In May 2003, Genome Canada launched the Applied Genomics and Proteomics Research in Human Health Competition aimed at funding proposals focusing on the development and application of genomics and proteomics tools to improve the prediction, prevention and treatment of human disease for individuals and populations.

Results for Applied Genomics and Proteomics Research in Human Health Competition were announced on April 13, 2004 - and $123 million was invested in 14 innovative and exciting research projects.

List of Approved Projects

Title Sector Lead Genome Centre Project Leader(s)
Application of pharmacogenomics for rational chemotherapy of lung cancer Health Genome British Columbia Lam, Stephen
Ling, Victor
Assessment of risk for colorectal tumors in Canada (ARCTIC) Health Ontario Genomics Institute Zanke, Brent
Hudson, Thomas
Better biomarkers of acute and chronic allograft rejection Health Genome British Columbia Keown, Paul
McManus, Bruce
McMaster, Robert
Building the metabolomics toolbox: Enabling rapid disease diagnosis through metabolic profiling Health Genome Alberta Wishart, David
Chemogenomics-driven drug discovery in the human fungal pathogen, candida albicans Health Genome Quebec Xu, Deming
Roemer, Terry
Development and validation of comparative genomic hybridization arrays for clinical use in cancer Health Genome British Columbia Horsman, Douglas
Lam, Wan
Genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus Health Genome Quebec Sladek, Robert
Genomic tools for diagnosis and evaluation of mental retardation Health Genome British Columbia Friedman, Jan
Marra, Marco
Genotype-specific approaches to therapy in childhood (GATC) Health Genome British Columbia Hayden, Michael
Carleton, Bruce
Innovative genomic applications to develop clinical biomarkers and novel therapies for common iron metabolism disorders Health Genome British Columbia Goldberg, Paul
Mass spectrometer-based flow cytometer, methods and applications Health Ontario Genomics Institute Dick, John
Novel rapid molecular theranostic technologies for nucleic acid detection Health Genome Quebec Bergeron, Michel
Protein expression profiling platform for heart disease biomarker discovery Health Ontario Genomics Institute Liu, Peter
Emili, Andrew
MacLennan, David
Gramolini, Anthony
The transplant transcriptome project Health Genome Alberta Halloran, Philip

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