Doctorat d'Etat Ès-Science (Doctor of Science)

• Jan. 2015 - Present:
  • Head, Dept. Plant Science, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Jul. 2013 - Dec. 2014:
  • Acting Head, Dept. Plant Science, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Jul. 2008 - June 2013:
  • Associate Head, Dept. Plant Science, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Jul. 2007 - June 2008:
  • Acting Associate Head, Dept. Plant Science, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Apr. 2010 - Present:
  • Professor, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2010:
  • Associate Professor, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Sep. 2000 - Mar. 2005:
  • Assistant Professor, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

• Aug. 1997 - Aug. 2000:
  • Research Associate, Potato Pathology/Biochemistry, Cavendish Farms, through Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada

• Feb. 1994 - July 1997:
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Biochemistry/Biocontrol, Laval University, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES-ASSOCIATIONS

• Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS)      
  • Past-President     (Jul. 2013- June 2014)
  • President              (Jul. 2012- June 2013)
  • President-Elect    (Jul. 2011- June 2012)
  • Vice-President     (Jul. 2010- June 2011)
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  • CPS Manitoba regional section: Chair (2001-present)
  • CPS Science Policy Committee: Chair (2011-2012), Member (2010 & 2012)
  • CPS Membership Committee: Member (2010-present)
  • CPS Financial Advisory Committee: Chair (2013-2014), Member (2010-2013)
  • CPS Nominations Committee: Chair (2013-2014)
  • CPS Website: Editor (2008-2009), Associate Editor (2006-2008)
• Groupe Polyphenols: Elected Executive Member (2004-2008)
• International Conference on Polyphenols: Chair (2006)
• Potato Chapter, Western Council on Plant Diseases: Chair (2003-2006), Alternate Chair (2007)
• PEI-Institute of Agrologists, Program Committee: Member (1999-2000)
• PEI-Institute of Agrologists, AIT Committee: Member (2000)

  EDITORIAL BOARDS

• Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology” Elsevier, London UK, Senior Editor (2013-present)

• Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology” Taylor & Francis, London UK, Section Editor  (2013-present)

• BioControl” Springer, London UK, Associate Editor, (2014-present)

• Potato Research” Springer, London UK, Associate Editor, (2006-2013)

• Diversity” Molecular Diversity Preservation Intl., Switzerland, Associate Editor, (2008-2013)

• Journal of Pathogens” SAGE-Hindawi, London, UK, Associate Editor, (2010-2013)

• Plant Pathology Journal” Asian Network for Scientific Information, Associate Editor, (2005-2006)

• Journal of integrated Omics”, Omics group, Spain, Associate Editor, (2010-2012)

• UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
  

  • University of Manitoba
    Crop Breeder Search Committee - Faculty position         Chair (2014)
    Plant Agronomist Search Committee - Faculty position   Chair (2013)
  • HEAR Breeder Search Committee - Faculty position        Member (2011)
    Crop Breeder Search Committee - Faculty position-        Chair (2009-2010)
    Plant Physiologist Search Committee - Faculty position   Member (2003)
    Department Head Search Committee                              Member (2007)
    Faculty of Graduate Studies Council                                Member (2010-2013)
    Faculty of Graduate Studies Awards committee               Member (2009-2013)                          
  • Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
    Bylaws Committee                                                     Member (2010-2011), Chair (2012-2013)
    Plant Biotechnology Committee                                  Member (2007-2013)
    Dr. Li’s Promotion Committee                                    Member (2007)
    Dr. Rob Gulden’s Promotion Committee                      Member (2011)
    Student Recrutement Committee                              Member (2006-2010)
    Discipline Committee                                                 Member (2006-2012)
    2001 University Safety Audit                                    Member (2001)
  • Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
    Space Allocation Committee                                   Chair (2004-2011)
    Graduate Studies Committee                                 Chair (2007-2013), Member (2003-2007)
    Computer Committee                                            Chair (2002-2005), Member (2001)
    Advanced Plant Science Seminar Committee           Chair (2002-2004), Member (2001)
    CanAmera Awards Committee                                Member (2010)
• SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS - MEMBERSHIP
  * International Society of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions        Member (2010-present)
  * Canadian Society of Horticultural Sciences                                    Member (2007-present)
  * Phytochemical Society of North America                                        Member (2006-present)
  * Groupe Polyphenols                                                                       Member (2004-present
  * American Phytopathological Society                                              Member (1994-present)
  * Canadian Phytopathological Society                                              Member (2000-present)
  * Mediterranean Phytopathological Union                                        Member (2004-present)
  * Society of Chemical Industry                                                          Member (2006-2013)
  * Potato Association of America                                                        Member (1997-2005)
  * Prince Edward Island Institute of Agrologists                                 Member (1999-2000)
• SCIENTIFIC PANELS-GRANTING AGENCIES

• Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council -Discovery,
• Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council -Strategic,
• Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council -CRD,
• Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
• US Department of Agriculture-SBIR,
• Canadian Foundation for Innovation-FCI,
• Canada Food Inspection Agency
• Fonds Québécois pour la Recherche, Québec
• Fonds de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies, Québec,
• Fond National de la Recherche Scientifique, Brussels, Belgium.
  
• JOURNAL REVIEWING
• Plant Cell
• Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
• The New Phytologist
• Molecular Plant Pathology
• Journal of Proteome Research
• Journal of Applied Microbiology
• Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
• American Journal of Potato Research
• Plant Growth Regulation
• Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
• Canadian Journal of Plant Science
• Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
• Crop Protection    
• European Journal of Plant Pathology
• Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• Journal of Phytopathology
• Journal of Plant Physiology
• Letters in Applied Microbiology
• Microbial Ecology
• Phytoparasitica
• Phytopathologia Mediterranea
• Phytopathology
• Plant Disease
• Scientia Horticulturae

 

• Current:
  • PLNT2510 - Fundamentals of Horticulture
  • PLNT4580 - Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • PLNT4570 – Research Methods in Plant Pathology
  • PLNT7120 - Special Topics in Plant Science:
    • Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Plant Defense Mechanisms
    • Mechanisms of Infection by Root Pathogens
    • Alteration of Plant Secondary Metabolism by Pathogens
    • Signalling in Plant Defense

• Past:
  • 39.353 - Horticultural Food Crops
  • 65.451 - Applications in Agroecology
  • 65.454 - Agroecology Research Project

• Lectures contributed to other courses
  • PLNT3570 - Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
  • 39.078 - Plant Disease Management
  • 39.763 - Topics in Plant pathology
  • 39.436 - Principles of Pest Management
  • 39.076 - Special Crops