Growing Forward - Animal and Plant Health Research

Title: Further development of an In Vitro Digestion Platform in support of risk mitigation
Principal Investigator: ARCAND, YVES
Team Members: BEGIN, ANDRE
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Prevalence and characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) from retail meats and meat processing plants
Principal Investigator: ASLAM, MUEEN
Team Members: DIARRA, MOUSSA S
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Enhancing mitigation strategies for microbiological risks in fresh horticultural products
Principal Investigator: BACH, SUSAN J
Team Members: BEZANSON, GREGORY S; BRASSARD, JULIE; DELAQUIS, PASCAL J; ELLS, TIMOTHY C; GUEVREMONT, EVELYNE; HODGES, D M; KOSTRZYNSKA, MAGDALENA; TOIVONEN, PETER M
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Influence of stress on survival and infectivity of Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) in ready-to-eat-foods
Principal Investigator: BACH, SUSAN J
Team Members: BEZANSON, GREGORY S; DELAQUIS, PASCAL J; KOSTRZYNSKA, MAGDALENA
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Gastrointestinal targets for mitigation of pathogens in ruminants
Principal Investigator: BAINES, DANICA
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: Identification, analysis and management of mycotoxins
Principal Investigator: BLACKWELL, BARBARA A
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Risks Associated with Food Allergens to Canadians
Principal Investigator: BOYE, JOYCE
Team Members: GLEDDIE, STEPHEN C; LHOCINE, LAMIA; WANASUNDARA, JANITHA P
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Ecology of human enteric pathogens in fresh horticultural products
Principal Investigator: DELAQUIS, PASCAL J
Team Members: BACH, SUSAN J; BEZANSON, GREGORY S; BRASSARD, JULIE; ELLS, TIMOTHY C; GUEVREMONT, EVELYNE; HOUDE, ALAIN; KALMOKOFF, MARTIN L; KOSTRZYNSKA, MAGDALENA; TOIVONEN, PETER M
DURATION: 2008-2012

Title: G Protein-based biocaptors for risks mitigation
Principal Investigator: DESCHENES, LOUISE
Team Members: LEE, BYONG H
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Developing Canadian wheat resistant to Ug99 stem rust
Principal Investigator: FETCH, THOMAS G
Team Members: BROWN, PETER D; DEPAUW, RONALD M; FEDAK, GEORGE; FOX, STEPHEN L; GRAF, ROBERT; HAMBLETON, SARAH; HIEBERT, COLIN; HUMPHREYS, GAVIN; KNOX, RONALD E; MCCALLUM, BRENT; MCCARTNEY, CURT; PANDEYA, RADHEY S; RANDHAWA, HARPINDER S; SINGH, ASHEESH; THOMAS, JULIAN B
DURATION: 2008-2013

Title: Securing Canadian food/feed production from catastrophic losses caused by rust and smut pathogens
Principal Investigator: FETCH, THOMAS G
Team Members: MCCALLUM, BRENT; MENZIES, JAMES G; RASHID, KHALID Y
DURATION: 2008-2012

Title: Hygienic, technological and sensory consequences from Health Canada targets on cooked ham and dry fermented sausages reduced in salt and compensatory innovative technologies for the reduction in Na by using pre rigor meat
Principal Investigator: GARIEPY, CLAUDE
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Developing a better understanding of soybean allergens to help reduce food borne hazards.
Principal Investigator: GLEDDIE, STEPHEN C
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Development of dietary strategies and technology to improve intestinal health and mitigate the use of antibiotics in monogastric animal productions
Principal Investigator: GONG, JIANHUA
Team Members: ASLAM, MUEEN; BENCHAAR, CHAOUKI; BISSONNETTE, NATHALIE; LESSARD, MARTIN; MATTE, JACQUES; TALBOT, GUYLAINE; WANG, QI
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: An Integrated Strategy for Sustainable Risk Management of Clubroot in Canola
Principal Investigator: HICKLENTON, PETER R
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: Detection, characterization and assessment of novel and emerging zoonotic viral and bacterial threats to humans in the food chain
Principal Investigator: HOUDE, ALAIN
Team Members: BRASSARD, JULIE; GUEVREMONT, EVELYNE; INGLIS, GORDON D; JONES, TINEKE H
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Development of efficacious alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in mammalian livestock
Principal Investigator: INGLIS, GORDON D
Team Members: ENTZ, TOBY; KALMOKOFF, MARTIN L; KASTELIC, JOHN P; SCHWARTZKOPFGENSWEIN, KAREN S; YANKE, LINDSEY J
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: Control of pathogens on raw and processed meat
Principal Investigator: JONES, TINEKE H
Team Members: ASLAM, MUEEN; BALAMURUGAN, SAMPATHKUMAR; GILL, COLIN O; HOUDE, ALAIN; NATTRESS, FRANCES
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Systematic practices to support validation of emerging processing technologies for safety of novel foods
Principal Investigator: KOUTCHMA, TATIANA
Team Members: KOSTRZYNSKA, MAGDALENA
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Investigation of conditions encountered in milk processing on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms: a multidisciplinary study
Principal Investigator: MAFU, AKIER A
Team Members: DESCHENES, LOUISE; ELLS, TIMOTHY C; KOUTCHMA, TATIANA
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Anti-nutritional Components in Soybean
Principal Investigator: MORRISON, MALCOLM J
Team Members: MOLNAR, STEPHEN J
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: An integrated strategy for sustainable management of clubroot on canola
Principal Investigator: PENG, GARY
Team Members: BOYETCHKO, SUSAN M; FALK, KEVIN C; GOSSEN, BRUCE D; GUGEL, RICHARD K; HYNES, RUSSELL K; KUTCHER, HADLEY R; MCLAREN, DEBBIE; PAGEAU, DENIS; TURKINGTON, TKELLY
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: Chemotherapies for Nosema ceranae and the Detection of Chemical Residues in Hive Products
Principal Investigator: PERNAL, STEPHEN
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Development of elite canola lines and superior condiment mustard germplasm
Principal Investigator: RAKOW, GERHARD F
Team Members: CHENG, BIFANG; SEGUINSWARTZ, GINETTE
DURATION: 2009-2013

Title: Development of quantitative PCR assays for Ochratoxin A producing Penicillium species for the Canadian grain sector
Principal Investigator: SEIFERT, KEITH A
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Development of biological strategies and technology to control Salmonella infection for swine production: Application of bacteriophage and probiotics
Principal Investigator: WANG, QI
Team Members: CHAMBERS, JAMES R; GONG, JIANHUA; SABOUR, PARVIZ M
DURATION: 2010-2013

Title: Characterization of the mammalian intestinal microbiota and the identification of probiotics from intestines as an efficacious alternative to antimicrobial growth promoters in mammalian livestock
Principal Investigator: YANKE, LINDSEY J
Team Members: INGLIS, GORDON D; KALMOKOFF, MARTIN L
DURATION: 2011-2013

Title: Systematic strategies for controlling mycotoxins in food matrices
Principal Investigator: ZHOU, TING
Team Members: CAO, RONG; KOUTCHMA, TATIANA; SVIRCEV, ANTONET M
DURATION: 2010-2013