Students
Forest Biology Graduate Students
PhD Students |
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Joyce Carneiro Dutch Elm Disease: Finding a trail to the cure Supervisor: Dr. W. Hintz |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jane Guo Functional characterization of the shikimate/quinate cycle in Poplus trichocarpa Supervisor: Dr. J. Ehlting |
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Andrea Coulter Establishing Functions for the Conifer Ovular Secretion Supervisor: Dr. P. von Aderkas |
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Vasko Veljanovski The characterization of flavonoid glucosyltransferases and acid phosphatase in poplar defense Supervisor: Dr. C.P. Constabel |
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Annette Alber Characterization of the CYP98A gene family in poplar Supervisor: Dr. J. Ehlting |
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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 |
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Natalie Prior Pollination drop in gymnosperm Supervisor: Dr. P. von Aderkas |
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Philip-Edouard Shay Interactive effects of climate and litter chemistry on microbial communities and litter decomposition Supervisors: Drs. C.P. Constabel and A. Trofymow |
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MSc Students |
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Ian Boyes The relationship between Megastigmus spermotrophus and Douglas-fir Supervisors: Drs. J. Ehlting and P. von Aderkas |
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Stacy Boczulak The effects of soil temperature on nitrogen form availability in soils and uptake by conifers Supervisors: Drs. B. Hawkins and J. Russell |
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Amy Franklin Functional characterization of a poplar MYB transcription factor that is putatively involved in tannin regulation Supervisors: Drs. P. Constabel and A. Sequin |
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Anne Berland
Supervisors: Drs. P. von Aderkas and B. Anholt |
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Irina Kassatenko The visualization, characterization, and annotation of viruses that cause hypovirulence in Ophiostoma novo-ulmi and their potential role in the biological control of Dutch elm disease. |
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Patricia Veiga-Wolf Atmospheric methane oxidation in a Coastal Douglas-fir forest soil Supervisor: Dr. R. Roy |
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Jonathon LeBlanc Testing the novel versus endemic pathogen hypothesis for the presence of the amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in British Columbia |
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Neil von Wittgenstein Identification of nitrate and ammonium transporter genes in Poplar roots Supervisors: Drs. B.J. Hawkins and J. Ehlting |
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Wai-Lam (Webby) Leung The development of DNA markers for the detection of the fish pathogen, Saprolgenia parasitica Supervisor: Dr. W. Hintz |
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Alpha Reghan Wong The effects of Poplar phenolics on aphids Supervisors: Drs. C.P. Constabel and S. Perlman |
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Amber Paulson Microbial associates of Megastigmus and their potenital role in host manipulation Supervisors: Drs. P. von Aderkas and S. Perlman |
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Cuong Le Natural variation of soluble phenolic compounds in poplar Supervisors: Drs. C. Borchers and J. Ehlting
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Brendan Porter Rethinking red alder: Ecological implications of adaptation and acclimation in Alnus rubra Supervisor: Dr. B.J. Hawkins |
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Cayla Naumann Population study of Saprolegnia parasitica in BC using SSR and ISSR primer sets Supervisor: Dr. W. Hintz |
2010-2011 Fellowships and Awards
2010 NSERC PGSD - Russell Chedgy (PhD student - Constabel Lab)
2010 NSERC PGSD - Natalie Prior (MSc student - von Aderkas Lab)
2010 UVic Fellowship - Jon Le Blanc (MSc student - Hintz Lab)
2011 UVic Fellowship - Neil von Wittgenstein (MSc student - Hawkins Lab)
2011 UVic Fellowship - Stacy Boczulak (MSc student - Hawkins Lab)
2010 UVic Fellowship - Alpha Wong (MSc student - Constabel Lab)