CIGENE members have acquired funding for four large new projects over the past months.
- Sigbjørn Lien got funded a TOPPFORSK Fripro project on the impact of transposable elements on salmonid evolution and adaptation (Funded by Norwegian research council)
- Simen Rød Sandve got funded Fripro Young Research Tallents project on adaptive consequences of whole genome duplication (Funded by Norwegian research council)
- Matthew Kent will lead a project on gene editing to innovate breeding (Co-funding between industry and Norwegian research council)
- Dag Inge Våge will lead the NMBU-node of the Norwegian ELIXIR project (Funded through EU)
Congratulations to everyone involved!