AQUA-FAANG
From 2019-05-01 to 2023-04-30, ongoing project
Advancing European Aquaculture by Genome Functional Annotation
4 Partners
Countries: Norway, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Greece, Germany
Project coordinator: Sigbjørn Lien, NMBU
Project manager: Lise Marie Fjellsbø, NMBU
The European project AQUA-FAANG aims to improve understanding the genome function and usage of genotype-to-phenotype prediction in the six most important European farmed fish species. AQUA-FAANG brings together world-leading interdisciplinary expertise and industry partners providing direct pathways to commercial exploitation.
WHY
Despite notable advances there's still a poor understanding of the functional basis of many traits of importance to aquaculture, including a lack of knowledge on the causative mutations underlying genotype-to-phenotype associations. This limits the predictive value of genomic data and exploitation of cost-effective genomic tools in the aquaculture sector, while restricting the potential of genome editing technology for functional validation due to a lack of known target sites in the genomes. This demands a new phase of research in close collaboration with end users, building on recent advances in genomic fish species within European aquaculture.
IMPACT
AQUA-FAANG will create an internationally leading consortium for excellence and innovation in fish genomics. The cluster of world experts from both academia and industry, combined with extensive training and dissemination activities, will create a long-term interactive hub expected to outlast the duration of the project. This hub aims to be world-leading within basic genome biology research targeting aquaculture fish species, and for applied research targeted towards tackling industry and stakeholder issues of importance for sustainable industry expansions.
Countries: Norway, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Greece, Germany
Project coordinator: Sigbjørn Lien, NMBU
Project manager: Lise Marie Fjellsbø, NMBU
The European project AQUA-FAANG aims to improve understanding the genome function and usage of genotype-to-phenotype prediction in the six most important European farmed fish species. AQUA-FAANG brings together world-leading interdisciplinary expertise and industry partners providing direct pathways to commercial exploitation.
WHY
Despite notable advances there's still a poor understanding of the functional basis of many traits of importance to aquaculture, including a lack of knowledge on the causative mutations underlying genotype-to-phenotype associations. This limits the predictive value of genomic data and exploitation of cost-effective genomic tools in the aquaculture sector, while restricting the potential of genome editing technology for functional validation due to a lack of known target sites in the genomes. This demands a new phase of research in close collaboration with end users, building on recent advances in genomic fish species within European aquaculture.
IMPACT
AQUA-FAANG will create an internationally leading consortium for excellence and innovation in fish genomics. The cluster of world experts from both academia and industry, combined with extensive training and dissemination activities, will create a long-term interactive hub expected to outlast the duration of the project. This hub aims to be world-leading within basic genome biology research targeting aquaculture fish species, and for applied research targeted towards tackling industry and stakeholder issues of importance for sustainable industry expansions.
Communication & Dissemination
Çağla Yüksel Kaya Kuyululu Project Manager - EFFAB E: Cagla.Kaya@effab.info |