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Canada

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Science Writer, Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Sciences

Profile Summary

Hello. I obtained my Ph.D. from the Department of Biology at McMaster University with a specialization in molecular plant pathology. This was followed by a research position with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Recently, I held a research associate position in the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph where I worked in collaboration with AAFC and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). Throughout my career I have used plant biology, microbiology, molecular biology, cellular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, and statistics to conduct applied and basic research. The subjects of my research included a variety of plants, crops, and microbes (bacteria, viruses, and fungi). More specifically, I studied the effects of biotic and abiotic stresses on plant growth and development. This research was performed in collaboration with teams in university and government laboratories, industry partners, and agricultural producers. My graduate degrees gave me the opportunity to work in different university settings, while my time at AAFC and the University of Guelph allowed me to work with multi-disciplinary teams and with international industry partners. I have experience managing research projects, publishing research articles in a variety of publications including peer-reviewed journals, and successfully seeking external funding by co-authoring successful grant proposals. I have experience communicating scientific research to the scientific community, stakeholders, government agencies, and the public. Furthermore, working with industry gave me experience with intellectual property law and the commercialization process. I would like to work on research articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals, grant proposals for governments and industry, and science articles for magazines for the general public.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Plant Pathology
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Agriculture
• ☆ Plant Biotechnology
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Research Associate

University of Guelph

June 2014 - March 2019

Lecturer

McMaster University

January 2015 - April 2015

Postdoctoral Associate

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

February 2012 - August 2013

Education

Ph.D. (Biology, Molecular Plant Pathology)

McMaster University

January 2005 - May 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

F. Al‐Daoud, B. D. Gossen, M. R. McDonald(2019). Maturation of resting spores of Plasmodiophora brassicae continues after host cell death . Plant Pathology. 69. (2). p. 310--319. Wiley

(2019). Development of Plasmodiophora brassicae in the root cortex of cabbage over time. European Journal of Plant Pathology.

(2019). Comparison of molecular techniques for estimation of resting spores of Plasmodiophora brassicae in soil . Plant Pathology.

(2018). First report of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) on canola in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology.

(2017). Vertical distribution of Plasmodiophora brassicae resting spores in soil. European Journal of Plant Pathology.

(2017). Propidium monoazide improves quantification of resting spores of Plasmodiophora brassicae with qPCR. Plant Disease.

(2017). Metabolic Cost of Resistance in Clubroot-Resistant Brassica Crops. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology.

(2015). Increased sensitivity of RT-PCR for Potato virus Y detection using RNA isolated by a procedure with differential centrifugation. Journal of Virological Methods.

(2014). Mineral oil inhibits movement of Potato Virus Y in potato plants in an age-dependent manner. American Journal of Potato Research.

(2011). ANAC055 and ANAC092 contribute non-redundantly in an EIN2-dependent manner to Age-Related Resistance in Arabidopsis. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology.

(2009). Forward and reverse genetics to identify genes involved in the age-related resistance response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant Pathology.