Faculty of Land and Food Systems

All living things depend on the sustainability of the earth’s resources, and understanding how to protect and better manage those limited resources is crucial to our survival. Critical environmental issues like water pollution, food shortages and rising temperatures could have a catastrophic effect on our ability to meet basic human needs in the near future. Experts in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems are working on solutions to many of these challenges.

Our researchers are studying everything from climate change and storm water management to the relationship between food, nutrition, diet and health. The research discoveries being made here have the potential to reach across borders for world-wide applications.

We are also sharing what we’ve learned with the next generation of scientists - our students. They come to us with a strong sense of global responsibility, passionate about creating positive and lasting change on issues of importance. We believe that by providing them with the opportunity to learn outside the traditional classroom - taking part in a community-based experiential learning project or studying overseas - we can enhance their education and help them develop to their full potential.

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Fact Sheet

162

Master's Students

(2020)
56

Doctoral Students

(2020)
133

Graduate Degrees Awarded

(2020)
39

Full-Time Faculty

(2020)
7.4

million in Research Awards

(2019/2020)

Research Centres

Research Facilities

The Faculty of Land and Food Systems offers unique hands-on learning sites for graduate students, in addition to traditional labs where food science, food processing, and nutrition and health research take place.

UBC Farm is 24-hectare site on UBC Vancouver campus, which is a living laboratory that contains agricultural, forest, and transitional landscape areas for interdisciplinary field research. The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) located at UBC Farm is a unique research centre that aims to understand and fundamentally transform local and global food systems towards a more sustainable, food secure future.

The Dairy Education and Research Centre, located a 2-hour drive from UBC Vancouver campus, is an internationally recognized dairy cattle research centre supporting the development and adaptation of new technologies for the dairy industry in British Columbia and beyond. The Centre has a large research herd that can provide sufficient numbers of experimental animals at a given physiological stage to meet most research requirements. These features support a vibrant critical mass of students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, visiting scientists, and faculty. A 10,800 square-foot student residence building opened in September 2015, which allows students and researchers to live on-site at the Agassiz, B.C. research station, and more closely monitor their research projects in dairy cattle welfare, animal reproduction, and resource recovery.

The Wine Research Centre is located at UBC Vancouver campus and it has a modern and fully equipped mass spectrometry laboratory. Researchers in the Wine Research Centre also have access to the outstanding research facilities in the Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) which is conveniently located adjacent to the Centre. The MSL has established itself as a force in the global biotechnology research community.

Research Highlights

In the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, our researchers are focused on finding viable solutions to pressing global crises and are known worldwide for their innovation and leadership in areas such as food science, dairy reproduction and animal welfare, sustainable agriculture, and community health and nutrition.

Our researchers have attracted millions of dollars in research funding from sources including Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Michael Smith Scholar, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Our experts are conducting groundbreaking research in many areas including:

animal biology, health, and welfare;
ecofriendly alternatives in pest management;
food technology, genomics, and safety;
food processing and food waste management;
plant and soil health;
watershed management;
food security and sovereignty;
community health and nutrition;
agricultural land use and impact.

Graduate Degree Programs

Research Supervisors in Faculty

Name	Research Interests
Barichello, Richard	Capitlization of Government program benefits , quota systems and markets, agricultural policy, trade,industrial and agricultural pocliy reform in South East Asian Countries, economics of raw material export
Black, Jennifer	Human nutrition and dietetics; Community Health / Public Health; food banks; food environments; Nutrition; Public health; school food environments; social determinants of health
Black, Thomas Andrew	Biometeorology; Soil physics; Microclimate modification
Brar, Gurcharn	Plant biology; Cereal pathology (wheat and barley in particular); Functional pathogenomics; Fungal biology; Genetics of host-pathogen interactions - disease resistance in crop plants; Plant imaging; Population genetics and genomics; Resistance breeding
Carrillo, Juli	Plant-insect interactions; Agroecology; Invasive species; evolution; Ecology; community ecology; Environmental Change; Plant evolution; Population Ecology
Castellarin, Simone	viticulture and grapevine physiology; physiological and molecular aspects that underlay fruit ripening and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, and how they are modulated by the environment and viticultural practices; molecular viticulture
Cerri, Ronaldo	Animal and dairy sciences; Animal behaviour; Animal developmental and reproductive biology; Animal physiology; Agricultural Machinery and Technology; Animal Production; Animal Reproduction; Biotechnology and Activity monitors; Dairy cattle reproduction; Endocrine Regulation; Endometrium-conceptus cross communication; Estrous cycle physiology in cattle; Inflammation and stress; Production medicine in dairy cattle
Cohen, Tamara	understanding the interplay between different lifestyle behaviours; how eating behaviours relate to weight management; Obesity
Dee, Derek	Environment and natural resources economics; Food sciences (including food engineering); Natural resource management; Agri-food Transformation Products; aspartic proteases; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biophysics; Enzymes and Proteins; food chemistry; food proteins; funtional amyloid; meat analogues; Nanomaterials; Nutriceuticals and Functional Foods; prions; protein aggregation; protein engineering; Protein Folding; protein nanofibrils; Proteins; psychrophilic enzymes
Farrell, Anthony	Angiogenesis
Fraser, David	Welfare of animals on farms, animal ethics, animal behaviour, Animal welfare, innovations in animal housing and management, practical and cultural dimensions of applying ethics to animal issues
Gulati, Sumeet	Agricultural economics; Economics of Human Wildlife Conflict; Economics of Urban Transportation; Effectiveness of Carbon Taxes; Effectiveness of Environmental Policy; International Trade and its Effect on the Environment; Political Economy of Environmental and Trade Policy
Jessri, Mahsa	Human nutrition and dietetics; Community Health / Public Health; Epidemiology; Nutrition; Health Policies; Lifestyle Determinants and Health; Health Promotion; Health Prevention; Statistics and Probabilities; Preventive Medicine; Artificial Intelligence; Chronic Disease Prevention; clinical epidemiology; Dietary Assessment; Dietary Pattern Modeling; Dietetics; Machine Learning; Nutritional Epidemiology; predictive analytics; Public and Population Health; Simulation
Jovel, Eduardo	Ethnobotany, mycology, natural product chemistry and Aboriginal health
Karakochuk, Crystal Dawn	Human nutrition and dietetics; Nutrition; Global Health and Emerging Diseases; Hematology; Biochemical markers of iron status; Clinical dietetics; Determinants and causes of anemia; Inherited blood disorders (sickle cell, thalassemia, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency); International nutrition; Maternal and child nutrition; Micronutrients (namely iron, folic acid, and zinc); Risk-benefit of micronutrient supplementation
Kitts, David	Food chemistry and toxicology, cellular and molecular mechanism, oncology
Knipfer, Thorsten
Krzic, Maja	Environment and natural resources economics; Forestry sciences; Natural resource management; Soil sciences; Agriculture; Integration of multimedia and soil science; Soil science; Soil science education
Lamers, Yvonne	Human nutrition and dietetics; Nutrition; Nutrients; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Breast Feeding and Infant Nutrition; Clinical Chemistry; Maternal and child health; Micronutrients; Newborn Screening; Nutritional Biochemistry; Nutritional Biomarker; Periconceptional folic acid supplementation; Pregnancy; Prenatal Supplements; Toddler Nutrition; Vitamins
McAusland, Carol	Interactions between globalization and public good provision, impacts of trade liberalization on environmental politics, potential use of trade policy to stem damages from exotic species introductions and biological invasions Environmental impacts of international trade, implications of skilled labor migration for the global provision of public goods
Measday, Vivien	Chromosome segregation in the budding yeast using molecular biology and genomic tools
Noack, Frederik	Interaction of economic development and the environment
Pratap Singh, Anubhav	Environment and natural resources economics; Food sciences (including food engineering); Natural resource management; Agri-food Transformation Products; cold plasma; food engineering; food processing; Functional Foods; heat transfer; high pressure; mass transfer; novel non-thermal processing; Nutriceuticals and Functional Foods; pasteurization; pulsed light; sterilization
Protopopova, Alexandra	Animal; Community Health / Public Health; rabbit; dog; cat; animal shelter; Animal behaviour; Animal welfare; community initiatives; climate change and pet ownership; cultural differences in human-companion animal relationships; free-ranging dogs; one health
Riseman, Andrew	plant breeding; plant genetics; horticulture; roots; stress physiology, Plant breeding, intercrop interactions, nutrient use efficiency, root physiology, biotic/abtioic stressor

Graduate Student Stories

Asmita Sharma

Master of Food Science (MFS)

CHINCHENG LIN

Master of Food Science (MFS)

Connie Fan

Master of Food Science (MFS)

Trevor Arsenault

Master of Food Science (MFS)

Jens Johnson

Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science (PhD)

Disentagling drivers of wild bee abundance and diversity and pollination services

Jordie Fischer

Master of Science in Human Nutrition (MSc)

Benefits and potential harms of iron supplementation on iron status and gut inflammation in Cambodian women

Adelia Jacobs

Master of Science in Human Nutrition (MSc)

Nutritional Epidemiology

Anna Ratuski

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Use of environmental enrichment to improve the welfare of rodents used in science

Alumni on Success

Elisabeth Ormandy

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD) [2012]

Job Title
Co-founder and Executive Director

Employer
Animals in Science Policy Institute

Andrea Goldson Barnaby

Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science (PhD) [2012]

Job Title
Lecturer and Programme Coordinator

Employer
University of the West Indies

Naomi Robert

Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS) [2015]

Job Title
Research Associate

Employer
Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Elaine Anderson

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD) [2009]

Job Title
Regional Environmental Protection Coordinator

Employer
Correctional Service of Canada

Isaac Jonas

Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)

Job Title
Founding CEO

Employer
Impact Africa

Recent Publications

This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by UBC faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

Integrated crop-livestock systems: A sustainable land-use alternative for food production in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon

Publication: Journal of Cleaner Production
UBC Author(s): Sean Smukler (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 09596526
Volume: 283
Publication Date: 10 February 2021

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Multicomponent column optimization of ternary adsorption based removal of phenolic compounds using modified activated carbon

Publication: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
UBC Author(s): Anubhav Pratap Singh (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 9
Publication Date: February 2021

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Characterization of shortwave and longwave properties of several plastic film mulches and their impact on the surface energy balance and soil temperature

Publication: Solar Energy
UBC Author(s): Sean Smukler (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 0038092X
Volume: 214
Page Range: 457-470
Publication Date: 15 January 2021

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Vacuum microwave dehydration decreases volatile concentration and soluble protein content of pea (Pisum sativum L.) protein

Publication: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
UBC Author(s): Anubhav Pratap Singh (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00225142
Volume: 101
Page Range: 167-178
Publication Date: 15 January 2021

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Symposium review: Linking activity-sensor data and physiology to improve dairy cow fertility

Publication: Journal of Dairy Science
UBC Author(s): Ronaldo Cerri (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00220302
Volume: 104
Page Range: 1220-1231
Publication Date: January 2021

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Graduate Student Literature Review: Challenges and opportunities for human resource management on dairy farms

Publication: Journal of Dairy Science
UBC Author(s): Daniel Weary (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Marina Von Keyserlingk (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00220302
Volume: 104
Page Range: 1192-1202
Publication Date: January 2021

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Differences in grapevine rootstock sensitivity and recovery from drought are linked to fine root cortical lacunae and root tip function

Publication: New Phytologist
UBC Author(s): Thorsten Knipfer (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 0028646X
Volume: 229
Page Range: 272-283
Publication Date: January 2021

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Grazing exclosures reveal divergent patterns of change in bunchgrass grasslands of western canada

Publication: Botany
UBC Author(s): Maja Krzic (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 19162804
Volume: 99
Page Range: 9-22
Publication Date: 2021

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Greenhouse gas exchange over a conventionally managed highbush blueberry field in the Lower Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada

Publication: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
UBC Author(s): Maja Krzic (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Sean Smukler (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 01681923
Volume: 295
Publication Date: 15 December 2020

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Lysine Bioavailability in School-Age Children Consuming Rice Is Reduced by Starch Retrogradation

Publication: The Journal of nutrition
UBC Author(s): David Kitts (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Anubhav Pratap Singh (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 150
Page Range: 3208-3215
Publication Date: 10 December 2020

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Selenium, antioxidants, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Publication: The American journal of clinical nutrition
UBC Author(s): David Kitts (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 112
Page Range: 1642-1652
Publication Date: 10 December 2020

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Perennial Staple Crops: Yields, Distribution, and Nutrition in the Global Food System

Publication: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
UBC Author(s): Sean Smukler (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 4
Publication Date: 4 December 2020

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Weekly iron-folic acid supplements containing 2.8 mg folic acid are associated with a lower risk of neural tube defects than the current practice of 0.4 mg: A randomised controlled trial in Malaysia

Publication: BMJ Global Health
UBC Author(s): Crystal Dawn Karakochuk (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 5
Publication Date: 3 December 2020

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The impact of caring and killing on physiological and psychometric measures of stress in animal shelter employees: A pilot study

Publication: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
UBC Author(s): Alexandra Protopopova (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 16617827
Volume: 17
Page Range: 1-18
Publication Date: 2 December 2020

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Canopy architecture and fruit microclimate, not ripening-related phytohormones, control phenylpropanoid accumulation in response to early leaf removal in ‘Merlot’ (Vitis vinifera L.) grapevines

Publication: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
UBC Author(s): Simone Castellarin (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 09819428
Volume: 157
Page Range: 291-302
Publication Date: December 2020

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Maternal plasma folate concentration is positively associated with serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein across the three trimesters of pregnancy

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Katja Yvonne Lamers (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: December 2020

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Evaluation of non-traditional visualization methods to detect surface attachment of biofilms

Publication: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
UBC Author(s): Siyun Wang (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 09277765
Volume: 196
Publication Date: December 2020

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Size and position of the reproductive tract impacts fertility outcomes and pregnancy losses in lactating dairy cows

Publication: Theriogenology
UBC Author(s): Ronaldo Cerri (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 0093691X
Volume: 158
Page Range: 66-74
Publication Date: December 2020

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Effect of cow-calf contact on cow motivation to reunite with their calf

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Daniel Weary (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Marina Von Keyserlingk (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 1 December 2020

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Biogenesis of the peptide-derived redox cofactor pyrroloquinoline quinone

Publication: Current Opinion in Chemical Biology
UBC Author(s): Christine Scaman (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 13675931
Volume: 59
Page Range: 93-103
Publication Date: December 2020

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Understanding rat emotional responses to CO<inf>2</inf>

Publication: Translational Psychiatry
UBC Author(s): Daniel Weary (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 1 December 2020

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Antioxidants help favorably regulate the kinetics of lipid peroxidation, polyunsaturated fatty acids degradation and acidic cannabinoids decarboxylation in hempseed oil

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Anubhav Pratap Singh (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 1 December 2020

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Peppermint essential oil inhibits Drosophila suzukii emergence but reduces Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae parasitism rates

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Juli Carrillo (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 1 December 2020

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In-vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability of heavy metals in mineral clay complex used in natural health products

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): David Kitts (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 1 December 2020

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Use of a food neophobia test to characterize personality traits of dairy calves

Recent Thesis Submissions

Development of microfluidic paper-based analytical device to detect chemical hazards in food (Food Science - MSC)
Prevalence and characterization of Campylobacter isolated from chicken products in metro Vancouver (Food Science - MSC)
Effect of medical foods used in dietary management of subjects with propionic acidemia (PROP) (Human Nutrition - MSC)
Greenhouse gas exchange above potato and pea fields in the lower Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada (Soil Science - MSC)
Examining selected soil properties on the lower Fraser River delta following four-year grassland set-aside (Soil Science - MSC)
Precision dairy technology and its association with estrous expression and fertility outcomes in Holstein cattle (Applied Animal Biology - PHD)
Evaluating hedgerow and riparian buffer carbon storage potential in the Lower Fraser Valley from a field- and landscape-level perspective (Integrated Studies In Land and Food Systems - MSC)
Understanding farmer decision-making and the role of advisors to improve dairy cattle welfare (Applied Animal Biology - PHD)
Assessing mood changes and vulnerability to stressors in dairy cattle (Applied Animal Biology - PHD)
Development of a vitamin B12 fortified yoghurt and its efficacy on vitamin B12 status in older adults (Human Nutrition - MSC)
Assessment of the affective component of pain in dairy calves (Applied Animal Biology - PHD)
Double (iron and zinc) fortified black tea : assessing the bioaccessibility and bioavailability using spray drying microencapsulation technology (Food Science - MSC)
Soil, crop yield, and cost trade-offs of organic nutrient management strategies across mixed vegetable farms in southwest British Columbia (Soil Science - MSC)
Healing the land by reclaiming an Indigenous ecology : a journey exploring the application of the Indigenous worldview to invasion biology and ecology (Integrated Studies In Land and Food Systems - PHD)
Impact of temperature regimes on flavonoid accumulation in Merlot (Vitis vinifera L.) grapes (Plant Science - MSC)
The effect of animal shelter sound on cat behaviour and welfare (Applied Animal Biology - MSC)
Toxicity across food webs : effect of a botanical extract on tri-trophic interactions in tomato (Plant Science - MSC)
Biochemical riboflavin status and its predictors in adult women aged 51-70 years in Metro Vancouver (Human Nutrition - MSC)
The effect of animal shelter sound on cat behaviour and welfare (Applied Animal Biology - MSC)
In silico insights into the membrane binding mechanism and role of disulfide bridges in the Solanum tuberosum plant specific insert (Food Science - PHD)
The effects of nitrogen fertilizer rates and planting date on greenhouse gas emissions and potato production in Delta, British Columbia (Soil Science - MSC)
The use of calving behaviours and automated activity monitors to predict and detect parturition and uterine diseases in Holstein cattle (Applied Animal Biology - MSC)
Characterizing the beneficial ecological association of endophytic bacteria with lodgepole pine trees naturally-regenerating at unreclaimed gravel mining pits (Soil Science - PHD)
Evaluating the comprehensive role of endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in sustaining the growth of boreal forest trees on nutrient-poor soils (Soil Science - PHD)
Vitamin B-12 status during pregnancy and infancy : screening tools and assessment of populations at risk for deficiency (Human Nutrition - PHD)
Reducing off-flavour in plant protein isolates by lactic acid fermentation (Food Science - MSC)
In vitro evaluation of British Columbia native plant extracts and plant extracts fermented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae to inhibit plant pathogens growth. (Plant Science - MSC)
Epigenetic regulation of enhancer regions in breast cancer cells in response to pterostilbene (Human Nutrition - MSC)
A survey of wine- and vineyard-associated yeast and fungal populations at a British Columbian winery (Food Science - MSC)
Epigenetic mechanisms of anti-cancer effects of dietary stilbenoids (Human Nutrition - PHD)

Doctoral Citations

A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.

Year	Citation	Program
2020	Dr. Mujica Coopman investigated the relationship of combined B vitamin and related nutrients with offspring birth size and fetal growth programming. Her findings suggest that vitamin B12 characterized maternal B vitamin and nutrient-related patterns and may play a key role in fetal growth and development.	Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition (PhD)
2020	Dr. Grenz showed how reclaiming an Indigenous Ecology redefines how we approach land and water healing. She has created a values-based decision-making tool that will help lead us toward ecological reconciliation. Her work provides a path forward for scientists to unleash the potential of an Indigenous worldview to illuminate new paths of inquiry.	Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)
2020	Dr. Padda explored the role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in supporting the regeneration of lodgepole pine trees at abandoned gravel mining pits. Her research showed that pine trees associate with these beneficial bacteria as a survival strategy to thrive on such degraded sites, offering the potential to be used as a sustainable reclamation tool.	Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)
2020	Dr. Puri studied plant-beneficial bacteria living inside the tissues of boreal forest trees growing on disturbed, nutrient-poor soils. His work indicated that these bacteria can enhance tree growth via nutrient acquisition, plant hormone modulation and pathogen regulation, thereby suggesting their use as biofertilizers for boreal forest trees.	Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)
2020	Dr. Dupuis used computer simulations to better understand how an antimicrobial potato protein interacts with model cell membranes, and the role of its disulfide bonds. His research highlighted regions of the protein most likely to mediate membrane interactions, and that the disulfide bonds may aid in membrane targeting specificity.	Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science (PhD)
2020	Dr. Burnett studied the role of automated activity monitors in the reproductive management of dairy cows. Her findings show the correlation between increased estrous expression and improved fertility. This research demonstrates the importance of estrous expression in breeding decisions and provides alternatives for reducing hormonal interventions.	Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)
2020	Dr. Fong worked on understanding Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen, and bacteriophages, the viruses that predate these bacteria. She identified several bacteriophages with high efficacy in controlling Salmonella that would be of high value to the food industry. Her research sheds insight into mitigation of this human pathogen in the food chain.	Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science (PhD)
2020	Dr. Stephens studied the climate trends, carbon, and water use of two forests in central Canada for the past two decades. This study helps to quantify the carbon uptake potential of these forests in the future under further climate change.	Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)
2020	Dr. Jones studied how various plastic films impact soil and crop micro-climate when they are used as soil mulch covers or on greenhouses. Using data that he collected through field experiments, he developed models to help crop producers around the world make informed decisions when they use plastic films to extend a crop's growing season.	Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)
2020	Dr. Modi investigated the effects of stumping and tree species composition on the soil microbial communities in the interior cedar-hemlock zone of British Columbia. She observed that stumping can have positive impacts on soil microbial communities when performed along with planting mixtures of tree species such as Douglas-fir with paper birch.	Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)

Interesting Links

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