Projet HoloGen (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Basic biology as well as applied fields such as agrobiology, biomedicine or biotechnology are undergoing a revolution driven by the realisation that microorganisms impact virtually all biological processes. Microorganisms associated with complex organisms are no longer considered passive passengers but active crews that continuously interact with their host to shape a wide range of biological functions that play a key role in major basic and applied processes. The application of the newest high throughput molecular technologies to address such interplay has given rise to the novel field of hologenomics, which entails the joint analysis of host genomes and microbial metagenomes with the aim of understanding the impact of host-microbiota interactions in basic and applied biological processes. The DN HoloGen has been conceived to lead the development and practical implementation of hologenomics in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of host-microbiota interactions, and their impact in both basic and applied areas with direct relevance to many of the global societal challenges. We propose to form an unprecedented multidisciplinary and scientifically sound training network by bringing together top researchers with theoretical knowledge on symbiosis biology, microbial ecology, animal evolution, animal production and biomedicine, as well as practical expertise in large- scale (meta)genomics, DNA sequence analysis, metabolomics, computational biology and biological systems modelling. We anticipate that the research results will be (i) of academic relevance through development of new analytical frameworks and understandings of host-microbiome interactions, (ii) of direct relevance to the portfolios of the industrial partners, and (iii) through these portfolios stand to benefit the European Research and Innovation community.

Mots clés : hologenomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, ecology, agri sciences, dna sequencing

Participants :
- Université de l'est de la Finlande (Finlande) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Barcelone (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Ziba science resources sl (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université norvégienne pour les sciences de la vie (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 893246.4 €
- Université d'Oxford (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Afekta technologies ltd (Finlande) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 286488.0 €
- Consorcio para la explotacion del centro nacional de analisis genomico (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 251971.2 €
- Biomin holding gmbh (Autriche) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Copenhague (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 603576.0 €
- Université de Birmingham (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Aluke ltd (Finlande) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Ewos Innovation (Norway) (Norvège) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Norsvin sa (Norvège) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Genetic Analysis (Norway) (Norvège) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Turku (Finlande) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 572976.0 €
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 262620.0 €