The AQUA-FAANG project
A brief overview by Daniel Macqueen

​04/01/2021
Daniel Macqueen explains the aims of the AQUA-FAANG project during an exploitating working group meeting in November 2020. The recording of this presentation is now available on our website and Youtube.

EuroFAANG

01/05/2021

EuroFAANG brings together a wide range of expertise in farmed animal biology and breeding, genomics, bioinformatics, modelling and open data, as well as multiple platforms for dissemination and outreach, with a common goal to discover links between genome and phenome (i.e. G2P) in the frame of the FAANG to Fork strategy.

Click here to read more about the establishing of EuroFAANG 

Interview with Shahmir Naseer

 26/02/2021

Meet Shahmir Naseer, Phd Student at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Shahmir is working for the AQUA-FAANG project studying the genomic basis of innate immune systems and how this can make a difference in the future Europe.

Click here to see more videos

AQUA-FAANG FACT SHEET

19/02/2021
We are happy to share that AQUA-FAANG's Fact Sheet is now available on our website in Norwegian and seven different EU languages. The Fact Sheet describes the projects objectives and impacts in relation to both the EU Green Deal and the SDGs. 

​AQUA-FAANG will support the main objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy by supporting the fish sector to preserve affordability while fostering fair economic returns and reducing impact on the environment and ecosystems. By laying the the foundation for genetic solutions addressing the main issues in aquaculture production, AQUA-FAANG will improve fish welfare, farm profitability, sustainability and aid the Sustainable Development Goals. ​

Click here to read the AQUA-FAANG sheets in your preferred language 

First Edition AQUA-FAANG Newsletter

​05/08/2020
We are pleased to inform you that the first AQUA-FAANG newsletter has been published! The articles that are featured in this issue include: the impacts of COVID-19; EuroFAANG - Joint Dissemination Strategy; FAANG Shared Workshop;  AQUA-FAANG Annual General Assembly; Job positions and a section highlighting WP1, industry partner Xelect Ltd and the lead project coordinators and managers of AQUA-FAANG (Sigbjørn Lien; Dan Macqueen; Lise Marie Fjellsbø).

Click here to read the first edition of the AQUA-FAANG newsletter

"My Job in Research" Challenge by REA

07/07/2020
European Commission's Research Executive Agency (REA) organized an online "My Job in Research" short video challenge to promote the work of researchers. Annemiek Blasweiler from Wageningen University & Research joined the challenge with her video as a part of the AQUA-FAANG project and her video was selected one of the best to be shared online by REA. In this short video, Annemiek explains her research work within the AQUA-FAANG project. Congratulations Annemiek!
Annemiek Blasweiler from WUR explains her work in research in the AQUA-FAANG project

AQUA-FAANG 1st Annual Meeting

10/05/2020
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AQUA-FAANG project's first annual meeting took place on 7 May online due to Covid-19. During the meeting the progress of the work packages were shared by the partners.  The impacts of COVID-19 on the project and suggestions on how to solve the raised issues were also discussed.

Aqua Farm 2020 Conference

03/03/2020
PictureUNIPD team at Aqua Farm


​During the Aqua-Farm Conference on 19 and 20 February 2020, AQUA-FAANG project was presented by 2 partners of the project, University of Padua (UNIPD) and ​Valle Ca’ Zuliani Società Agricola (VCZSA). Read for more...

AQUA-FAANG Brochure is now available!

07/01/2020
The introductory brochure of the AQUA-FAANG project provides brief information on the project aim, structure, partners, expected outputs and impact. 

     AQUA-FAANG in a nutshell​

  • Project duration: 48 months
  • Type of action: Research and Innovation 
  • Start date: 1st of May 2019
  • Coordinator: NMBU - Sigbjørn Lien
  • Partners: 24
  • Countries: Norway, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Greece, Germany​​​​​
"Overall objective: to generate genome-wide functional annotation maps for the six commercially most important fish species within European aquaculture and exploit their contribution to variation in traits of commercial relevance, focusing on improved resistance to disease."

Contact
Project Coordinator
Sigbjørn Lien - NMBU
Project Coordinator
​sigbjorn.lien[at]nmbu.no
Project Deputy Coordinator
Daniel J. Macqueen - UEDIN
​Project Deputy Coordinator
​daniel.macqueen[at]roslin.ed.ac.uk
Project Manager
Lise Marie Fjellsbø - NMBU
Project Manager
lise.fjellsbo[at]nmbu.no