• September 10, 2018

    22E JASP – LES DÉFIS DE LA GÉNOMIQUE EN SANTÉ PUBLIQUE

    11:50 AM InSyst-OMICS’ News

    At the 22e JASP (Journées annuelles de santé publique), on Dec. 4th, one of the themes is ”Les défis de la génomique en santé publique” (see the agenda at https://www.inspq.qc.ca/jasp/les-defis-de-la-genomique-en-sante-publique#ma… ). As you will see, Sadjia and Florence are members of the scientific committee and Sadjia is giving a talk on the Activity 4 outcomes! Also, the […]

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  • July 25, 2017

    Laurier researcher working to control salmonella risk on fresh produce

    9:27 PM InSyst-OMICS’ News

    https://www.wlu.ca/news/spotlights/2017/july/laurier-researcher-working-to-control-salmonella-risk-on-fresh-produce.html  Laurier researcher working to control salmonella risk on fresh produce Salmonella is one of the top causes of foodborne illness, affecting 88,000 Canadians a year. Although commonly associated with undercooked chicken, salmonella on fresh produce can also make you sick. Wilfrid Laurier University Associate Professor Joel Weadge is trying to do something about it. Weadge, a […]

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  • August 12, 2015

    Salmonella in the sights for genomic research

    8:12 PM InSyst-OMICS’ News

    By Joe Whitworth+, 10Aug2015, FoodQualitynews.com http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Sectors/Fresh-produce/Canadian-research-on-Salmonella-gets-grant Two Canadian universities have been given almost $10m for research to reduce Salmonella on fresh produce. Researchers from McGill and Laval universities received funding from Genome Canada and Génome Québec. Dr Lawrence Goodridge of McGill University and Roger C. Levesque from the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (IBIS), Université […]

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  • August 10, 2015

    Almost $10 million for Salmonella research

    8:11 PM InSyst-OMICS’ News

    Genomic research to identify Salmonella strains that cause human disease. Poultry used to be the usual suspect in cases of Salmonella poisoning. Today, however, most outbreaks of the illness come from fruit and vegetables that have become infected when the soil in which they grow is polluted by animal waste or non-potable water. There currently […]

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