BIO: As a microbial ecologist and physiologist, Professor Phil B. Pope leads the Microbial Ecology and Meta-Omics (MEMO) group and has greater than 15 years' experience using multi-omic tools to deconvolute the intimate genomic and physiological relationships between microbial populations within complex microbiomes that are integral to gut function, health and nutrition of animals. Phil has a BSc from Griffith University (Queensland, Australia) majoring in physical mathematics, with first-class honours in environmental microbiology (2003); a PhD in metagenomics from Griffith University (2007); and postdoc experience at CSIRO with Professor Mark Morrison (2007-2010). Phil moved to Europe in 2010 as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Incoming fellow with renowned enzymologist Prof. Vincent Eijsink and started his group with an ERC starting grant in 2014. Phil’s current research seeks to expand microbiome "omic" approaches to envelop additional “molecular layers” from the animal holobiont (i.e. host genome, transcriptome and proteome), a concept otherwise known as “holo-omics”. Phil is the PI of a Novo Nordisk Fonden fellowship “SuPAcow” and coordinator for the ERA-Net project “ImprovAFish”, which both seek to modulate the feed-microbiome-host axis in cows and fish, respectively. Phil also makes central scientific and management contributions to large national and European collaborative efforts that includes work package leadership roles in two ~10 mEUR Horizon 2020 projects (HoloRuminant and 3D’omics) that are focused on animal-microbiome interactions. 70+ peer-reviewed articles that have attracted 6500+ citations (i10-index: 70, h-index: 37).
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Check out our work at The MEMO group (Microbial Ecology and Meta-Omics).
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LINKS:
Google Scholar: http://tinyurl.com/citations-phil-pope
PUBMED: http://tinyurl.com/pubmed-phil-pope
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Liste med publikasjoner fra min forskning. (Cristin)
Using the latest technologies and computational strategies, this course will explore the different approaches used to recover and reconstruct genome sequences from various biological sources including prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, as well as complex microbial communities (i.e. microbiomes).
More information can be found HERE.
This course includes an array of contrasting tools to decrypt microbial communities, including those that assess community structure (metagenomics, predictive genome-reconstruction) and function (metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics). More information can be found via the NMBU and NORBISwebsites
The Genome Science study combines the disciplines of genetics, genome biology, genome technologies, statistics and bioinformatics. More information can be found here.
2021-2025 | A. Alberti (P.B. Pope: WP Leader). Horizon 2020. “3D-omics” Three-dimensional holo’omic landscapes to unveil host-microbiota interactions shaping animal production. Funding: €10,073,540, NMBU: €978,933. |
2021-2026 | D. Morgavi (P.B. Pope: WP Leader). Horizon 2020. “HoloRuminant” Understanding microbiomes of the ruminant holobiont. Funding: €10,985,021, NMBU: €620,560. |
2021-2023 | P. Cermeno (P.B. Pope: Partner). Horizon 2020. "PRODIGIO": Developing early-warning systems for improved microalgae PROduction and anaerobic DIGestIOn". Funding: €2,452,941, NMBU: €483,625. |
2020-2023 | P.B. Pope. Coordinator. BlueBio CoFund (ERA-Net). “ImprovAFish” Improving aquaculture sustainability by modulating the feed-microbiome-host axis in Fish. Funding: 1,940,000 EUR |
2020-2024 | P.B. Pope. PI. Novo Nordisk Foundation “SuPA[cow]”: Sustainable production of animals by optimizing the feed-microbiome-host axis. Funding: 1,340,000 EUR. |
2019-2022 | P.B. Pope. PI. NMBU. “BoGAS”: The effect of Bovine host genetics on microbiota and methane GAS emissions. Funding: 308,768 EUR. |
2019-2022 | M. Øverland (P.B. Pope: WP Leader). The Research Council of Norway (RCN) (HavBruk). Project title: Trained immunity and nutritional programming for resilient salmon. Funding: 1,030,800 EUR |
2018-2020 | T.R. Hvidsten, S.R. Sandve, P.B. Pope. NMBU. Project title: “MetaNorSE”: Meta-omic interpretation of Norwegian Salmon gastrointestinal Ecosystems. Funding: 208,588 EUR. |
2016-2020 | P.B. Pope. PI. RCN (FriMedBio). Project title: “Back to basics”: simplifying microbial communities to decrypt complex interactions. Funding: 1,030,800 EUR |
2014-2019 | P.B. Pope. PI. The European Research Council. Project title: Interpreting the irrecoverable microbiota in digestive ecosystems. Funding: 1,477,875 EUR. |
2015-2018 | B. Westereng (P.B. Pope: WP leader). RCN (BIONÆR). Exploring tree-derived hemicelluloses as a source for prebiotics. Funding: 2,310,055 EUR |
2012-2015 | P.B. Pope. PI. RCN (FriMedBio). Project title: The newly discovered Polysaccharide Utilisation Loci linked to multiple cellulolytic systems in nature: how does it work? Funding: 596,000 EUR. |
2011-2013 | P.B. Pope and V. Eijsink. Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship, European Commission, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Project title: Learning from the locals: A metagenomics investigation into the plant biomass degrading capacity in Norwegian native herbivores. Funding: 209,000 EUR. |
2010 | P.B. Pope and V. Eijsink. RCN-BILAT. Project title: Bioprospecting in the Svalbard reindeer microbiome - establishing a Norwegian-Australian joint research effort. Funding: 55,000 EUR. |