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SECRETARÍA DE ESTADO DE UNIVERSIDADES E INVESTIGACIÓN

Dirección General de Investigación

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MINISTERIO DE

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The Spanish National Programmes, Initiatives and Agencies Involved in the Promotion and Support of Genomic Initiatives

Biotechnology Programme

Strategic Action on Genomics and Proteomics

Spanish Foundation for Genomics

Local or Regional Goverments

Infrastructure calls for equipments



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CIENCIAActivities for Microbial Genomics within the Biotechnology

Programme (MCYT) include:

Finance and promote research projects in which the use of genomic and proteomic tools are needed for reaching the scientific objectives

One call for proposals per yearDuration 3 yearsOne single laboratory and also coordinated projects (2-5 labs)Evaluation by peer-review by national experts (ANEP)Panel of experts participate in the final decission and the prioritization of funding according to the relevance and qualityof the proposal



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Activities for Microbial Genomics within the Biotechnology Programme also include:

Promotion and support of strategic research platforms and infrastructures

Financial support for meetings and symposia organization

Training and mobility of young researchers

New and emergent novel research groups



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MINISTERIO DE

EDUCACIÓN Y

CIENCIAStrategic Action on Genomics and Proteomics

The goals of this strategic action, specifically related to microbial pathogens are:

Estimulate and sustain multidisciplinary research to exploit the full potential of genome information

Generate expertise and know-how in the field of microbial pathogens

Generate fundamental knowledge and basic tools for functional genomics in microbial pathogens



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MINISTERIO DE

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CIENCIA Organization of this strategic action (2001-2004)

Two calls for proposals

Duration of projects: 3 years maximum

Integrated projects with a minimum of 5 different labs

Evaluation by peer review and panel of international experts

Budget: 12 M€ per call



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• 99 proposals submitted (611 subprojects)• Funding: 12 M €• 20 projects funded (129 subprojects)• Scientific Areas:

10 Human genomics

4 Microbial genomics

3 Plant genomics

1 Model organism genomics

1 Animal genomics

1 Structural genomics



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• 99 proposals submitted (611 subprojects)• Funding: 12 M €• 20 projects funded (129 subprojects)• Scientific Areas:

10 Human genomics

4 Microbial genomics

3 Plant genomics

1 Model organism genomics

1 Animal genomics

1 Structural genomics



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CIENCIAGENOMA ESPAÑA

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

* National Genotyping Centre (CeGen)

* National DNA Bank (bancoadn)

* National Institute of Bioinformatics (INB)



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International research collaboration on Plant Genomics . I .

• Joint trilateral call within ERA-NET: MEC (S), GABI (D) and GENOPLANTE (F)• Call for EoI: 54 draft proposals ubmitted• Oral presentation by EoI coordinators• Call for proposals: 34 proposals submitted• Scientific Area:

“Functional and comparative genomic approaches for the investigation and use of natural diversity”

Topics: food quality, sustainable agriculture, physiological performance of plants, reproductive growth, metabolic networks and biotic and abiotic stresses and plant adaptation



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International research collaboration on Plant Genomics . II .

• International peer-reviewing process by independent experts: ranking list (category A, B and C)

• Joint trilateral reviewing board: final priority list combining the scientific reviewing results and the ranking by national interests

• 9 proposals were funded and formally communicated to applicants with written scientific reports

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