologies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F\u00e9licitations aux r\u00e9cipiendaires<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/study-of-new-genetic-lines-for-commercial-atlantic-salmon-farming-in-quebec-advantages-of-the-landlocked-salmon-strain-for-the-digestion-of-more-eco-responsible-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nicholas Beaudreau<\/strong> \u2014 Aquabor\u00e9al<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/evoluer-en-laboratoire-une-bacterie-pour-promouvoir-la-sante-et-la-resilience-des-plantes\/\"><strong>Pascale B. Beauregard<\/strong> \u2014 Premier Tech<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"SYNC: Synergistic effects of pesticides and cyanotoxins on phytoplankton communities in an agricultural fluvial lake ecosystem: A case study of the Yamaska River and Lake St-Pierre | G\u00e9nomeQu\u00e9bec inc.\"><strong>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Comte et Roger C. Levesque<\/strong> \u2014 MELCC et ECCC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/microbiome-city-network-project-when-the-urban-microbiome-guides-decisions-and-brings-communities-together\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/microbiome-city-network-project-when-the-urban-microbiome-guides-decisions-and-brings-communities-together\/\"><strong>Philippe Constant et al.<\/strong> \u2014 Ville de Laval<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/soil-improvement-and-ecological-restoration-of-graphite-mine-sites-through-a-multi-omics-approach\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/soil-improvement-and-ecological-restoration-of-graphite-mine-sites-through-a-multi-omics-approach\/\"><strong>Rodrigue Daassi et Guillaume Th\u00e9roux-Rancourt<\/strong> \u2014 Nouveau Monde Graphite<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/genetic-tools-for-the-conservation-of-captive-animal-populations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/genetic-tools-for-the-conservation-of-captive-animal-populations\/\"><strong>France Dufresne<\/strong> \u2014 Biod\u00f4me de Montr\u00e9al<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/genomic-identification-and-on-site-surveillance-of-pathogenic-campylobacter-strains-in-wastewater\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/genomic-identification-and-on-site-surveillance-of-pathogenic-campylobacter-strains-in-wastewater\/\"><strong>Dominic Frigon et Ioannis Ragoussis<\/strong> \u2014 Kraken Sense<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/valorization-of-dairy-by-products-using-genetic-engineering-of-microalgae\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/valorization-of-dairy-by-products-using-genetic-engineering-of-microalgae\/\"><strong>Jean-Michel Girard<\/strong> \u2014 GC Lipid Tech, Agropur Coop\u00e9rative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/selecting-potato-cultivars-with-superior-pigmentation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/selecting-potato-cultivars-with-superior-pigmentation\/\"><strong>Charles Goulet<\/strong> \u2014 Progest 2001<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/selenium-feeding-of-sows-to-promote-piglet-health-and-reduce-antibiotic-use\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/selenium-feeding-of-sows-to-promote-piglet-health-and-reduce-antibiotic-use\/\"><strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Guay<\/strong> \u2014 Centre de d\u00e9veloppement du porc du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/identifying-dutch-elm-disease-resistant-american-elms-for-better-urban-forest-biodiversity-and-resilience\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/identifying-dutch-elm-disease-resistant-american-elms-for-better-urban-forest-biodiversity-and-resilience\/\"><strong>Pauline Hessenauer et al.<\/strong> \u2014 Ville de Qu\u00e9bec, RNCan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/using-functional-genetics-to-find-natural-alternatives-to-livestock-dewormers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/using-functional-genetics-to-find-natural-alternatives-to-livestock-dewormers\/\"><strong>Carl Julien<\/strong> \u2014 Probiotech International<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/omics-assessment-and-biomonitoring-of-microbial-inoculants-on-mine-sites-in-northern-quebec\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/omics-assessment-and-biomonitoring-of-microbial-inoculants-on-mine-sites-in-northern-quebec\/\"><strong>Damase Khasa<\/strong> \u2014 Minerai de Fer Qu\u00e9bec, Tata Steel, etc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/microbiology-and-archaeological-research-can-microbes-shed-light-on-our-past\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/microbiology-and-archaeological-research-can-microbes-shed-light-on-our-past\/\"><strong>Cassandre Lazar<\/strong> \u2014 Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/using-genomics-to-develop-wheat-resistant-to-bacterial-diseases\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/using-genomics-to-develop-wheat-resistant-to-bacterial-diseases\/\"><strong>Michel McElroy, Silvia Rosa, Tanya Copley<\/strong> \u2014 Producteurs de grain\/semences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/using-genomics-to-develop-wheat-resistant-to-bacterial-diseases\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/using-genomics-to-develop-wheat-resistant-to-bacterial-diseases\/\"><strong>Silvia Rosa, Tanya Copley<\/strong> \u2014 Secan, Producteurs de grain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/optibuzz-integrating-omics-tools-for-the-genomic-selection-involving-bees\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/optibuzz-integrating-omics-tools-for-the-genomic-selection-involving-bees\/\"><strong>Andr\u00e9e Rousseau, S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Maucourt<\/strong> \u2014 Association des apiculteurs du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/discovering-new-and-efficient-yeast-strains-for-fermentation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/funded-projects\/discovering-new-and-efficient-yeast-strains-for-fermentation\/\"><strong>Steve Shih<\/strong> \u2014 Lallemand Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qu\u2019est-ce que le<em> Programme d\u2019int\u00e9gration de la g\u00e9nomique \u2013 volet agriculture et bioalimentaire, foresterie<\/em> <em>et environnement<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce programme sert \u00e0 financer des projets allant de 100&nbsp;000 $ \u00e0 300&nbsp;000 $, couvrant la moiti\u00e9 du financement de partenariats entre des chercheurs et chercheuses acad\u00e9miques et des partenaires utilisateurs pouvant implanter et commercialiser les r\u00e9sultats des recherches.&nbsp;Les fonds investis permettront d\u2019\u00e9tablir une preuve de concept qui pourrait servir \u00e0 l&#8217;obtention de financements subs\u00e9quents. De plus, ces fonds peuvent \u00e9galement permettre que les r\u00e9sultats de la preuve de concept soient int\u00e9gr\u00e9s par le partenaire utilisateur \u00e0 la fin du projet. Enfin, les projets doivent \u00eatre en lien avec les secteurs tels que l\u2019agriculture et le bioalimentaire, la foresterie et l\u2019environnement. Ces projets doivent aussi inclure un aspect issu des technologies omiques, par exemple, le d\u00e9veloppement de nouvelles technologies omiques, l\u2019exploitation des donn\u00e9es omiques par l\u2019intelligence artificielle, le g\u00e9nie g\u00e9n\u00e9tique, la biologie synth\u00e9tique, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c0 propos de G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec a pour mission de catalyser le d\u00e9veloppement et l\u2019excellence de la recherche en g\u00e9nomique, son int\u00e9gration et sa d\u00e9mocratisation. Pilier de la bio\u00e9conomie du Qu\u00e9bec, l\u2019organisme contribue \u00e9galement au d\u00e9veloppement social et durable, ainsi qu\u2019au rayonnement du Qu\u00e9bec. Les fonds investis par G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec proviennent du minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9conomie, de l\u2019Innovation et de l\u2019\u00c9nergie du Qu\u00e9bec (MEIE), du gouvernement du Canada par l\u2019entremise de G\u00e9nome Canada et de partenaires priv\u00e9s. Pour en savoir plus sur l\u2019organisme, consultez <a href=\"http:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.genomequebec.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c0 propos du Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relevant de la ministre de l\u2019\u00c9conomie, de l\u2019innovation et de l\u2019\u00c9nergie, le Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec a pour mission d\u2019assurer le d\u00e9veloppement strat\u00e9gique et coh\u00e9rent de la recherche qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise et de la soutenir financi\u00e8rement, d\u2019appuyer la formation des chercheuses et des chercheurs, d\u2019\u00e9tablir les partenariats \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation de sa mission, de soutenir la mobilisation des connaissances et de promouvoir la recherche et la science en fran\u00e7ais, et ce, dans les secteurs des sciences naturelles et du g\u00e9nie, des sciences de la sant\u00e9, des sciences sociales et humaines, des arts et lettres. Pour en savoir plus, consultez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frq.gouv.qc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">le site Web du Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;&nbsp;30\u2009-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Laurie Frigon<br>Conseill\u00e8re principale, affaires publiques G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">514-926-5475<br><a href=\"mailto:agascon@genomequebec.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:lfrigon@genomequebec.com\">lfrigon@genomequebec.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Laura Castrec<br>Responsable de programmes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">FRQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">418 643-8560, poste 3287<br><a href=\"mailto:agascon@genomequebec.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:lfrigon@genomequebec.com\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:Laura.Castrec@frq.gouv.qc.ca\">Laura.Castrec@frq.gouv.qc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montr\u00e9al, le 9 juin 2025\u2014G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec et leFonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 secteur Nature et technologies (FRQ) sont heureux de d\u00e9voiler les 18 projets de recherche retenus dans le&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"16679,29300,29441,16589,29025,31099","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[586],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualite-2-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31652"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32114,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31652\/revisions\/32114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}