Quantifying the impact of Biologicals
We assess the safety of biologicals for agriculture, sustainability and biodiversity.
Evaluating Microbiome Based Applications for Risk Quantification (EMBARQ)
About the Project
Quantifying the impact of biologicals
EMBARQ's primary purpose is to provide a knowledge base and develop innovative tools for quantifying the impact of these organisms, facilitating rapid assessment methods for industry and regulators.
The project proposes four novel aspects for risk assessment: tracking biologicals in the environment, calibrating risks against natural fluctuations, integrating AI tools for risk assessment, and considering a OneHealth perspective.
EMBARQ will expand traditional risk assessment steps to cover various risk factors, e.g how horizontal gene transfer may affect pathogenicity, and assess environmental impacts.
Approach
Quantifying safety of Biologicals
Tracking biologicals
AI & metagenomic tools
Pathogenicity assessment
Risk calibration in natural fluctuation
OneHealth perspective
Our Team
Meet Research Leaders
EMBARQ will provide knowledge to quantify the impact of 'biological' use, track biologicals in the environment using AI, to build a risk assessment framework.
Professor
Søren Sørensen
Pioneering soil microbial ecology and horizontal gene transfer in the environment.
Professor
Carsten Suhr Jacobsen
Environmental risk analysis, RNA analysis, in vivo impact testing
Senior research microbiologist
Eva Møller Nielsen
Professor
Mads Albertsen
Human risk analyses, Exposure analysis, national reference, diagnostics, typing methods
AI tool development, data analysis, high performance computing
Open Positions
There are currently no open positions.
Facilities, institutions and associates
UCPH hosts
CoDoN
Environmental Science
Protection from threats
Future proofing with AI bioscience
Strategic Roadmap for Research Project
The research project aims to quantify the impact of biological use, track biologicals in the environment using AI, and build a risk assessment framework to enhance safety, sustainability, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
1
Hazard assessment
EMBARQ gathers relevant data on factors such as horizontal gene transfer or key microbes.
2
Microcosm experiments
EMBARQ uses methods such as metagenomics to investigate effects of
perturbation and large scale variation.
3
In silico validation
EMBARQ investigates geographic and climatic variation using Al, bioinformatics and big data.
4
Field trials
EMBARQ investigates bioprotection and bioremediation using metagenomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics.
5
Chemical analysis
EMBARQ employs advanced techniques to provide chemical analyses of metabolites, toxins and bioinoculant by-products.
6
Impact
EMBARQ will develop recommendations based on research findings to support safer and more sustainable practices.
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EMBARQ project is supported by Novo Nordisk Foundation grant NNF23400085294
