Samstarfsverkefni PHABB - Notkun vírusa til varnar í þörungarækt

Heljarinnar verkefni er farið af stað sem hún Bettína okkar tekur þátt í fyrir hönd BioPo. Þetta er samstarfsverkefni ýmissa þjóða og er leitt af Náttúrúminjasafni Parísar og háskólans í Aberdeen. Markmið verkefnisins er að finna leiðir til að eiga við skaðræðisþörunga sem menga bæði ferskvatn og sjó og er til vandræða í þararækt sem er vaxandi atvinnuvegur um allan heim. Um 10 doktorsnemar munu verða ráðnir til að finna náttúrulegar leiðir með vírusum (sem ráðast aðeins á tilteknar tegundir) í þessari baráttu í staðinn fyrir að nota eiturefni með skaðlegar aukaverkanir fyrir vistkerfin. Verkefnið er styrkt af Evrópusambandinu og Bretlandi.
Vefsíða verkefnisins: https://mcam.mnhn.fr/en/about-phabb-pathogens-algae-biocontrol-and-biosecurity-6679
Hér að neða má lesa meira um verkefnið en sá texti er á ensku:

Our Bettina is participating in a big international project called PHABB starting in early 2024. It is funded by the EU and UK and led by the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the University of Aberdeen in the UK, involving partners from all over Europe. The goal is to fight the problems caused by harmful algae, which mess with our drinking water and fish farms, especially as seaweed farming gets more popular. The plan is to hire 10 PhD students to figure out smart ways to stop these algae by learning more about the pathogens that can attack them. We hope to find natural ways to keep our waters safe without having to rely so much on harmful chemicals.

Over Two million euros for research on using pathogens as biocontrol agents of harmful algae

We are pleased to announce the start of the Marie Curie Doctoral Network ‘Pathogens of Algae for Biosecurity and Biocontrol (PHABB) in January 2024. This project is funded by the European Union and UK Research & Innovation for a total sum of 2.8 million euro for four years, and coordinated by the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the University of Aberdeen in the UK. It connects academic partners and SMEs from Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Portugal and The Netherlands.

Harmful algae form a major threat for drinking water supply and aquaculture, and the burgeoning seaweed aquaculture is plagued by poorly-known diseases. PHABB foresees the recruitment and interdisciplinary training of 10 PhD students towards designing novel and sustainable solutions for biocontrol of harmful algae by understanding their pathogens. To achieve this, it will tackle the biological and evolutionary processes linked to microbial community dynamics, virulence and host specificity of pathogens that target desirable or harmful algae in freshwater and marine environments. This new knowledge will be applied towards developing and implementing novel, durable biosecurity and disease control strategies that support natural ecosystems and allow for a reduced use in chemical pesticides.

List of partners:

MUSEUM NATIONAL D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE, FRANCE

THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, SPAIN

FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN eV, GERMANY

KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN, NETHERLANDS

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, FRANCE

UNIVERSITA DELLA TUSCIA, ITALY

UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI, ICELAND

UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

OTAQ, UNITED KINGDOM