Flatworm Functional Genomics Initiative (FUGI)
A consortium funded by a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award to develop game-changing research tools for the study and manipulation of parasitic flatworm species responsible for the devastating diseases echinococcosis (hydatid disease) and schistosomiasis (bilharzia).
Aims
FUGI proposes three primary aims:
- ‘Poly-omics’ characterisation of stem cell systems in S. mansoni (neoblast-like somatic cells, S1 vitellocytes and oogonia) and E. multilocularis (germinative cells).
- Development of S. mansoni and E. multilocularis reverse genetic toolkits.
- Establishment of E. multilocularis and S. mansoni immortal cell lines.
Partners
Dr. Matt Berriman, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Prof. Klaus Brehm, University of Würzburg, Germany
Prof. Paul Brindley, The George Washington University, USA
Dr. James Collins, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Prof. Christoph Grevelding, University of Giessen, Germany
Prof. Christoph Grunau, University Perpignan, France
Prof. Karl Hoffmann, University of Aberystwyth, Wales
Prof. Ludovic Vallier, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Consortium Administrator: Jessica Longworth, University of Aberystwyth, Wales
Contact
If you need help or have any queries, please contact us using the details below.
Sanger people
Professor Ludovic Vallier
Honorary Faculty (formerly Senior Group Leader at the Sanger Institute)
Previous Sanger people
Dr Matt Berriman
Former Senior Group Leader