George Haughn, University of British Columbia

Latest papers

Cell wall-localized BETA-XYLOSIDASE4 contributes to immunity of Arabidopsis against Botrytis cinerea.
Plant physiology · 2022
Three novel transcription factors involved in cannabinoid biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa L.
Plant molecular biology · 2021
CannabisGDB: a comprehensive genomic database for Cannabis Sativa L.
Plant biotechnology journal · 2021

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Increasing Versatility in a Multi-User Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$149,058
PRoTECT - Plant Responses To Eliminate Critical Threats: An NSERC-CREATE-DFG-IRTG joint training program to train the next generation of "Plant Doctors"
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,650,000
Arabidopsis Seed Coats as a Model System for Molecular Genetic Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Modification
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$348,000

All 41 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

Cell wall-localized BETA-XYLOSIDASE4 contributes to immunity of Arabidopsis against Botrytis cinerea.

Guzha A, McGee R, Scholz P, Hartken D, Lüdke D, Bauer K, Wenig M, Zienkiewicz K, Herrfurth C, Feussner I, Vlot AC, Wiermer M, Haughn G, Ischebeck T

Plant physiology2022

DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac165 PMID: 35485198

02

Three novel transcription factors involved in cannabinoid biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa L.

Liu Y, Zhu P, Cai S, Haughn G, Page JE

Plant molecular biology2021

DOI: 10.1007/s11103-021-01129-9 PMID: 33625643

03

CannabisGDB: a comprehensive genomic database for Cannabis Sativa L.

Cai S, Zhang Z, Huang S, Bai X, Huang Z, Zhang YJ, Huang L, Tang W, Haughn G, You S, Liu Y

Plant biotechnology journal2021

DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13548 PMID: 33462958

04

Demethylesterification of cell wall pectins in Arabidopsis plays a role in seed germination.

Müller K, Levesque-Tremblay G, Bartels S, Weitbrecht K, Wormit A, Usadel B, Haughn G, Kermode AR

Plant physiology2013

DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.205724 PMID: 23129203

05

Arabidopsis glabra2 mutant seeds deficient in mucilage biosynthesis produce more oil.

Shi L, Katavic V, Yu Y, Kunst L, Haughn G

The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04768.x PMID: 21883555

06

Analysis of gene expression patterns during seed coat development in Arabidopsis.

Dean G, Cao Y, Xiang D, Provart NJ, Ramsay L, Ahad A, White R, Selvaraj G, Datla R, Haughn G

Molecular plant2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssr040 PMID: 21653281

07

Reverse genetics techniques: engineering loss and gain of gene function in plants.

Gilchrist E, Haughn G

Briefings in functional genomics2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elp059 PMID: 20081218

08

Genetic analysis of seed coat development in Arabidopsis.

Haughn G, Chaudhury A

Trends in plant science2005First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2005.08.005 PMID: 16153880

Increasing Versatility in a Multi-User Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Samuels, Anne

$149,058

PRoTECT - Plant Responses To Eliminate Critical Threats: An NSERC-CREATE-DFG-IRTG joint training program to train the next generation of "Plant Doctors"

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Li, Xin X

Keywords: crop protection; international collaboration; multidisciplinary research; novel graduate training program; pest management; plant immunity; plant-microbe interaction (PMI); plant pathology; sustainable agriculture

$1,650,000

Arabidopsis Seed Coats as a Model System for Molecular Genetic Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Modification

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haughn, George

$348,000

Upgrade of Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Samuels, AnneLacey

$147,988

Quantitative PCR instrument to support plant cell and molecular biology research

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Douglas, Carl

$22,347

Arabidopsis Seed Coats as a Model System for Genetic Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haughn, George

$550,000

Arabidopsis Seed Coats as a Model System for Genetic Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Haughn, George

$120,000

ANR / Increasing oil content by redirecting carbon flux during seed development. Project acronym: SYNERGY (Seeds Yield eNERGY)

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Kunst, Ljerka

$454,700

NSERC CREATE Working on Walls (WOW) Training Program

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Ellis, Brian

$1,650,000

Real-time quantitative PCR instrument

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Douglas, Carl

$40,226

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Ljerka Kunst

Department of Botany

1 shared papers, latest 2012

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