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Dr. Fernando's lab group - (from
left) Yu Chen, Dilantha Fernando, Jinxiu Zhang, Rajesh Ramarathnam, Quinn
Holtslag, Sarah Savchuk, Guo Xiaowei, Dr. Sangeetha Panicker (visiting
scientist), Kristy De Corby, Dannielle Duprat, Paula Parks and Dr. A.S.
Krishnamoorthy (visiting scientist). |
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With Dr. Jiansheng Wu (visiting
scientist in my lab). |
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Rob Duncan (left) and Clinton Jurke (right) with supervisor, Dilantha
Fernando, after winning the First and Second Prizes, respectively, at the
CPS-Manitoba Annual Meeting 2002.
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Yilan Zhang (center) with supervisor, Dilantha Fernando (left) and co-advisor,
Fouad Daayf, after winning the First Prize at the CPS-Manitoba Annual Meeting
2003. |
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Dr. Fernando's Lab Group, Sept. 2003. |
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Dr. Fernando's Lab Group, Sept. 2002. |
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Dr. S. Nakkeeran, Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Plant pathology,
biological control with PGPR and investigating their mechanisms.
Presently Associate Professor, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University,
Comibatore, India |
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Dr. Ziqin Li - Visiting Scientist
Genetic diversity and pathogenicity of Sclerotinia
Presently Professor and Scientist at Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Huhhot, Inner Mongloia, China. |
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Dr. Krishnamoorthy, Visiting Scientist - Plant pathology and biological
control. Presently Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore, India. |
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Dr. Chunquan Chen, Post Doctoral Research Associate - Plant pathology,
stone fruit diseases, biological control and induced systemic resistance.
Presently Research Manager for BIOS Agriculture, 21111 Lakeshore
Blvd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9. |
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Dr. Hafiz Ahmed, Research Associate - Fusarium epidemiology.
Presently
Plant Pathologist, Alberta Research Council, Vergerville, Alberta. |
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Dr. Jihong Tang, Post Doctoral Research Fellow - Black-knot disease
on stone fruits.
Presently Research Associate University of California, Riverside,
CA, USA. |
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Yilan Zhang, Masters Student - Induced resistance and biological control
mechanisims.
Presently, Manager, Venture Mentoring Program, Stu Clark Centre
for Entreprenuship, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
Canada. |
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Rob Duncan, Masters Student - Epidemiology and biological control of
sclerotinia diseases in sunflowers.
Presently PhD student, University of California, Davis, USA. Most
Recent - Scientist, Monsanto USA |
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Rajesh Ramarathnam, Ph.D student - Biological control of Blackleg pathogen
and identification of antibiotics and other compounds of biocontrol agents.
Presently Post Doctoral Scientist Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
London, Ontario, Canada |
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Sarah Savchuk, Masters Student - Evaluation of biological control of
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Presently Research Associate, Cangene Inc. Innovation Blvd. Winnipeg,
MB. |
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Clinton Jurke, Masters Student - Evaluation of physiological and architectural
effects on sclerotinia stem rot resistance in canola.
Presently Agronomy Manager and Plant Pathologist, Monsanto, Canada. Based
in Leduc Alberta. |
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Quinn Holtslag, Ph.D. Student - Disease modeling for Entomosporium
mespili of Saskatoons.
Presently CEO of Lucky Dog Food Company in British Columbia |
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Jinxiu Zhang, Ph.D Student - Epidemiology and genetic variation of
Mycosphaerella pinodes of field peas.
Presently Scientist -Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, ECORC, Ottawa,
Ontario |
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Guo Xiaowei, Masters Student - Effect of cropping practices on Blackleg
of Canola.
PhD student on FHB epidemiology, in same lab.
Presently Plant Pathologist - Monsanto Canada, Winnipeg |
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Yu Chen, Ph. D Student - Molecular characterization of the Blackleg
pathogen of Canola.
Presently Plant Pathologist with Cargill, Inc. Saskatchewan |
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Jeremy Klassen - Masters Student - Epidemiology and Genetic Variation
of Fusarium-wilt pathogen of Canola
Presently Bayer Crop Science |
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Dr. Saman Abeysinghe - Visiting Scientist
Biological Control of Sclerotinia by PA23 and its mutants
Presently Head, Dept of Botany, University of Ruhuna, Martara, Sri
Lanka |
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Dr. Lily Huang - Visiting Scientist
PGPR research
Presently Professor, North West Agriculture and Forestry University,
Yangling, Shanxii Province, China |
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Ms. Min Zhang - Visiting Scientist
Chemotypes of FHB pathogen and their aggessiveness
Presently - Scientist in |
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Dr. Rahian Habibian- Research Associate -
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Control of Plant
Pathogens
Presently - Scientist in Seattle Based Biotech company, WA, USA |
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Kate Bergen - Masters Student -
Bacteria mediated biological control of insect pests of canola.
Presently Climate Action Facilitator with the Youth Climate.
Leadership Alliance, a Ministry of Environment (MoE) initiative, Penticton,
BC. |
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Sarangi Athukorala - Masters Student -
Biological Control of Sclerotinia in Sunflower and Canola, volatile
inhibition studies.
Presently PhD student at University of Manitoba |
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Dr. Minghe Mo - Post Doctoral Research Associate
Genetic studies on Sclerotinia in canola
Presently Professor, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China |
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Professor Jiangsheng Wu - Visiting Scientist
Screening methods for breeding for disease reistance
Presently Professor and breeder at Huazhong Agriculture University,
Wuhan, Hubei, China |
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Dr. Sangeetha Muralidharan - Visiting Scientist
Presently Associate Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore, India. |
