IRTG 2172: PRoTECT: Plant Responses To Eliminate Critical Threats

PhD students/PostDoc University of British Columbia

PhD students
Kevin Ao
Kevin Ao
Project: S1.1/S2.2/S2.3
Title: ICDC48A protein level is regulated by E3 ligase SCF-SNIPER7 complex
Hila Behar
Hila Behar
Project: B2.2
Title: Understanding the biological role of EG16s in the context of plant evolution

Jamie Cook
Project: M2.2
Title: Characterizing the protective effects of beneficial plant-associated microbes against pest and pathogens under elevated carbon dioxide

Djihane Damoo
Project: M2.4
Title: Role of Heme in pathobiology of Ustilago maydis
Linda Horianopoulus
Linda Horianopoulus
Project: M1.2/M2.3
Title: The role of J domain co-chaperones in the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans
Weijie Huang
Weijie Huang
Project: M1.3/M2.1
Title: Genetic analysis of signaling pathways mediated by receptor like protein SNC2 and transcription factors SARD1/CBP60g in Arabidopsis
Lewis Kurschner
Lewis Kurschner
Project: B1.1/B2.1
Title: Investigating wax components of early land plant cuticles important for plant defense
Wanwan Linag
Wanwang Liang
Project: S1.1/S2.3
Title: Functional analysis of signaling components acitivated in the autoimmune mutant saul1-1
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Project: B2.3
Title: Mechanisms by which beneficial microbes modulate systemic plant immunity
Sean McCotter neu
Sean McCotter
Project: M1.2/M2.3
Title: The Roles of Multicopper Oxidases in the Ustilago maydis – Zea mays pathosystem
Sherry Sun
Sherry Sun
Project: M2.2
Title: Identification of Arabidopsis FMO1 and SARD4 orthologues in Triticum aestivum (Common Wheat) and their functional characterization in defence and Systemic Acquired Resistance
Karen Thulasi
Karen Thulasi Devendrakumar
Project: M2.1
Title: Reverse genetic study of proteins involved in the regulation of plant immune responses
Nicole Wang
Nicole Wang
Project: B2.3
Title: How beneficial Pseudomonas fluorescens strains protect plants from an opportunistic bacterial pathogen
Solveig van Wersch
Solveig van Wersch
Project: S2.1
Title: Using forward genetics to better understand plant immunity signalling pathways
Di Wu
Di Wu
Project: S2.2
Title: Study of E3 ubiquitin ligases involved in regulation of innate immunity in Arabidopsis
PostDoc
Tongjun Sun
Tongjun Sun

Title: Understanding the N-hydroxypipecolic acid (NHP)-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis- NHP perception and regulation of NHP biosynthesis