Brief Biography

Prof. RaizadaManish N. Raizada received his B.Sc. from the University of Western Ontario (Genetics, as a President's Scholar and Gold Medalist) and Ph.D. from Stanford University (Plant Molecular Genetics). He held fellowship positions at The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre in Mexico City (Cereal Genomics) and at the California Institute of Technology (Chemical Engineering), and was a Visiting Professor at EARTH University (Costa Rica). He is currently an Associate Professor and the International Relations Officer in the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph, Canada. Dr. Raizada's Laboratory has attracted >$2 million in research funding. The focus of his Lab is to develop low cost technologies that reduce the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers for corn production, replacing them with more natural, biological resources, with a focus on North America, SubSaharan Africa and South Asia. Lack of fertilizers limit crop production worldwide especially in developing nations, but their high cost can also reduce farmer incomes, and contribute to global warming. Research from the Raizada Lab has been featured on national and international TV, radio, documentary and print media, including Canada's premier national newscast (CBC The National) and Canada's leading science news program, CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks (which received the global UNESCO Award for Science Reporting). Dr. Raizada is Founder and Director of SAKGlobal (SAKs, Sustainable Agriculture Kits), a new effort to bring $1 technologies to the world's 2 billion subsistence farmers who earn $1/day. SAK kits are based on the principles of sustainable, ecological agriculture. A recipient of the OAC Teaching Award, Dr. Raizada teaches courses in plant molecular genetics, physiological plant genetics, subsistence farming in Africa and international development. Student researchers from the Raizada Laboratory have gone on to win a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, and admission to Cornell, Columbia, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory and the University of Toronto. Dr. Raizada has appeared twice before the Parliament of Canada as an Expert Witness on agriculture.

Scientific Research Focus

Dr. Raizada is a crop (corn) molecular geneticist with additional projects in microbiology and subsistence global agriculture. His applied research interest is to develop low-cost tools for sustainable crop agriculture, with a focus on reducing nitrogen fertilizer in SubSaharan Africa as well as North America. His Laboratory has a number of projects: engineering biosensors to measure nitrogen metabolites in plants and soils inexpensively; using DNA profiling to catalog beneficial endophytic microbes that exist in corn; using microarray profiling of corn root hairs to catalog changes in the transcriptome after exposure to fertilizer; improving African nitrogen-fixing legume rotation crops; optimizing corn root architecture to better uptake fertilizer; understanding the molecular biochemistry of beneficial fungi; discovering genes underlying plant stem cell regeneration in order to develop crops that regenerate from existing rootstocks, thus saving fertilizers and water.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF Version)

Name: Manish N. Raizada, Ph.D.
Address: University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Raizada@uoguelph.ca  1-519-824-4120 x. 53396
Website: http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/research/homepages/raizada/
Citizenship: Canadian

Education and Training

  • Research Fellow (Chemical Engineering) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA (2003-2004)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow (Crop Genomics) The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, CIMMYT, Mexico City (2000)
  • Ph.D. (Plant Molecular Genetics), Stanford University, California, USA (2000)
  • B.Sc. (Genetics), The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (1992)
  • Ontario Honours Secondary School Diploma, North Park Secondary School, Brampton, Canada (1988)

Employment

Dates

Position

Department

Institution

1991

Teaching Assistant

Zoology

University of Western Ontario

1992-1999

Teaching Assistant

Biological Sciences

Stanford University

2000

Research Fellow

Biotechnology

CIMMYT, Mexico

2001-2002

Assistant Professor

Plant Agriculture

University of Guelph

2003-2004

Research Fellow

Chemical Engineering

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

2004-2008

Assistant Professor

Plant Agriculture

University of Guelph

2009-current

Associate Professor

Plant Agriculture

University of Guelph

 

Selected Awards and Recognition

23. University of Guelph Ontario Agriculture College (OAC) Alumni Distinguished Teacher Award (2007)
22. Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award (2003) ($150,000 research award)
21. Finalist, American Society of Plant Biology, Best Young Scientist of the Year Paper Award (2001)
20. The Joseph R. McMicking Graduate Fellow in Biological Sciences, Stanford University  (1996-1997)
19. Government of Canada NSERC 1967 Science and Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship for study abroad ($21 300/year; 1992-1996)
18. Stanford University Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, 1997 ($500)
17. Stanford University Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, 1993 ($500)
16. Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarship (1992-1995, declined)
15. University of California, Berkeley, Regent’s Fellowship ($21000; 1992; declined)
14.Ontario Graduate Scholarship (1992, declined)
13.University of Georgia Palfrey Academic Enrichment Award (1992, declined)
12.University of Toronto Connaught Fellowship (1992, declined)
11.University of Western Ontario Gold Medal, 1992 (Hons. B.Sc., Genetics)
10.The Florence Bucke Memorial Graduate Award (for biology), U.Western Ontario, 1992 ($1000)
  9.University of Western Ontario President’s National Entrance Scholarship,1988-1992 (Value: $20000)
  8.University of Guelph President’s National Scholarship, 1988-1992 (Value: $16000, declined)
  7.Canada Science Scholarship, 1988-1992 (Value: $8000)
  6.NSERC Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship, 1991 (Value: $3200)
  5.NSERC Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship, 1990 (Value: $2400)
  4. Canadian Governor-General’s Medal,North Park S.S.,Brampton, Canada 1988
  3. The Reader’s Digest Valedictorian Award, North Park S.S., 1988
  2. The Frances Fowler Memorial Valedictorian Award, North Park S.S., 1988
  1. The Peel Memorial Hospital Staff Award, Brampton, Ontario, 1988

Professional Service

17. Invited Expert Witness, Parliament of Canada (2011; 2012)
16. Reviewer for various journals: Plant Cell, Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Plant Cell Reports, Journal of Experimental Botany, etc.
15. Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Genetics and Genomics (2011-)
14. Invited Reviewer, USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (2006)
13. Reviewer, NSERC Discovery Program (2005-2006)
12. Review Panelist, Government of Canada, on “Sharing of Genetic Resources” (Ottawa, Dec. 2004)
11. Scientific Advisory Committee, Canadian Society of Plant Physiology (CSPP) 2004 Annual Conference, and Moderator.
10. Invited Reviewer for USDA Small Business Initiatives Program (2004)
  9. Reviewer for USDA Small Business Initiatives Program (2003)
  8. Invited Reviewer for NSF Plant Genome Program (2003-2004)
  7. Reviewer for USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (2003)
  6. Reviewer for journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA (2003)
  5. Reviewer for OMAF Competitive Grants Research Program, for proposals in plant genomics and proteomics (2002)
  4. Reviewer, competitive “New Directions” grants, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture (OMAFRA) (2002)
  3. Reviewer for journal Plant Cell Reports (2001)
  2. Reviewer for journal Genome (2001)
  1. University of Guelph representative at discussions to establish the Ontario Genomics Institute in Toronto, Canada (Jan-April, 2001)

Highly Qualified Personnel Trained

Post-Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates (3)
Graduate students (4 PhD; 2 MSc; + 3 PhD current)
Visiting Graduate Students (2)
Technicians (5)
Undergraduates and High School Students (41)
Visiting Scientists (2)
Graduate Thesis Examination Committees (14)
Graduate Thesis Committees (26)
External Thesis Examiner, University of Regina, SK (2005)
External Thesis Examiner, University of Toronto, ON (2008)

Raizada Lab researchers have gone on to win a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, admission to Cornell, Columbia, Cold Spring Harbour Labs, University of Toronto, etc.

Courses Taught

  • Agriculture for International Development (AGR2150) F11
  • Introduction to AgriFood Systems (AGR1100) F10; F11; F12
  • Introduction to Plant Agriculture (AGR2451) F01; F02; F04
  • Plant Molecular Genetics (MBG4300) W05; W06; W07; W08; W09; W10; W11
  • Physiological Genetics of Higher Plants (PLNT6290 graduate level) F05, F07, F09
  • First Year Seminar Course (Rebels and Their Inventions) UNIV1200*33 W06
  • First Year Seminar Course (The Student Philanthropy Project/International Development) UNIV1200 W08
  • Supervisor: Independent Research Topics in Agriculture (AGR3500) Summer 2005
  • Supervisor: Independent Lab Research Projects in plant genetics and development (MBG4500; MGB4600; MBG4510; IBIO4510; ASCI4700) F04; W05; F05; W06; F06
  • Guest Lecturer, International Development Studies Graduate Seminar F07
  • Guest Lecturer, International Agriculture (AGR 4000) W06
  • Guest Lecturer, Plant Tissue Culture (PBIO3750/Hort3230) F04
  • Guest Lecturer, Plant Genetic Engineering (PBIO4750) F02

Additional Contributions to Undergraduate Education

4. Member, 21st Century Curriculum Committee, to reform undergraduate education, University of Guelph (2006-2007)
3. Developing pilot program for undergraduate career mentoring, University of Guelph (so far conducted ~150 mentoring sessions)
2. Received ~$50,000 in external grants to support 31 undergraduate researchers (2002-2008)
1. Scientific Advisory Committee, ViveTechnologies, Toronto-based company to teach Biology to undergraduates and high school students using state-of-the-art graphics in digital movie format (2004-current)

Contributions to Global Society and International Development

14. Visiting Professor, EARTH University (Costa Rica) (2012)
13. Development of Sustainable Agriculture Kits for Minor Millet Farmers in South Asia, IDRC Grant Funded (2011-)
12. Establishment of University of Guelph-Caribbean Linkage, University of West Indies, Ministry of Agriculture for Jamaica (2011-)
11. Founder and Director, Sustainable Agriculture Kits (SAKGlobal), an effort to bring $1 commercial technologies to the world’s 2-billion subsistence farmers (pilot projects currently underway) (2008-current).
10. Established research collaborations at FAO (Rome), Ghana (KNUST, CSI), Ethiopia (Debra Zeit, EARO) and Uganda (Makerere University) (2008-2009).
  9. Media commentator on the importance of agricultural research to alleviate global poverty featured on national TV, radio, documentary and print (2008-2009), including CBC tv The National, viewed by 1 million Canadians, Radio Canada International (heard in East Africa and South Asia) and CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks, Canada’s leading science radio show.
  8. Collaborator, Canada-Ghana initiative to develop Jatropha as a low input biodiesel crop for West African villages (2008-current)
  7. Sponsor/supervisor, visiting PhD student, from the Kwame Nkrume University of Science and Technology, Ghana (2008-2009) to study an underutilized N-fixing legume crop, BambaraGroundnut, important for African food security
  6.Technical expert for maize, Africa Farm Radio Network (2009-)
  5. Founder, Raizada Prizes for Agricultural Innovation (2008-): awards to foster development of low-cost prototypes to reduce farm labour of women and children in developing nations (first prize awarded in 2008 to GrainPro).
  5. Panelist, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Symposium on “Making Poverty History: Doing More of What Works” April 25, 2006, Guelph, Canada (panelist on global agriculture)
  4. Appointed International Liaison Officer, Dept, of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph (2006-current) to foster global research and teaching collaborations
  3. Collaborating with Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association to develop a webtool to link growers with buyers of novel/alternative/specialty crops, online at http://www.AlternativeCropsCanada.org  (2006-)
  2. Founder and Director, CropLink Global Initiative (2003-current) Effort to link together world’s agricultural experts into one online community; provide free webpages to researchers in developing nations (http://www.maizelink.org)
  1. Panelist, Government of Canada, Ministry of the Environment, on “Sharing of Genetic Resources” to draft national policy (Ottawa, Dec. 2004)

Contributions to University Fundraising

4. Participated in the production of two videotapes for the Office of Research and Office of Alumni Affairs, University of Guelph, for distribution to corporate donors and alumni (2001-2002), featuring ongoing research in the Raizada Lab
3. Dinner speaker (“What is genomics?”) at a University of Guelph Alumni/business fundraising dinner to help launch the University’s $75 million Life Sciences Capital Campaign (May, 2001)
2. Dinner speaker (“Development of a Gene Discovery Technology in Maize”), on behalf of the School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, presented to invited Stanford University Alumni and Silicon Valley CEOs (April, 1996)
1.Dinner speaker (“My experiences at Western”), on behalf of Presidents’ Entrance Scholarship winners, presented to Western Alumni and corporate donors, University of Western Ontario (1991)

Public Science Education and Media Outreach

  1. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio "Ontario Morning" live interview on "Plant stem cell regeneration and using glowing genes from fireflies in plants; implications for farmers"  (Nov 22, 2002)
  2. Raizada Lab research featured on the cover of @Guelph newspaper with feature article (Nov 22, 2002) http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/02-11-20/articles/leaf.html
  3. Press Release, University of Guelph media office, on Raizada lab research (Jan.2003).  Available online at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/mediarel/archives/002247.html
  4. Council for Biotechnology Information Newsletter, feature article, “Scientist Looks at Roots of Regeneration” (Jan. 2003), online at http://www.whybiotech.com/html/Canada3-2-14-03.html
  5. News Release of Awarding of Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award, April 25, 2003. http://www.uoguelph.ca/mediarel/archives/002607.html
  6. Feature article on Raizada Lab research, “Plant researchers harness regenerative flower power”, Guelph Mercury (city newspaper, Guelph, Ontario) (June 21, 2003)
  7. University of Guelph Research Magazine: Feature article on Raizada Lab research on plant regeneration and saving resources, “Research that regenerates" (June 21, 2003), online at:
    http://www.uoguelph.ca/research/news/articles/2003/June/research_that_regenerates.shtml
  8. Focus Magazine (Canada) feature article on Raizada lab research on plant stem cell regeneration (Fall, 2003)
  9. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food magazine “Success Stories”, feature article on Raizada lab research on regeneration and its implications for agriculture and industry (Fall, 2003)
  10. Guelph Alumnus Magazine, “Thinking Outside the Box”, Feature Story, Fall 2003
    http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/alumnus/backissues/fall03/feature_box.shtml
  11. Feature article on Raizada Lab research on Plant Stem Cell Regeneration and its implications for farmers, in Rural Affairs Magazine (2003)
  12. Feature article, @Guelph newspaper, June 15, 2005, about CropLink.org at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/05-06-15/featuresfeeding.shtml
  13. Kitchener-Waterloo Record newspaper feature article on Raizada’s lab research into plant stem cell regeneration (Oct 6, 2005, special section on Biotechnology) http://www.therecord.com/business/techspot/business_techspot_05100681637.html
  14. Former Former Raizada Lab Researcher, Arani Kajenthira, named 2006 Rhodes Scholar. Univ of Guelph Press Release, (Nov 29, 2005): http://www.uoguelph.ca/mediarel/2005/11/u_of_g_grad_nam.html
  15. Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Website Success Story, OMAF-Supported Researcher,Raizada Lab wins 2006 Rhodes Scholarship.Dec 3, 2005.
  16. Public Lecture: “So what the heck are genes and genomes?” (College Royal, University of Guelph, February 2005)
  17. Guelph Mercury Newspaper, featuring Raizada Lab research into how plants regenerating from roots and other low-cost approaches can alleviate rural poverty in developing countries. April 22, 2006.
  18. Guelph Mercury Newspaper, featuring Raizada lab CropLink Global Initiative, effort to link together world’s agricultural researchers.  April 26, 2006.
  19. University of Guelph News Release: Province of Ontario funds Green Corn Initiative, to develop corn that requires lower nutrient inputs, involving Raizada Lab. Mar 21, 2007. http://www.uoguelph.ca/mediarel/2007/03/post_38.html
  20. University of Guelph News Release: Raizada Lab leads a study with Google Laboratories to understand whether online health and agricultural (food security) information is reaching the majority of the world’s peoples.  Part of the CropLink Global Initiative led by the Raizada Lab. August 13, 2007 http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2007/08/internet_inform.html
  21. Live appearance on CBC Radio “Ontario Morning”, Aug. 14, 2007, to discuss J.Med.Internet Research article on language use in agriculture and medicine.
  22. Interview, Canadian Press (CP) national news agency, discussing J.Med.Internet Research article on language use in agriculture and medicine, Aug. 16, 2007.
  23. Live interview, CBC Radio, Thunder Bay, ON, “Great Northwest” discussing J.Med.Internet Research article on the global linguistic digital divide in agriculture and medicine, Aug. 21, 2007.
  24. Interview for U.S. documentary film, “World on Edge 2”, discussing “Sustainable nutrient use in agriculture and climate change”, June 30, 2008.
  25. Research featured in national newspaper “World looks to science to solve food crisis” (The Toronto Star newspaper, July 5, 2008)
  26. Interview and feature article in “BioBusiness Magazine” on “Biotechnologies to farmer fertilizer nitrogen costs and increase food production” (Aug 21, 2008).
  27. “Raizada Prize for Agricultural Innovation” awarded to GrainPro, a low-cost post-harvest technology for developing nations (September, 2008, Massachusetts, USA). Link to Raizada Award and cheque presentation on GrainPro website:
    http://www.grainpro.com/whats-new.php
  28. University of Guelph @Guelph News Article and Press Release “Harvesting Food and Ideas”, featuring the announcement of the inaugural Raizada Prize for Agricultural Innovation (October 8, 2008)
    http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/08-10-08/newsharvesting.shtml
  29. University of Guelph Press Release, “Student Project Aims to Prevent Blindness in Children Using Bacteria” (November 13, 2008) (Raizada Lab student wins Bronze Medal at MIT competition) (featured in print and radio media)
    http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2008/11/post_151.html
    http://2008.igem.org/IGEM_Publicity (links to media publicity)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AWAuOkJm1c (1460 CJOY Radio audio link)
  30. Raizada Lab featured in a 7-minute segment on CBC The National, Canada’s premier evening newscast, viewed by 1 million Canadians (Dec 18, 2008). Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/a_hungry_planet/what_about_the_food_crisis.html
  31. Feature Interview (M.Raizada), Radio Canada International, The Link (primary audience in East Africa and South Asia) (Dec 21, 2008)
  32. National radio interview, CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks, Canada’s leading science program (“Nine and a Half Technologies that Could Change the World”) (Mar28, 2009):
    http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/08-09/qq-2009-03-28.html   (MP3 link, featured in last 10minutes)
  33. Guelph Ontarion newspaper feature article on “Save Ourselves: How do you reach two billion people?” http://theontarion.ca/archivearticle.php?date_pub=2009-04-09&id_pag=2428
  34. Feature interview with M.Raizada on “How to make the global food system for sustainable” for a special TV series to air on the Food Network (Fall, 2009)
  35. Raizada Lab featured in a special segment on CBC The National, Canada’s premier evening newscast, viewed by 1 million Canadians (July 8, 2009). Video Link:
    http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/a_hungry_planet/canadian_science_fighting_hung.html
  36. Ontario Ministry of Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) newsroom press release on biosensor bacteria engineered by the Raizada Lab as a cheap soil nitrogen test (Nov17,2009):
    http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/infores/releases/storyideas/2010/apr/fireflies.html
  37. Ontario Corn Producer Magazine, short article on Raizada Lab’s biosensor bacteria as a cheap soil nitrogen test:
    http://corn.teksavvy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=5
  38. Greenhouse Canada magazine, feature article on Raizada Lab corn root research (Oct 2010):
    http://www.greenhousecanada.com/content/view/2461/60/
  39. The Western Producer newspaper, feature article on Raizada Lab nitrogen biofertilizer and cheap nitrogen test engineering (Oct 7, 2010):
    http://www.producer.com/News/Article.aspx?aid=27066
  40. YouTube Videos on Raizada Lab cheap nitrogen test engineering (linked on World News and Farms.com)(won Gold Medal at Canadian Farm Writers’ Awards 2010)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ppbmyPOX0
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBIon7JTDo8
  41. Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine, September 2010 Issue. “Unearthing the Secrets of Corn Root Architecture” (feature short article on Raizada lab research):
    http://www.ontariograinfarmer.ca/MAGAZINE.aspx?aid=172
  42. Interview on GMO Regulation, Globe and Mail Newspaper (February 10, 2011)
    http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-rejects-stronger-export-regulations-for-genetically-modified-crops/article1901494/?service=mobile
  43. University of Guelph Press Release, “Prof Using Bacteria to Improve Corn” (accompanying PLoS ONE article, June 16, 2011): http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2011/06/prof_using_bact_1.html
  44. University of Guelph At Guelph News Article and Press Release, “Millet Doesn’t Deserve Low-Class Status” (June 29, 2011) (Raizada Sustainable Agriculture Kit IDRC-funded project in South Asia)
  45. Interview on CBC Radio “Quirks and Quarks” and “And the Winner Is” (Re-broadcasts). 9 ½ Technologies the Could Change the World (included discussion on microbial N-fixing inoculants) (CBC won the Global UNESCO Award for Science Reporting and Programming). Nov 8, 2011.
    http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30141&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
    http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2011/06/millet-doesn%E2%80%99t-deserve-low-class-status/
  46. University of Guelph Research Magazine 2011-2012 Agri-Food Yearbook, feature article on Raizada Lab Research, “Illuminating the secrets of effective nitrogen management”. January 2012.
  47. Featured Article on the Crop Science Society of America Website, “Using Ancient Genes to Improve Modern Crops”. January 2012:
    https://www.crops.org/story/2012/jan/mon/using-ancient-genes-to-improve-modern-crops
  48. Gull Lake Advance (Saskatchewan, Canada) newspaper, feature article on Raizada Lab research: “Of Jellyfish and Auxotroph: Groundbreaking new test for nitrogen is a real game-changer for farmers”. March 13, 2012.

Peer- Reviewed Publications

20. Nameth, M.B., Dinka, SJ, Chatfield, SP, Morris, A, English, J, Lewis, D., Oro, R. and Raizada, M.N. (2012) The Shoot Regeneration Capacity of Excised Arabidopsis Cotyledons are Established During the Initial Hours After Injury, Modulated by a Complex Genetic Network Interacting with Light. Plant Cell & Environment (Accepted pending revisions)

19. Johnston-Monje D. and Raizada M.N. (2012) A survey of diverse Zea seeds for bacterial endophytes. In: F.J. de Bruijn (ed.), Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere. Wiley-Blackwell (Accepted).

18. Tessaro, M.J., Soliman, S.S.M. and Raizada, M.N. (2012) A whole cell biosensor for glutamine and applications for quantifying and visualizing glutamine in plants.Applied and Environmental Microbiology78: 604-606.
http://aem.asm.org/content/78/2/604.abstract

17. Soliman, S.S.M., Tsao, R. and Raizada, M.N. (2011) Chemical inhibitors suggest endophytic fungal paclitaxel is derived from both mevalonate and non-mevalonate-like pathways. Journal of Natural Products 74: 2497–2504.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np200303v

16. Taheri, A., Subramanian, J., Cline, J.A., Raizada, M.N. and Pauls, K.P. (2011) A WD-repeat gene from peach (Prunus persica L.) is a functional ortholog of Arabidopsis thaliana TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant.  DOI 10.1007/s11627-011-9390-3
http://www.springerlink.com/content/1n233565681t1022/

15. Gaudin, A.C.M., S.A. McClymont and Raizada M.N. (2011) The nitrogen adaptation strategy of the wild teosinte ancestor of modern maize, Zea mays subsp. parviglumis. Crop Science51: 2780-2795
https://www.crops.org/publications/cs/abstracts/51/6/2780

14. Gaudin, A.C.M., S.A. McClymont, B.M. Holmes, E. Lyons, and Raizada M.N. (2011) Novel temporal, fine-scale and growth variation phenotypes in roots of adult-stage maize (Zea mays L.) in response to low nitrogen stress. Plant Cell & Environment34: 2122-2137
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02409.x/abstract

13. Johnston-Monje D. and Raizada M.N. (2011) Integration of Biotechnologies – Plant and Endophyte Relationships: Nutrient Management. In: Murray Moo-Young (ed.), Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, volume 4, pp. 713–727. Elsevier.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080885049002646

12. Johnston-Monje D. and Raizada M.N. (2011) Conservation and diversity of seed associated endophytes in Zea across boundaries of evolution, ethnography and ecology. PLoS One 6: e20396.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0020396

11. Chatfield, S.P and Raizada, M.N. (2008) Ethylene and shoot regeneration: hookless1 modulates de novo shoot organogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Reports 27: 655-666

10. Dinka, S.J., Campbell, M.A., Demers, T. Raizada, M.N. (2007) Predicting the Size of the Progeny Mapping Population Required to Positionally Clone a Gene. Genetics 176: 2035-2054.

9. Singh PM, Wight CA, Sercinoglu O, Wilson DC, Boytsov A, Raizada M.N. (2007) Language Preferences on Websites and in Google Searches for Human Health and Food Information. J Medical Internet Res. 9(2):e18 http://www.jmir.org/2007/2/e18.

8. Dinka, S.J., and Raizada, M.N. (2006) Inexpensive fine mapping and positional cloning in plants using visible, mapped transgenes. Canadian Journal of Botany 84:179-188.

7. M.N. Raizada (2003) RescueMu Protocols for Maize Functional Genomics.  In Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 236: Plant Functional Genomics, Chapter 3, pp.37-58 (E. Grotewold, ed.), Humana Press, New Jersey.

6. M.N. Raizada, G.-L. Nan and V. Walbot (2001)  Somatic and Germinal Mobility of the RescueMu Transposon in Transgenic Maize. Plant Cell 13, 1587-1608.

5. M.N. Raizada, M.-I. Benito and V. Walbot (2001) The MuDR Transposon Terminal Inverted Repeat Contains a Complex Plant Promoter Directing Distinct Somatic and Germinal Programs.  Plant Journal25, 79-91.

4. M.N. Raizada, K.V. Brewer and V. Walbot (2001) A Maize MuDR Transposon Promoter Shows Limited Autoregulation.  Mol. Gen. Genomics 265, 82-94.

3. M.N. Raizada and V. Walbot (2000) The Late Developmental Pattern of Mu Transposon Excision is Conferred by a CaMV 35S-Driven MURA cDNA in Transgenic Maize. Plant Cell 12, 5-21. 

2. R.A. Bouchard, J.R.H. Frappier, L. Liu, M. Raizada, B.G. Atkinson, and D.B. Walden (1993) Developmentally-modulated Expression of Transcripts from Stress-Inducible Gene Families During Microsporogenesis and Gametophyte Development in Zea mays L.  Maydica38, 135-144

1. B.G. Atkinson, M. Raizada, R.A. Bouchard, J.R.H. Frappier, and D.B. Walden (1993) The Independent, Stage-Specific Expression of the 18kDa Heat Shock Protein Genes During Microsporogenesis in Zea mays. Developmental Genetics 14, 15-26

Other publications (non-refereed)

3. Makhijani, R., Wight, C., Radford, D., Kajenthira, A., Papineau, E., Raizada, M.N. (2007) http://www.MaizeLink.org: A Searchable Database Linking Maize Experts from Around the World. Maize Newsletter 81:2
http://www.agron.missouri.edu/mnl/81/02makhijani.htm

2. M.N. Raizada (2000) Altering the Maize Mu Transposon Family to Study Developmental Switches and to Facilitate Functional Genomics.  Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University.
http://books.google.ca/books/about/Altering_the_maize_mutator_transposon_fa.html?id=d8lEAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y

1. Raizada M, Walden DB, Atkinson BG (1993) Characterization and expression of a gene encoding a third member of the 18kDa HSP family in an inbred. Maize Genetics Newsletter 67(105):70-71

Technical Reports

2. Raizada, MN (2011) A New Crop GMO Regulatory Policy for Canada. A Recommendation to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) of the Parliament of Canada.

1. Raizada, MN (2011) Background Information on Crop GMOs. For the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) of the Parliament of Canada.

Patents

GlnLux: A Biosensor to Permit Discovery and Improvement of Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes and to Inexpensively Screen for Effective Interactions Between Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes and Crop Plants. Inventors: M. Tessaro, M.N. Raizada, University of Guelph. 1-Year Provisional U.S. Patent Filed June 16, 2011

Graduate Student Theses Completed

6. Christophe Liseron-Monfils, 2012, Genetic Networks of Plant Development and Nutrient-Treated Root Hairs. PhD thesis, Major Advisor: M.N. Raizada

5. Michael J. Tessaro, 2012. Engineering of a Whole Cell Biosensor for Glutamine and its Application to Plants and Microbes. MSc thesis, Major Advisor: M.N. Raizada

4.David Johnston-Monje, 2011, Microbial Ecology of Endophytic Bacteria in Zea as Influenced by Plant Genotype, Seed Origin, and Soil Environment. PhD thesis, Major Advisor: M.N. Raizada

3. Amelie C.M. Gaudin, 2011 Effects of Domestication and Nitrogen on Root Growth and Fine Scale Architecture in Maize (Zea mays L.). PhD thesis, Major Advisor: M.N. Raizada

2. Sameh S.M. Solimon, 2011, Determining the Ecology, Natural Variation, Regulation and and Taxol Biosynthetic Pathway in Taxol-Producing Endophytic Fungi Inhabiting Taxus media. PhD thesis, Major Advisor: M.N. Raizada

1. M. Blair Nameth, 2010, Initial Hours of Light are Critical for Long-Term Arabidopsis thaliana Shoot and Root Apical Meristem Regeneration.  MSc thesis, Major Advisor: M.N. Raizada

Recent Papers read at conferences or invited lectures/presentations

32. “Useful Microbes for Maize, and Root Hair and Root Architecture Responses to Low Nitrogen”. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India. March 1, 2012. M.N. Raizada

31. Presentation to the Canadian Parliament, Standing Committee on Agriculture and AgriFood, Feb 6, 2012. “Sustainable Agriculture Products for Canadian Export”. M.N. Raizada (Invited Expert Witness)

30. Bacterial endophytes, roots and root responses to nitrogen following domestication of maize from its teosinte ancestor 9,000 years ago. July 13, 2011. M.N. Raizada (Invited Seminar Speaker), Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, London, Canada

29. Public Forum on Genetic Engineering, Organized by Member of Parliament Frank Valeriote, Mar 11, 2011, “Genetically Modified Organisms”. M.N. Raizada (Invited Speaker)

28. Presentation to the Canadian Parliament, Standing Committee on Agriculture and AgriFood, Feb 9, 2011. “Genetically Modified Organisms”. M.N. Raizada (Invited Expert Witness)
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4943357&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=3

27. Africa and the World’s Billion Subsistence Farmers. April 2, 2011. M.N. Raizada (Invited Lecture) University of Guelph, Biology Cluster Students

26. Role of Academics in Reducing World Hunger, February 26, 2011. M.N. Raizada (Invited Panelist). Hunger Has No Boundaries, World University Service of Canada Conference, Guelph, Canada

25. “Partnership between the Faculty of Agriculture at Kandahar University, CIDA and the University of Guelph, Canada” Presentation to the “Afghanistan University Linkage Conference, Sponsored by the Canadian Dept of Foreign Affairs and US Department of State, January 7, 2011, Indianapolis, USA (M.N. Raizada, Invited Presenter)

24. Africa and our World’s Billion Subsistence Farmers, January 18, 2011, M.N. Raizada (Invited Lecture) Third Age Learning Lecture Series, Research in Motion Park, Waterloo, Canada

23. Principles Underlying Subsistence Agriculture. December 2, 2010, M.N. Raizada (Invited Lecture) Professional Development Workshop Series for Secondary School Educators, Elora, Canada.

22. Principles Underlying Sustainable Agriculture Kits (SAKs), October 7, 2011, M.N. Raizada (Invited Lecture), Environmental Science Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

21. Profiling Conservation and Changes in Resident Bacterial Endophytes in Maize Seeds During Domestication and Diversification in the Americas. (D.J. Monje* and M.N. Raizada) American Society of Plant Biology, July 27-Aug3, 2010, Montreal, Canada (Poster and Abstract)

20. Gene expression profiling and promoter motif detection in seedling maize roots and root hairs (C.Liseron-Monfils and M.N. Raizada) American Society of Plant Biology, July 27-Aug3, 2010, Montreal, Canada (Poster and Abstract)

19. The Ecological Function of the Anticancer Drug, Taxol (SSM Soliman*, J.Greenwood, A.Bombarely, LA Mueller, R.Tsao, D. Mosser and MNRaizada) American Society of Plant Biology, July 27-Aug3, 2010, Montreal, Canada (Poster and Abstract)

29. The Ecological Function of the Anticancer Drug, Taxol (SSM Soliman*, J.Greenwood, A.Bombarely, LA Mueller, R.Tsao, D. Mosser and MNRaizada) Banff Conference on Plant Metabolism, June24-28, 2010, Banff, Alberta, Canada (Abstract and Oral Presentation by SSM Soliman)

28. The Long-Term Shoot Regeneration Capacity of Excised Somatic Arabidopsis Tissues are Established During the Initial Hours After Injury, Modulated by a Complex Genetic Network Interacting with Light (M.B. Nameth*, S.J. Dinka, S.P.Chatfield, A.Morris, J.English, D.Lewis, R.Oro and M.N.Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting, Dec 4-5, 2009, Guelph, Canada (Abstract and Poster) (Abstract and Oral Presentation by M.Nameth, winning Honorary Mention)

27. Profiling Conservation and Changes in Resident Bacterial and Fungal Endophytes in Maize Seeds During Domestication and Diversification in the Americas. (D.J. Monje* and M.N. Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting, Dec 4-5, 2009, Guelph, Canada (Abstract and Poster) (Abstract and Oral Presentation by DJMonje)

26. How a Plant Replaces a Lost Shoot Apical Meristem (M.N.Raizada) Dept. Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada (Invited Dept Seminar)(Oct 12, 2009)

25.  Endophyte Discovery Across the Evolutionary Tree of Corn and Engineering of Bacterial Biosensors to Detect Nitrogen Metabolites. (D.J. Monje, M.Tessaro and M.N. Raizada*) Novozyme Biologicals Headquarters, Virginia, USA (Invited Seminar)(June 29, 2009)(Invited Seminar by M.raizada)

24. How a Plant Replaces a Lost Shoot Apical Meristem (M.N.Raizada) Plant Biotechnology Institute/NRC, Saskatoon (Invited Institute Seminar)(April 30, 2009)

23. Effect of the Major Domestication Locus, Tb1, on Maize Root Architecture Using an  Aeroponic System (A.C.M. Gaudin and M.N. Raizada) 51st Maize Genetics Conference, St.Charles, Illinois, USA (Mar11-13, 2009) (oral presentation by A.Gaudin and conference abstract)

22. Regeneration for Agriculture (M.Raizada) Department of Plant Agriculture Seminar Series (Guelph, ON)(February 10, 2009)

21. The CropLink Global Initiative. Special Seminar. FAO (United Nations) Headquarters, Rome, Italy (Aug 14, 2008)(M.Raizada)

20. Low Cost Biotechnologies for Sustainable Nitrogen Management. Special Seminar. Debra Zeit Agricultural Research Station and EARO, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Aug 3, 2008) (M.Raizada)

19. The CropLink Global Initiative. Presentation. Debra Zeit Agricultural Research Station and Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (EARO) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Aug 3, 2008) (M.Raizada)

18. The Importance of Agriculture for International Development and the Potential for Low Cost Biotechnologies. Duff Young Foundation Symposium for Liberia. July 10, 2008, Novotel Hotel, Toronto, ON (Invited)(M.Raizada)

17. Decapitation Induced Adventitious Regeneration (DIAR):  A New Rapid Shoot Regeneration System in Arabidopsis in which Presumptive Lateral Root Primordia are Converted into new Shoot Apical Meristems. Steven P. Chatfield*, Christopher P. Trobacher, Mimi Tanimoto, John S. Greenwood, Joseph Colasanti and Manish N. Raizada. 19th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. Montreal, Canada July23-27, 2008 (*Oral presentation by S.P. Chatfield)

16. Optimization of Aeroponics, a Non-Destructive Method to Monitor the Effects of Nitrogen Availability on Maize Root Growth and Architecture. A.C.M Gaudin* and M.N. Raizada. 5th International Symposium on Adventitious Root Formation, Madrid, Spain June16-20th, 2008 (oral presentation by ACM Gaudin*) (Invited Talk)

15. Decapitation Induced Adventitious Regeneration (DIAR):  A New Rapid Shoot Regeneration System in Arabidopsis in which Presumptive Lateral Root Primordia are Converted into new Shoot Apical Meristems. Steven P. Chatfield*, Christopher P. Trobacher, Mimi Tanimoto, John S. Greenwood, Joseph Colasanti and Manish N. Raizada. Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada June14-17th, 2008 (*presented by S.P. Chatfield)

14. Factors Affecting In vitro Plant Regeneration. Special Seminar. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. November 28, 2007. (M.Raizada)

13. The CropLink Global Initiative. Special Seminar. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. November 27, 2007. (M.Raizada)

12. “Why decapitation is nothing to lose your head over: Regeneration of de novo shoot apical meristems following organ attachment in Arabidopsis”. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Seminar Series, University of Guelph (November 2007)(M.Raizada) (Invited Talk)

11. Recombinomics: an analysis of whole genome recombination in Angiosperms and its use in predicting progeny sampling requirements during positional cloning. DINKA, S.J., BARKIN, J., DIMEO, N., CAMPBELL, M., SWARBRECK, D. and RAIZADA, M.N. American Society of Plant Biology Poster and Oral Presentation Abstract, Boston, MA, August 2006. (Abstract for poster and same abstract for oral presentation by MNRaizada in Emerging and Large-Scale Technologies Symposium) (in collaboration with The Institute for Genomics Research, TIGR, Bethesda, MD; and The Arabidopsis Information Resource, TAIR, Stanford, CA)

10. “Making Poverty History: Doing More of What Works” (WUSC Canada Symposium, April 25, 2006, Guelph, Canada) (M.Raizada) (invited panelist on solutions from global agriculture)

9 Makhijani, R., Wight, C., Radford, D., Kajenthira, A., Papineau, E. and Raizada, M.N. The CropLink Global Database: www.MaizeLink.org, Linking the World's Maize Experts into one Online Community  (NCR 167 North Central Regional Corn Breeding Conference, February, 2006, Guelph, Canada) (M.Raizada) (oral presentation) (poster and talk)

8. Using Visible Transgene Reporters to Accelerate Fine-Mapping and Positional Cloning in Maize (NCR 167 North Central Regional Corn Breeding Conference, February, 2006, Guelph, Canada) (M.Raizada) (oral presentation)

7. Makhijani, R., Wight, C., Radford, D., Kajenthira, A., Papineau, E. and Raizada, M.N. The CropLink Global Database: www.MaizeLink.org, Linking the World's Maize Experts into one Online Community (presented by E.Papinea) (Special Seminar, The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Mexico City, January 9, 2006)

6. Natural Variation of Shoot Apical Meristem Regeneration from Arabidopsis Cotyledons (S.P. Chatfield and M. Raizada) American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB) (oral presentation by S.Chatfield) (Seattle, Washington, July, 2005)

5. Wound-Associated de novo Meristem Generation in Arabidopsis :  CHATFIELD, S.P., KYRYCHENKO, I., DINKA, S., KAJENTHIRA, A., HEWITT, E., WILKINSON, P., QUACH, M., DZIEWIECKA, E., LEWIS, D., BANNERJEE, O., KEELING, A., MORRIS, A., ENGLISH, J., BROOYMANS, M.A., ORO, R., and RAIZADA, M.N. Canadian Society of Plant Physiology (Guelph, Canada, June 2004)(oral presentation by S.Chatfield)

4. Genomics Symposia Plenary Speaker: Transgene Marker-Assisted Recombinant Selection (TMARS), a Simple Strategy to Accelerate Positional Cloning in Diverse Species (M.Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiology Annual Conference (Guelph, Canada, June 2004) (invited plenary speaker)

3. DECEASe:  A Simple Method to Optimize Small Molecule Biosensors by Directed Evolution and Recombination of Genetic Circuitry in E.coli (M. Raizada, K.Braden and F.H. Arnold), Canadian Society of Plant Physiology Annual Conference  (Guelph, Canada, June 2004) (oral presentation)

2. “Plant Stem-Cell Regeneration” (M. Raizada) Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (March, 2004)

1. “Small-Molecule Biosensor Engineering” (M. Raizada) DARPA-sponsored Caltech-Princeton Conference, Pasadena, CA (January, 2004)

Recent Conference abstracts

23. Profiling Conservation and Changes in Resident Bacterial Endophytes in Maize Seeds During Domestication and Diversification in the Americas. (D.J. Monje* and M.N. Raizada) American Society of Plant Biology, July 27-Aug3, 2010, Montreal, Canada (Poster and Abstract)

22. Gene expression profiling and promoter motif detection in seedling maize roots and root hairs (C.Liseron-Monfils and M.N. Raizada) American Society of Plant Biology, July 27-Aug3, 2010, Montreal, Canada (Poster and Abstract)

21. The Ecological Function of the Anticancer Drug, Taxol (SSM Soliman*, J.Greenwood, A.Bombarely, LA Mueller, R.Tsao, D. Mosser and MNRaizada) American Society of Plant Biology, July 27-Aug3, 2010, Montreal, Canada (Poster and Abstract)

20. Maize (Zea mays L.) Root Architecture in Response to Critical Nitrogen Stress using an Aeroponics System (A.C.M. Gaudin, B.M. Holmes and M.N. Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting, Dec 4-5, 2009, Guelph, Canada (Abstract and Poster)

19. Chemical Inhibitors Suggest Endophytic Fungal Taxol is derived from Both Mevalonate and Non-Mevalonate-Like Pathways (S.S. Mahmoud, R.Tsao and M.N. Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting, Dec 4-5, 2009, Guelph, Canada (Abstract and Poster)

18. Genomic and Physiological Analysis of Two QTLs that Regulate a Critical Stage of Adventitious Shoot Regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) (C. Liseron-Monfils, S.P. Chatfield, J. Brazolot, S.J. Dinka, E.Hewit, N. DiMeo, S.Ndung’u, A. Kajenthira, C.A. Wight, M.Tanimoto, A.Davidson, R.Oro and M.N. Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting, Dec 4-5, 2009, Guelph, Canada (Abstract and Poster)

17. Glutamine Biosensor as a New Tool for Plan Physiology (M. Tessaro and M.N. Raizada) Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting, Dec 4-5, 2009, Guelph, Canada (Abstract and Poster)

16. The Effect of Nitrogen on Maize Root Architecture Using an Aeroponics System (A.C.M. Gaudin and M.N. Raizada) International Root Research Symposium, Vienna, Austria (Sept 2-4, 2009).

15. Chemical Inhibitors Suggest Endophytic Fungal Taxol is derived from Both Mevalonate and Non-Mevalonate-Like Pathways (S.S. Mahmoud, R.Tsao and M.N. Raizada) Gordon Research Conference, Natural Products, July 26-31, 2009, Tilton, New Hampshire, USA (Abstract and Poster)

14. Profiling Conservation and Changes in Resident Bacterial and Fungal Endophytes in Maize Seeds During Domestication and Diversification in the Americas. (D.J. Monje and M.N. Raizada) The XIV Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Quebec City, Canada, July 19-23, 2009 (Abstract and Poster)

13. Effect of the Major Domestication Locus, Tb1, on Maize Root Architecture Using an  Aeroponic System (A.C.M. Gaudin and M.N. Raizada) 51st Maize Genetics Conference, St.Charles, Illinois, USA (Mar11-13, 2009) (oral presentation and conference abstract)

12. Gene expression profiling and promoter motif detection in seedling maize roots and  root hairs (C.Liseron-Monfils and M.N. Raizada) 51st Maize Genetics Conference, St.Charles, Illinois, USA (Mar11-13, 2009)(poster and conference abstract)

11. Profiling conservation and changes in resident bacterial and fungal endophytes in  maize seeds during domestication and diversification in the Americas (D.J. Monje and M.N. Raizada) 51st Maize Genetics Conference, St.Charles, Illinois, USA (Mar11-13, 2009) (poster and conference abstract)

10. The Design, Engineering, and Application of Whole-Cell Biosensors for Quantifying  Maize Glutamine and Soil Nitrate (M.Tessaro and M.N. Raizada) 51st Maize Genetics Conference, St.Charles, Illinois, USA (Mar11-13, 2009) (poster, conference abstract)

9. Pyramid Screening: A Method to Combine Multiple Enhancer Screens into a Single Genetic Screen for Economy and Mining of Cross-Talk Alleles. Quach, M, Dziewiecka, E., Dickinson, P., Kajenthira, A., Dinka, S.J., Oro, R., Chatfield, S.P. Raizada, M.N.* 19th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. Montreal, Canada July23-27, 2008 (*poster presented by M.Raizada)

8. Two Natural Variation QTLs Act Cooperatively to Bypass the High Auxin/Low Cytokinin Competency Step Necessary for in vitro Shoot Regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana. Chatfield, S.P., Liseron-Monfils*, C., Brazolot, J., Dinka, S.J., Hewitt, E.M., DiMeo, N., Ndungu’u, S., Kajenthira, A., Wight, C.A., Tanimoto, M., Oro, R. and Raizada, M.N. 19th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. Montreal, Canada July23-27, 2008 (*poster presented by C.Liseron-Monfils)

7. Dinka, S.J., Nameth, M.B.*,English, J., Lewis, D., Chatfield, S.P. Oro, R., Raizada, M.N. (2008) Phenocritical periods in Light Quantity Sensitivity During the Initial Hours of Adventitious Shoot Organ Regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana. 19th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. Montreal, Canada July23-27, 2008 (*poster presented by M.B. Nameth)

6. Makhijani, R., Wight, C., Radford, D., Kajenthira, A., Papineau, E. and Raizada, M.N. The CropLink Global Database: www.MaizeLink.org, Linking the World's Maize Experts into one Online Community (presented by E.Papinea) (Special Seminar, The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Mexico City, January 9, 2006)

5. Adventitious shoot formation in Arabidopsis (CHATFIELD, S.P., DINKA, S., KAJENTHIRA, A., HEWITT, E., WILKINSON, P., QUACH, M., DZIEWIECKA, E., LEWIS, D., BANNERJEE, O., KEELING, A., MORRIS, A., ENGLISH, J., BROOYMANS, M.A., ORO, R., and RAIZADA, M.N.) Ontario Plant Development Workshop Conference (Guelph, Canada, November 9, 2005) (poster)

4. Natural Variation of Shoot Regeneration from Wounded Arabidopsis Cotyledons:  CHATFIELD, S.P., DINKA, S., KAJENTHIRA, A., HEWITT, E., WILKINSON, P., QUACH, M., DZIEWIECKA, E., LEWIS, D., BANNERJEE, O., KEELING, A., MORRIS, A., ENGLISH, J., BROOYMANS, M.A., ORO, R., and RAIZADA, M.N. American Society of Plant Biologists Conference (Seattle, Washington, July, 2005) (*presented by S.Chatfield) (poster in addition to seminar noted above)

3. Natural Variation of Shoot Regeneration from Wounded Arabidopsis Cotyledons:  CHATFIELD, S.P., DINKA, S., KAJENTHIRA, A., HEWITT, E., WILKINSON, P., QUACH, M., DZIEWIECKA, E., LEWIS, D., BANNERJEE, O., KEELING, A., MORRIS, A., ENGLISH, J., BROOYMANS, M.A., ORO, R., and RAIZADA, M.N. PlantsCanada Conference (Edmonton, Alberta, June, 2005) (*presented by S.Chatfield)

2. Wound-associated de novo shoot organogenesis (2004) Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network, Leicester, UK. Poster Presentation (S.P. Chatfield and M.N. Raizada) (presented by S.Chatfield)

1. DECEASe:  A Simple Method to Optimize Small Molecule Biosensors by Directed Evolution and Recombination of Genetic Circuitry in E.coli (RAIZADA, M.N., BRADEN, K., and ARNOLD, F.H.), FASEB Conference on Chemical Engineering (Reno, Nevada, September 2004) (*presented by K.Braden)