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Research Scientist, Forest Biotechnology
Laurentian Forestry Centre
1055 Du P.E.P.S. Street, P.O. Box 10380
Québec,
Quebec,
G1V 4C7
Tel.: (418) 648-2582
Profile
Role of genes, cell development and reproduction in conifers.
Identification and characterization of the genes that regulate somatic embryogenesis and reproduction in conifers; functional genomics of transcription factors in conifers; development of new transformation vectors in genetic engineering of conifers; long-term characterization of transgenic spruce.
Education
Biochemist with a bachelor’s degree (1978), a master’s degree in cell biology (1982) and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Carleton University, Ottawa (1986). Completed postdoctoral studies at Agriculture Canada on herbicide resistance in genetically modified canola (1989).