Canada Partnering Award: Advancement of Genomic Tools to Study the Foodborne Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes
Lead Research Organisation:
Quadram Institute
Department Name: Microbes in the Food Chain
Abstract
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| Description | Canada - UK Coalition on Listeria Genomics |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We have assembled a multidisciplinary coalition of Canadian and UK experts that will seek to refine informatic tools and share ideas to address specific gaps on how Listeria genome and metagenome data are analysed. Our partnership will focus on finding and understanding the microbiota and genetic traits associated with biocide resistance, the formation of biofilms, and the transmission of Listeria through the food chain. The ideas and tools developed in this project will be presented and discussed with food safety stakeholders to aid in their impact. As co-chair of the coalition, we have organised and hosted a two-day project launch meeting that was held virtually between project participants. We devised a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and we have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project partners have attended and participated in our November 2021 virtual launch meeting and during the pre-event activities to identify research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. The project co-chair from Canada and an early career researcher from their team co-developed: a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Impact | Disciplines: microbiology, public health, bioinformatics, food safety, epidemiology Outputs: project launch meeting summary of proposed research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Canada - UK Coalition on Listeria Genomics |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Health Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We have assembled a multidisciplinary coalition of Canadian and UK experts that will seek to refine informatic tools and share ideas to address specific gaps on how Listeria genome and metagenome data are analysed. Our partnership will focus on finding and understanding the microbiota and genetic traits associated with biocide resistance, the formation of biofilms, and the transmission of Listeria through the food chain. The ideas and tools developed in this project will be presented and discussed with food safety stakeholders to aid in their impact. As co-chair of the coalition, we have organised and hosted a two-day project launch meeting that was held virtually between project participants. We devised a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and we have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project partners have attended and participated in our November 2021 virtual launch meeting and during the pre-event activities to identify research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. The project co-chair from Canada and an early career researcher from their team co-developed: a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Impact | Disciplines: microbiology, public health, bioinformatics, food safety, epidemiology Outputs: project launch meeting summary of proposed research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Canada - UK Coalition on Listeria Genomics |
| Organisation | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Department | National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We have assembled a multidisciplinary coalition of Canadian and UK experts that will seek to refine informatic tools and share ideas to address specific gaps on how Listeria genome and metagenome data are analysed. Our partnership will focus on finding and understanding the microbiota and genetic traits associated with biocide resistance, the formation of biofilms, and the transmission of Listeria through the food chain. The ideas and tools developed in this project will be presented and discussed with food safety stakeholders to aid in their impact. As co-chair of the coalition, we have organised and hosted a two-day project launch meeting that was held virtually between project participants. We devised a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and we have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project partners have attended and participated in our November 2021 virtual launch meeting and during the pre-event activities to identify research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. The project co-chair from Canada and an early career researcher from their team co-developed: a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Impact | Disciplines: microbiology, public health, bioinformatics, food safety, epidemiology Outputs: project launch meeting summary of proposed research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Canada - UK Coalition on Listeria Genomics |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We have assembled a multidisciplinary coalition of Canadian and UK experts that will seek to refine informatic tools and share ideas to address specific gaps on how Listeria genome and metagenome data are analysed. Our partnership will focus on finding and understanding the microbiota and genetic traits associated with biocide resistance, the formation of biofilms, and the transmission of Listeria through the food chain. The ideas and tools developed in this project will be presented and discussed with food safety stakeholders to aid in their impact. As co-chair of the coalition, we have organised and hosted a two-day project launch meeting that was held virtually between project participants. We devised a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and we have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project partners have attended and participated in our November 2021 virtual launch meeting and during the pre-event activities to identify research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. The project co-chair from Canada and an early career researcher from their team co-developed: a pre-event survey to identify broad research themes of interest, have synthesised the results of that survey for discussion during the launch meeting, and have subsequently prepared and distributed summaries of that launch meeting. |
| Impact | Disciplines: microbiology, public health, bioinformatics, food safety, epidemiology Outputs: project launch meeting summary of proposed research themes that promote the application of genomic sciences towards food safety challenges. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | In-person Partnership Meeting Winnipeg Canada - Listeria Genomics - BBSRC UK-Canada Partnering Award |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Assembly our multidisciplinary coalition of Canadian and UK experts to progress work packages in the Partnership that advance the use of Listeria genome and metagenome data in public health and food safety programmes. This was the first in-person meeting of the partnership, held in Winnipeg Canda from 21st -23rd February at the National Microbiology Laboratory. Participants included scientists from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada - Bureau of Microbial Hazards, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the UK Health Security Agency, and from the Quadram Institute. Quadram co-hosted with the Public Health Agency of Canada. The Listeria scientific community is relatively small compared to other foodborne pathogens, and by bringing together both Canadian and UK experts we know we made significant progress in establishing a tighter network that will form the basis of collaborative projects to progress public health, food safety and research objectives surrounding Listeria. The workshop provided a foundation for early career researchers from Canada and the UK to become mutually aware of the research programming at partner institutes, to provide summaries of their current projects, to develop international collaborations with researchers working in similar project areas, and to receive dedicated training following the core days of the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |