Funding period: 2020-2024
Lead: Francois Gagné
Total GRDI funding: $120,000
Development of qPCR approach to detect genomic damage and elucidate DNA repair activities in mussels and hydra (invertebrates). The hydra is becoming an interesting model for environmental risk assessment given its high sensitivity compared to the other usual organisms such as Daphnia magna and freshwater mussels (unionidae).
Publications
- André C, Gagné F. 2020. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 232:108760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108760
- Hanana H, Kleinert C, Gagné F. 2021. Toxicity of representative mixture of five rare earth elements in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 28: 28263-28274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12218-5
- Hanana H, Taranu ZE, Turcotte P, Gagnon C, Kowalczyk J, Gagné F. 2021. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 208:111588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111588
Contact us
For additional information, please contact:
Genomics R&D Initiative
Email: info@grdi-irdg.collaboration.gc.ca