PhD Students

Joyce Carneiro

Dutch Elm Disease: Finding a trail to the cure

Supervisor: Dr. W. Hintz

Marie Girard-Martel

Characterization of Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) candidate genes for resistance to the Blister Rust Fungus Cronartium ribicola.

Supervisors: Drs. B.J. Hawkins and A. Ekramoddoullah

Russell Chedgy

The role of BAHD acyltransferases in Populus defence-related secondary metabolism, specifically in the biosynthesis of salicin-based phenolic glycosides

Supervisor: Dr. C.P. Constabel

Jane Guo

Functional characterization of the shikimate/quinate cycle in Poplus trichocarpa

Supervisor: Dr. J. Ehlting

Andrea Coulter

Establishing Functions for the Conifer Ovular Secretion

Supervisor: Dr. P. von Aderkas

Juan Aldana

The genetic basis of resistance mechanisms to cedar leaf blight (Didymascella thujina) in western redcedar (Thuja plicata) populations
 

Supervisors: Drs. B. Hawkins and J. Russell

Annette Alber

Characterization of the CYP98A gene family in poplar

Supervisor: Dr. J. Ehlting

Natalie Prior

Pollination drop in gymnosperm

Supervisor: Dr. P. von Aderkas

Marie Vance

Genetic variation and genetic structure within and among populations of subalpine larch (Larix lyallii).

Supervisors: Drs. P. von Aderkas and B. Hawkins

Philip-Edouard Shay

Interactive effects of climate and litter chemistry on microbial communities and litter decomposition

Supervisors: Drs. C.P. Constabel and A. Trofymow

MSc Students

Ian Boyes

The relationship between Megastigmus spermotrophus and Douglas-fir

Supervisors: Drs. J. Ehlting and P. von Aderkas

Stacy Boczulak

The effects of soil temperature on nitrogen form availability in soils and uptake by conifers

Supervisors: Drs. B. Hawkins and J. Russell

Amy Franklin

Functional characterization of a poplar MYB transcription factor that is putatively involved in tannin regulation

Supervisors: Drs. P. Constabel and A. Sequin

Anne Berland

Response function for cone and seed of lodgepole pine

Supervisors: Drs. P. von Aderkas and B. Anholt

Miko (Yingyu) Huang

Bioinformatic analysis of phenolic glycoside biosynthesis in poplar

Supervisors: Drs. J. Ehlting and C.P. Constabel

Patricia Veiga-Wolf

 Atmospheric methane oxidation in a Coastal Douglas-fir forest soil

Supervisor: Dr. R. Roy
 

David (Dawei) Ma

Supervisor: Dr. C.P. Constabel

Neil von Wittgenstein

Identification of nitrate and ammonium transporter genes in Poplar roots

Supervisors: Drs. B.J. Hawkins and J. Ehlting

Kate Donaleshen

Plant-parasite interactions

Supervisor: Dr. P. von Aderkas

Alpha Reghan Wong

The effects of Poplar phenolics on aphids

Supervisors: Drs. C.P. Constabel and S. Perlman

Amber Paulson

Microbial associates of Megastigmus and their potenital role in host manipulation

Supervisors: Drs. P. von Aderkas and S. Perlman

Cuong Le

 Natural variation of soluble phenolic compounds in poplar

Supervisors: Drs. C. Borchers and J. Ehlting

Hao Tang

Biochemical characterization of phenolic glycoside biosynthesis in Poplar

Supervisors: Drs. C.P. Constabel and J. Ehlting

Cayla Naumann

Population study of Saprolegnia parasitica in BC using SSR and ISSR primer sets

Supervisor: Dr. W. Hintz