Biology:GenoMik
GenoMik - genome research on microorganisms is a program for the study of the genome of selected microorganisms. It is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BMBF) and was set up in 2001. Its first funding phase ran until 2004 and the second phase until 2006.
Aims
The aim of the project is to promote genome research of micro-organisms and to support and coordinate the efforts of experts in this research field.
It is based on three sub-programs:
- The competence network Würzburg, "genome research on pathogenic bacteria", coordinated by Professor Werner Goebel.
- The competence network Göttingen, "genome research on bacteria for the analysis of the biodiversity of bacteria and their use for the development of new production procedures", coordinated by Gerhard Gottschalk.
- The competence network Bielefeld, "genome research on bacteria relevant for agriculture, environmental protection and biotechnology", coordinated by Prof. Alfred Pühler.
All competence networks are joint projects of industrial and academic research groups, led by university institutions.
Follow-up
The follow-up program GenoMik-Plus started in summer 2006 with a renewed three-year funding phase in order to conduct further analysis of the genome sequences analysed in GenoMik. For this again three networks are being funded:
- The Würzburg net, "PathoGenoMik-Plus", coordinated by Prof. Matthias Frosch.
- The Göttingen net, "BiotechGenoMik-Plus", coordinated by Wolfgang Liebl.
- The Bielefeld net, "AgriUmweltGenoMik-Plus", coordinated by Prof. Alfred Pühler.
In addition to these three networks funded by the BMBF, there is additional support for setting up an IT platform for microbiological genome research, which will be accessible to all participants.
The three modules of the platform are registered in Bielefeld, Göttingen and Greifswald and offer technical support for genome sequencing (Göttingen), bioinformatics (Bielefeld) and proteome research (Greifswald).
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