EADGENE

The EADGENE acronym stands for "European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence."

EADGENE (European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence) is a so-called "Network of Excellence" project that commenced in 2004. Networks of Excellence are a particular type of project funding mechanism under the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme, that are intended to draw various research bodies together to share science resources, facilities and expertise, thus focusing the research efforts of scientists who might otherwise work on the same topics separately and reducing duplication of effort. EADGENE's particular research focus is on the genomics of disease caused by pathogens. More details can be found on the EADGENE web site.

The major focus is on host (biology)-pathogen interactions relevant to animal and human health, including Salmonella in pigs and poultry, enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in cattle, mastitis in cattle, goats and sheep, and infectious pancreatic necrosis and Infectious salmon anemia virus infections in salmon. This type of genomics research could assist the development of new or improved therapeutics and vaccines, improved diagnostics and the breeding of farm animals for disease resistance.

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