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Our students

 

Name Research Supervisor(s)

Sarah Lane
slane@uvic.ca 
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The potential of plant root compounds as iron chelators for human medicinal use Dr. Ehlting and Dr. Walter

Ahalya Rajendran
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Characterization and analysis of novel enzymes for salicinoid biosynthesis in poplar Dr. Constabel

 

Name Research Supervisor(s)

Daisuke Yamakawa
DYamakawa

Dr. Hawkins

David Shen
d.shen

Dr. Ehlting

Sydney Houstonimage

Dr. Constabel

Eve Kennyimage

Dr. Ehlting

Latina Penkovaimage

Dr. Hawkins

Bethany Robsonimage

Dr. Hawkins

Jessie Zhangimage

Dr. Constabel

 

Name Current Role Research Title
Kennedy Boateng
2019
PhD
Greenhouse Curator in the Enhanced Forestry Lab (EFL) at UNBC Red alder defense mechanisms against tent caterpillar defoliation
Malcolm Cowan
2020
MSc
Assistant Project Manager at the British Columbia Shellfish Growers Association Mechanism of Pacific oyster Summer Mortality in BC Aquaculture
Lola Dumortier
2023
Visiting MSc
The impact of tannin levels in nitrogen remobilization and BSP accumulation during senescence in poplar
Harley Gordon
2022
PhD
Assistant Professor, Plant Biology, University of the Fraser Valley Characterization of enzymes in the salicinoid phenolic glycoside pathway of poplar

Camille Giuliano
2022
MSc

Forest Research Analyst, Pacific Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada Holocene Fire Frequency and Links to Climate and Vegetation History on Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada

Emma Hayward
2024
MSc

Archaeologist, Baseline Archaeological Ltd. Swiss Needle Cast and the Foliar Mycobiome of Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Carmen Lea
2020
MSc
Quality Assurance Director - Ecosafe Natural Products Inc.  Purification and biological activity of oregonin, a novel bioactive diarylheptanoid found in the leaves and bark of Alnus rubra (red alder)
Robert LePage
2022
PhD
Limit state design for biodeterioration of wood
Yalin Liu
2022
MSc
CRISPR/Cas9 Mutation of MYB134 and MYB115 To Study Regulation and Functions of Proanthocyanidins in Poplar Roots
David Ma
2019
PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow, UVic Characterization of MYB repressor-like genes in transgenic poplar
Lise Nehring
2023
MSc
Store Keeper, UVic Science Stores Assessing the contribution of Red Alder (Alnus rubra) to forest stand nitrogen budgets
Eerik Piirtola
2024
PhD
Facility Manager for the LSF Analytical Core Facility, University of British Columbia Chemistry and biochemistry of Populus leaf bud resin
Marie Vance
2019
PhD
Research Scientist, BC Ministry of Forests (Forest Improvement and Research Management Branch, Forest Genetics Section) Population genomics of a timberline conifer, subalpine larch (Larix lyallii Parl.)
Lise van der Merwe
2020
MSc
Research Scientist, Cowichan Lake Research Station for the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Forest Genetics section Cold hardiness and carotenoid variation in western redcedar (Thuja plicata): Implications for assisted migration for future climates

 

Fellowships, Scholarships and awards (2023)

  • Amelia Leith Memorial Fellowship - Eerik Piirtola, Emma Hayward, Daisuke Yamakawa
  • Lewis J. Clark Memorial Fellowship - Sarah Lane
  • Kutzschan Graduate Scholarship in Forest Biology - Ahalya Rajendran
  • David McGillivary Scholarship - Sarah Lane
  • Professional Employees Association (PEA) Graduate Scholarship - Emma Hayward