DR. MARK BELMONTE
Dr. Mark Belmonte
Mark started his academic career at the University of Calgary where he received a BSc and MSc in Plant Biology with Dr. Ed Yeung in the Department of Biological Sciences. He then received his PhD in Plant Science with Dr. Claudio Stasolla and was an NSERC PDF Scholar with Dr. John Harada at the University of California Davis. Mark is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Belmonte has been recognized for his innovative research contributions by the University of Manitoba, the CBC, the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and the Winnipeg Foundation.
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Mark started his academic career at the University of Calgary where he received a BSc and MSc in Plant Biology with Dr. Ed Yeung in the Department of Biological Sciences. He then received his PhD in Plant Science with Dr. Claudio Stasolla and was an NSERC PDF Scholar with Dr. John Harada at the University of California Davis. Mark is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Belmonte has been recognized for his innovative research contributions by the University of Manitoba, the CBC, the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and the Winnipeg Foundation.
Check out Mark's Google Scholar, LinkedIn, and Research Gate profiles.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Nick Wytinck
Nick is a PhD student and recipient of an NSERC CGS-M award working on the functional characterization of RNAi technology to protect canola against devastating fungal pathogens.
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Nick is a PhD student and recipient of an NSERC CGS-M award working on the functional characterization of RNAi technology to protect canola against devastating fungal pathogens.
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Philip Walker
Phil is a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences interested in the underlying cellular mechanisms of host induced gene silencing. Phil's project uses cutting edge molecular biology and bioinformatics approaches that dissect host-pathogen interactions.
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Phil is a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences interested in the underlying cellular mechanisms of host induced gene silencing. Phil's project uses cutting edge molecular biology and bioinformatics approaches that dissect host-pathogen interactions.
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Dylan Ziegler
Dylan is a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences with a passion for plant biology. Dylan is a recipient of an NSERC CGS-M award, and is investigating the role of small RNAs in canola seed development using both anatomical and computational tools.
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Dylan is a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences with a passion for plant biology. Dylan is a recipient of an NSERC CGS-M award, and is investigating the role of small RNAs in canola seed development using both anatomical and computational tools.
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Chris Manchur
Chris is a MSc student in the Department of Biological Sciences with a passion for agriculture and researching new crop protection strategies. He is currently working to develop RNAi technologies to use against downy mildew in Arabidopsis and powdery mildew in barley as a foliar application.
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Chris is a MSc student in the Department of Biological Sciences with a passion for agriculture and researching new crop protection strategies. He is currently working to develop RNAi technologies to use against downy mildew in Arabidopsis and powdery mildew in barley as a foliar application.
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Nick Reimer
Nick is a MSc student in the Department of Biological Sciences interested in developing next generation molecular fungicides to control fungal pathogens affecting Canadian crops. Nick's project focuses on the understanding anddevelopment of novel RNA structures to protect canola against Sclerotinia.
Nick is a MSc student in the Department of Biological Sciences interested in developing next generation molecular fungicides to control fungal pathogens affecting Canadian crops. Nick's project focuses on the understanding anddevelopment of novel RNA structures to protect canola against Sclerotinia.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Patrick Lloyd
Patrick is currently an undergraduate student technician pursuing a BSc in Microbiology. His passion for learning new scientific methods has lead to many successess in the lab. Patrick has developed expertise in everything from plant, microbe and fungal care to whole genome sequencing and computational biology.
Patrick is currently an undergraduate student technician pursuing a BSc in Microbiology. His passion for learning new scientific methods has lead to many successess in the lab. Patrick has developed expertise in everything from plant, microbe and fungal care to whole genome sequencing and computational biology.
Stefanie Chaput
Stefanie is currently an undergraduate student technician pursuing a BSc in Microbiology. Stef joined the lab in 2021 during the pandamic and has been willing and able to learn new methods and is always happy to help others. Her enthuasism for learning is contageous and is interested in optometry.
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Stefanie is currently an undergraduate student technician pursuing a BSc in Microbiology. Stef joined the lab in 2021 during the pandamic and has been willing and able to learn new methods and is always happy to help others. Her enthuasism for learning is contageous and is interested in optometry.
Check out Stef's LinkedIn profile.
Natalie Cale
Natalie is currently in her final year of her BSc in the Department of Biological Sciences. Natalie is currently working on a directed studies project where she is studying the effect of plant nutrition and hormone products on crop protection against fungal pathogens.
Natalie is currently in her final year of her BSc in the Department of Biological Sciences. Natalie is currently working on a directed studies project where she is studying the effect of plant nutrition and hormone products on crop protection against fungal pathogens.
PAST TRAINEES
Dr. Ayo Bolaji (PDS)
Dr. Deirdre Khan (PhD)
Dr. Michael Becker (PhD)
Vivian Li (MSc)
Joey Wan (MSc)
Austein McLoughlin (MSc)
Ian Girard (MSc)
Jenna Millar (MSc)
Ainsley Chan (MSc)
Sherry Mao (MSc)
Shayna Geisbrecht
Rachel Robinson
Marco Scerbo
Anjelica Bodnaryk
Daniel Sullivan
Josephine Payment
Alex Préfontaine
Kirsten Biggar
Brittany Forsberg
Vanessa Hoi
Nadege Pulgar-Vidal
Nina Huynh
Dennis Drewnik
Matt Granger
Parker Lachance
Hailey Spence
Kat Kratzer
Jake Cavers
Sara Kost
Oiza Atta
Samantha Lee
David Sytnik
David Liu
Shaun MacLean
PAST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND TECHNICIANS
Dr. Abolfazl Hajihasani
Dr. Sanjay Saikia
Rachel Robinson
Nina Huynh
Valentyna Li
Dr. Ayo Bolaji (PDS)
Dr. Deirdre Khan (PhD)
Dr. Michael Becker (PhD)
Vivian Li (MSc)
Joey Wan (MSc)
Austein McLoughlin (MSc)
Ian Girard (MSc)
Jenna Millar (MSc)
Ainsley Chan (MSc)
Sherry Mao (MSc)
Shayna Geisbrecht
Rachel Robinson
Marco Scerbo
Anjelica Bodnaryk
Daniel Sullivan
Josephine Payment
Alex Préfontaine
Kirsten Biggar
Brittany Forsberg
Vanessa Hoi
Nadege Pulgar-Vidal
Nina Huynh
Dennis Drewnik
Matt Granger
Parker Lachance
Hailey Spence
Kat Kratzer
Jake Cavers
Sara Kost
Oiza Atta
Samantha Lee
David Sytnik
David Liu
Shaun MacLean
PAST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND TECHNICIANS
Dr. Abolfazl Hajihasani
Dr. Sanjay Saikia
Rachel Robinson
Nina Huynh
Valentyna Li
