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Epigenetic Diversity in Ecology
| Name: |
Epigenetic Diversity in Ecology |
| Researchers: |
Latzel Vít (national coordinator)
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| Provider: |
European Commission |
| Number: |
764965 |
| Realization from: |
2018 |
| Realization to: |
2021 |
| Summary: |
EPIDIVERSE takes a cross-disciplinary approach to investigate the role that epigenetic mechanisms,
specifically DNA methylation, play in plant adaptation. Understanding the epigenetic contribution to adaptation will help to
predict species responses to global warming and can open new directions for sustainable agriculture and crop breeding. In
EPIDIVERSE, a consortium of academic and entrepreneurial PIs will train 15 ESRs to become a first generation of expert
eco-epigeneticists, equipping them with the interdisciplinary skills - molecular, (epi)genomic, ecological and bioinformatics -
to successfully tackle this new research area. Training in leading academic groups and in life sciences companies will
emphasize empirical and informatics skills to become fluent and creative in extracting knowledge from big ‘omics data in
natural contexts |
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