Rod Beresford, Cape Breton University

Research

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Latest funding

OFI SF6 Biosurveillance of MSX and other oyster diseases in the Bras d'Or Lakes: Establishment of an end-to-end platform for rapid on-site detection of known oyster parasites from environmental DNA
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$20,613
Revitalizing the Bras D'Or Lakes in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia for oyster development: improving oyster health and mitigating MSX
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$6,047
The Cape Breton Oyster Industry in the Presence of MSX: Opportunities for Collaborative Research
NSERC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$5,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

OFI SF6 Biosurveillance of MSX and other oyster diseases in the Bras d'Or Lakes: Establishment of an end-to-end platform for rapid on-site detection of known oyster parasites from environmental DNA

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: LaRoche, Julie

$20,613

Revitalizing the Bras D'Or Lakes in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia for oyster development: improving oyster health and mitigating MSX

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Regional Office Discretionary Funds

Principal investigators: Beresford, Roderick

$6,047

The Cape Breton Oyster Industry in the Presence of MSX: Opportunities for Collaborative Research

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Regional Office Discretionary Funds - Atlantic

Principal investigators: Beresford, Roderick

$5,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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