Canadian training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens: EvoFunPath

加拿大关于真菌病原体进化的培训计划：EvoFunPath

• 批准号: 555337-2021
• 负责人: Landry, Christian
• 金额: $ 12.89万
• 依托单位: Université Laval
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Training Experience
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=722667
• 关键词: Canadian; training; program; evolution; fungal

Fungi are amongst the deadliest human pathogens, and by far, the costliest plant pathogens in agriculture and forestry in Canada. Every year, more than half a million Canadians are affected by fungal infections. Some pathogenic fungi have led to the disappearance of entire populations of trees such as elms, chestnuts, and white pines, and threaten bat and amphibian diversity. In agriculture, the cost of fungal diseases and mycotoxin contaminations is several billion dollars of losses a year in North America alone. Canadian companies and government agencies are constantly contending with the ability of fungi to evolve higher pathogenicity and resistance to the limited number of mitigation strategies that are currently available. Canada needs highly qualified personnel equipped with the latest knowledge and technologies on fungal pathogens, and the leadership and entrepreneurship skills to develop innovative solutions that will control and prevent fungal diseases. We are proposing to develop a pan-Canadian interdisciplinary training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens (EvoFunPath) centered around multidisciplinary Canadian and international experts in the field. Over the next 6 years, 69 MSc, Ph.D., and postdoctoral EvoFunPath fellows will be trained and ready for positions in academia, Canadian companies, and government agencies. These fellows will also have the skills needed to develop new technological solutions and to create new companies across Canada. EvoFunPath fellows will be prepared to broadly contribute their expertise towards ensuring the delivery of safe food to Canadians, reducing the detrimental effects of fungi on human and agricultural health, and towards maintaining the integrity of our natural and managed ecosystems.

真菌是最致命的人类病原体之一，也是迄今为止加拿大农业和林业中最昂贵的植物病原体。每年，超过50万加拿大人都会受到真菌感染的影响。一些致病的真菌导致了整个树木种群的消失，例如榆树，栗子和白松树，威胁蝙蝠和两栖动物的多样性。在农业中，仅在北美，真菌疾病和霉菌毒素污染的成本就是数十亿美元的损失。加拿大公司和政府机构一直在与真菌发展更高的致病性和抵抗力对有限数量的缓解策略的能力。加拿大需要配备有真菌病原体的最新知识和技术的高素质人员，以及领导和企业家技能，以开发将控制和预防真菌疾病的创新解决方案。我们建议制定一项有关真菌病原体演变（EvoFunPath）的泛美跨学科培训计划，该计划围绕该领域的加拿大多学科和国际专家。在接下来的6年中，将对69名MSC博士和博士后Evofunpath Fellows进行培训，并准备在学术界，加拿大公司和政府机构担任职位。这些研究员还将具有开发新技术解决方案并在加拿大创建新公司所需的技能。 EvoFunPath Fellows将为确保向加拿大人提供安全的食物，减少真菌对人类和农业健康的有害影响，并维持我们自然和管理生态系统的完整性。