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AdapTree Project
Foresters have long known that “local is safest” when collecting seeds for reforestation. Experience last century showed that if seed was taken from a population adapted to a very different climate...
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Joerg Bohlmann co-authors major genome study
Professor Joerg Bohlmann Canadian and Swedish scientists today released genome sequences of two of the most economically important forest trees in the world. Conifers supply raw materials for the...
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The forest that weathers climate change
From UBC News Feature: The Next Big Thing December 23, 2013 – by Maura Forrest Genomics is behind an innovative new method for breeding trees that can adapt to our changing world As global temperatures...
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Protecting Canada’s Forests using Next Generation Biosurveillance
A new $2.43 million research project, funded in part by Genome BC, has been approved to develop state of the art DNA biosurveillance detection tools for operational deployment. Preventing the...
View ArticleCoffee with Researchers
Imagine it: Seeing the forest as it really is. Vulnerable. Diseased. Full of pathogens that threaten to spread into an epidemic. Invasive species lurking silently, just waiting for their chance to...
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Faculty of Forestry scientists uncover cause of tree-killing fungus
Forest scientists at the University of British Columbia believe they’ve discovered the root cause of a deadly tree fungus: extra genes. The fungus, Mycosphaerella populorum, uses extra genes to...
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G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
Author: Yousry El-Kassaby Published in: G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (March, 2016) DOI: doi:10.1534/g3.115.025957 Infusing genomics in classical breeding Tree breeding methods require the creation of...
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Yousry El-Kassaby receives Genome Canada and Genome BC funding
Faster growth times for trees will lead to better economic outputs Changing climates and climate-induced insect outbreaks are on the rise and they can lead to drought and forest destruction. This...
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Genomic selection in Douglas-fir
Author(s): Frances R. Thistlethwaite & Yousry A. El-Kassaby Published in: BMC Genomics (December, 2017) URL: doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4258-5 Genomic prediction accuracies in space and time for...
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AdapTree Project
Foresters have long known that “local is safest” when collecting seeds for reforestation. Experience last century showed that if seed was taken from a population adapted to a very different climate...
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Joerg Bohlmann co-authors major genome study
Professor Joerg Bohlmann Canadian and Swedish scientists today released genome sequences of two of the most economically important forest trees in the world. Conifers supply raw materials for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The forest that weathers climate change
From UBC News Feature: The Next Big Thing December 23, 2013 – by Maura Forrest Genomics is behind an innovative new method for breeding trees that can adapt to our changing world As global temperatures...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Protecting Canada’s Forests using Next Generation Biosurveillance
A new $2.43 million research project, funded in part by Genome BC, has been approved to develop state of the art DNA biosurveillance detection tools for operational deployment. Preventing the...
View ArticleCoffee with Researchers
Imagine it: Seeing the forest as it really is. Vulnerable. Diseased. Full of pathogens that threaten to spread into an epidemic. Invasive species lurking silently, just waiting for their chance to...
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Faculty of Forestry scientists uncover cause of tree-killing fungus
Forest scientists at the University of British Columbia believe they’ve discovered the root cause of a deadly tree fungus: extra genes. The fungus, Mycosphaerella populorum, uses extra genes to...
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G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
Author: Yousry El-Kassaby Published in: G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (March, 2016) DOI: doi:10.1534/g3.115.025957 Infusing genomics in classical breeding Tree breeding methods require the creation of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yousry El-Kassaby receives Genome Canada and Genome BC funding
Faster growth times for trees will lead to better economic outputs Changing climates and climate-induced insect outbreaks are on the rise and they can lead to drought and forest destruction. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Genomic selection in Douglas-fir
Author(s): Frances R. Thistlethwaite & Yousry A. El-Kassaby Published in: BMC Genomics (December, 2017) URL: doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4258-5 Genomic prediction accuracies in space and time for...
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Genomics in Society: Multimedia Online Resources
Genomics in Society is a collaborative initiative to develop original multimedia online educational materials tailored to the British Columbia (BC) high school science curriculum on the topic of...
View ArticleAssistant or Associate Professor in Forest Genetics and Genomics (Deadline:...
Position Description The Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a tenure-stream position at the...
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