APRI Funds Four New Research Projects, Request for Proposal - BSE Testing - CANADA

APRI Funds Four New Research Projects

Three researchers from the University of Alberta, Debra Davidson, Debbie McKenzie, David Westaway, and Markus Czub, from the University of Calgary, have recently been awarded funding to conduct studies on targeted prion related topics. These research investments, totaling over $1.5 million, are enhancing Alberta’s international presence in prion and protein misfolding disease research – diseases which are infectious, untreatable and fatal.

The four new funded projects are:

Identification of Biomarkers in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Specific for Neurological Diseases in Cattle

Dr. Czub and his team will develop maps to show the connections between all proteins associated with different neurological disorders of cattle. These maps will then be used to identify specific disease markers or to detect classical and atypical forms of BSE. The biomarkers identified in the maps may be useful in developing an accurate and economical pre-mortem TSE test.

Improving TSE Mitigation Through Institutional Analysis of Response Strategies: A Comparative Study of Alberta and Ontario, Canada

Dr. Davidson’s study will analyze the factors that influenced the response to the BSE crisis since the Canadian outbreak in 2003 in hopes of providing information useful to all levels of government for the development of public policies regarding TSEs.

Fate of Prion-Infected Cells

Dr. McKenzie’s research will aim to determine the mechanisms and pathways that lead to neuron loss during the course of prion infection. The identification of the molecular pathways involved in cell fate will help in the development of therapeutic interventions for prion diseases.

A Parallel Platform Resource for Measuring Prion Infectivity

To further explore the risks associated with prion infectivity, Dr. Westaway’s study will test for the presence of infectious prions in Specified Risk Materials (SRMs) before and after candidate inactivation procedures. This testing capability will yield rapid, high quality data that will facilitate informed decisions of prion risk and mitigation strategies for the province of Alberta.

(Dr. Westaway's project is co-funded by the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency)

Request for Proposal - BSE Testing The Alberta Prion Research Institute and PrioNet Canada, in partnership with the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) are requesting submission of proposals to study a voluntary BSE testing system based on private industry standards. The study will include a rigorous cost and risk versus benefit analysis.

Important Dates

Deadline for receipt of Applications November 30th, 2009

Approval of Award December 18th, 2009

Final date for completion of Project June 4th, 2010

For more information regarding the BSE testing Request for Proposal please visit www.prioninstitute.ca

For questions regarding this request for proposal, contact:

Kevin Keough Executive Director Alberta Prion Research Institute Phone: (780) 702-8024 Fax: (780) 420-0018 kevin.keough@prioninstitute.ca

Partnerships: Current and Upcoming Activities Within and outside Alberta, APRI will continue to build partnerships that maximize its research investments.

APRI and PrioNet Canada co-fund projects that link academic research with specific industry-identified challenges such as: anti-mortem testing and testing for targeted markets, Specified Risk Material (SRM) disposal and new uses, implications of prions in the environment and the spread and control of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) and APRI have recently solidified their partnership and are now also co-funding research projects.

In collaboration, APRI, PrioNet and ALMA submitted a Request for Proposal to study a voluntary BSE testing system based on private industry standards. These three organizations are also working together in the area of risk management with provincial and federal participation.

Working with partners makes it possible to share ideas, expertise, technology and resources. It facilitates the transfer of knowledge, avoids duplication of effort and helps us get the biggest ban for our buck.

Canada's Annual Prion Research Conference PrPCanada 2010

March 8-10, 2010 The Westin Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada www.prionmeeting.ca

On the Horizon: Exploration of current and future prion challenges

The Alberta Prion Research Institute and PrioNet Canada are proud to present Canada's 4th annual prion research conference, PrPCANADA 2010, from March 8-10 in our nation’s capital of Ottawa, Ontario. The theme for the 2 ½ day conference is "On the Horizon: Exploration of current and future prion challenges". We are anticipating over 300 attendees from around the world and 120+ poster presentations.

Important Deadlines

Jan 11 - Poster presentation/invited speaker abstract deadline Jan 11 - Early bird registration deadline Feb 1 - Registration and hotel booking deadline

Registration and hotel booking will be opening soon. Bookmark the conference website (www.prionmeeting.ca) for updates!



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Thursday, November 12, 2009

BSE FEED RECALL Misbranding of product by partial label removal to hide original source of materials 2009

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/bse-feed-recall-misbranding-of-product.html



re-FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009 and Recall # V-256-2009

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html



Friday, September 4, 2009

FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html



Saturday, August 29, 2009

FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html



Wednesday, August 19, 2009

CFIA Enhances Animal Disease Reporting


http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/2009/08/cfia-enhances-animal-disease-reporting.html




Monday, November 16, 2009

CANADA, USA, specified risk materials (SRMs), Environment, Fertilizer, AND Politics, just more BSe

stupid is, as stupid does...TSS


http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2009/11/canada-usa-specified-risk-materials.html



Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Surveillance On the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and rabies in Taiwan and USA

http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2009/11/surveillance-on-bovine-spongiform.html



Tuesday, November 17, 2009

SEAC NEW RESULTS ON IDIOPATHIC BRAINSTEM NEURONAL CHROMATOLYSIS (IBNC) FROM THE VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY (VLA) SEAC 103/1

http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/11/seac-new-results-on-idiopathic.html



2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006

http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html



Tuesday, November 17, 2009

SEAC EFFECT OF AGE ON THE PATHOGENESIS OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES SEAC 103/2

http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/11/seac-effect-of-age-on-pathogenesis-of.html



WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN for CJD over the next 5 decades ?

FOR 4 years, the USDA fed dead stock downer cows, the most high risk cattle for mad cow disease and other dangerous pathogens to children all across the USA via the USDA certified dead stock downer cow school lunch program...

SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Incidence and spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variants with mixed phenotype and co-occurrence of PrPSc types: an updated classification

http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/11/incidence-and-spectrum-of-sporadic.html



HUMAN and ANIMAL TSE Classifications i.e. mad cow disease and the UKBSEnvCJD only theory

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/contentStreamer?objectId=090000648027c28e&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf



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