Innovative Management of Animal Genetic Resources
IMAGE focuses on genetic collections in gene banks (ex situ in vitro) rather than on live population management (in situ in vivo). However, the synergy between gene banks and live population management is a crucial issue that will be addressed by the project.
The project will result in the following achievements:
WP1 - Multi actor participation and knowledge exchange
Leader: Johann Soelkner (BOKU)
Email: johann.soelkner@boku.ac.at
Participants: BOKU, WR, EFFAB, INRA, FAO, Corpoica, APRI, INRA-M, INTA, LTZ, NordGen, SRUC, SAVE.
WP2- Enhancing gene bank functioning to improve quality and access transparency
Leader: Sipke-Joost Hiemstra (WR)
Email: sipkejoost.hiemstra@wur.nl
Participants: WR, FAO, NordGen, APRI, BOKU, Corpoica, FLI, HáGK, UCM, INRA-M, INTA, PTP, SGGW, SRUC, ULISBOA, IDELE.
WP3- Improving reproductive technologies for gene banking
Leader: Elisabeth Blesbois (INRA)
Email: elisabeth.blesbois@inra.fr
Participants: INRA, INIA, PTP, HáGK.
WP4- Innovative genomic characterisation for better evaluation of genetic collections
Leader: Hendrik-Jan Megens (WU)
Email: hendrik-jan.megens@wur.nl
Participants: WU, INIA, FLI, WU, INRA-M, BOKU, UCSC, INTA, PTP.
WP5- Information system for data integration and data sharing
Leader: Alessandra Stella (PTP)
Email: stella@ibba.cnr.it
Participants: PTP, EPFL, INRA, WU, EMBL.
WP6- Sustainable and innovative use of genetic collections
Leader: Henner Simianer (UGOE)
Email: hsimian@gwdg.de
Participants: UGOE, FLI, UED, NordGen, FAO, LTZ, UCM, Corpoica, INRA.
WP7- Outreach
Leader: Luís Telo da Gama (ULisboa)
Email: ltgama@fmv.ulisboa.pt
Participants: ULISBOA, BOKU, WR, INRA, WU, PTP, UGOE, UCM, EFFAB, FAO, APRI, Corpoica, EFPL, INRA-M.
WP8- Consortium coordination and project management
Leader: Michèle Tixier-Boichard (INRA, IMAGE coordinator)
Email: michele.tixier-boichard@inra.fr
Participants: ALL PARTNERS.