PathoGenomics in France The Genopole network

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PathoGenomics in FranceThe Genopole network

• Infrastructures for genomic and postgenomic
  research programs
• Limited national funding for projects
• Several Genopoles have Pathogenomics related
  projects/Programs
• Total budget in 2004 6M

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Institutions involved in the study of human
pathogens

• CNRS National Research Council
• INSERM Medical Research Council
• INRA Agronomical Research Council
• CEA Nuclear Research
• DGA Army (bio terrorism, Plasmodium)
• Institut Pasteur
• The CRNG (National Comity for Genomic Research)
  involves the CNRS, INRA, INSERM and CEA

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Ministerium possibly involved

• Ministerium for Research
• Ministerium for Health
• Ministerium for Agriculture
• Ministerium for Environment

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Microorganisms studied in France (with a genomic
component)

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ulcerans
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Bacillus anthracis / cereus
• Streptococcus pneumoniae, agalactiae
• Legionella pneumophila
• Escherichia coli - Shigella
• Helicobacter pylori
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Yersinia pestis - pseudotuberculosis
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Candida albicans - glabrata - Aspergillus
  fumigatus
• Plasmodium falciparum

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Conclusion

• Infrastructures of high standards are available
  for a Pathogenomics national program
• Several national programs in microbiology have
  been granted these last 5 years
• Need for specific funding of small national
  networks in the frame of a French Pathogenomics
  program