Klonetics receives MITACs grant award to study Cannabis genomes
Research to begin in May aimed at increasing the knowledge of Cannabis biodiversity
Klonetics has amassed a unique collection of over ~800 strains consisting of rare and pre-eradication landraces, archetype strains, and poly-hybrid strains representing one of the largest libraries of Cannabis genetics in the world. In order to understand and characterize these genetic resources, Klonetics has been awarded a Mitacs Accelerate Grant partnering with researchers at the University of British Columbia. The project will develop a rapid genotyping system to assess the genetic diversity contained within this collection followed by extensive chemical profiling of genetically rare and commercially attractive strains. The information gained from this study will increase the knowledge of Cannabis biodiversity, further our understanding of the genetic evolution of Cannabis, and obtain genetic fingerprints of these diverse strains and landraces.
The research will take place beginning in May of 2022 and will be complete by May of 2024. The researchers working on the grant include; Savanna Maddock, Christopher Dumigan, Dr. Michael Deyholos and Dr. Krin Mann, as well as collaborators Dr. Tim Sharbel, and Dr. Davoud Torkamaneh.
This work was supported by Mitacs through the Mitacs Accelerate Program
