Vitenskapelig sammendrag
The proposed project is submitted by the University of Oslo as such (through its rector) on behalf of the othermembers in the consortium consisting of strong basic research groups with a strong and long experience within thefields of genomics, ecology and evolutionary biology. Although we represent basic science we also have a strongtradition for performing applied research. Some of the participants have experience from commercialization andestablishment of biotechnology companies. The main biological theme addressed is the functional genomics ofphenotypic plasticity in Atlantic cod (i.e., the biological repertoire of responses to environmental variability, such assalinity, pollution, food availability or harvest regime). The project is developed around three work packages beingcomposed of a series of highly integrated sub-projects (tasks) and a set of resources. These resources includegenomic sequencing (low-coverage) of cod, EST libraries and microarrays and stock assessment tools (cod,mitogenomic database). Together, this should boost functional genomics research on fish in Norway, as well putour country on the map internationally. The coordinating research group - the Centre for Ecological andEvolutionary Synthesis (CEES) - houses scientists working on both ecological and molecular genetics, separatelyas well as within close interdisciplinary teams. As such the coordinating research group as well as the entireconsortium represents a unique constellation of scientific expertise. The other groups represent core functionalgenomics at UiB (The Sars Centre), AKVAFORSK and the Norwegian Veterinary College. If successful, additionalsupport will be allocated to these groups
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