Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Queen's University
$120,000.00
Plant Immunology
FY 2020-21
Summary
Microbial diseases and pests reduce yields and ruin crops, placing major constraints on agriculture that have significant economic and social impacts. Every year, Canadian crop farmers battle diseases by spraying fields with environmentally-unfriendly pesticides. Just like understanding our own immune system is important for developing effective drugs and vaccines, understanding the plant immune system is important for managing crop diseases effectively. Knowledge gained from this project will advance our understanding of how plants defend against pathogen infection and may inform agricultural practices to improve crop yield and reduce chemical use.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000232886
Name nom
Monaghan, Jacqueline
Department département
Department of Biology
Organization id
29
Institution établissement
Queen's University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
4900
Research subject group en
Plant and treebiology
Research subject group fr
Biologie végétale et des arbres
Research subject en
Plant and treebiology
Research subject fr
Biologie végétale et des arbres
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Plant Immunology
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Microbial diseases and pests reduce yields and ruin crops, placing major constraints on agriculture that have significant economic and social impacts. Every year, Canadian crop farmers battle diseases by spraying fields with environmentally-unfriendly pesticides. Just like understanding our own immune system is important for developing effective drugs and vaccines, understanding the plant immune system is important for managing crop diseases effectively. Knowledge gained from this project will advance our understanding of how plants defend against pathogen infection and may inform agricultural practices to improve crop yield and reduce chemical use.
