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Research
Latest papers
From Oak to Wine: Evolution, Admixture, and Adaptation of California and British Columbia Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Wine Strains.
Genome biology and evolution · 2026 · senior author
Evaluating Canadian yeast strains for novel new-make spirit applications.
FEMS yeast research · 2026 · senior author
Mining yeast diversity unveils novel targets for improved heterologous laccase production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Microbial cell factories · 2025
Latest funding
- $35,000
Characterization and identification of saccharomyces uvarum from Okanagan white wine grapes and from their spontaneous fermentations
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
- $669,375
Targeting of a mobile genetic element into the genome using budding yeast as a model system
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
- $58,788
Determination of food and wine safety and quality using portable Raman spectrometer
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
22 publications.
From Oak to Wine: Evolution, Admixture, and Adaptation of California and British Columbia Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Wine Strains.
Moore J, Marr RA, Montpetit R, Montpetit B, Measday V
Evaluating Canadian yeast strains for novel new-make spirit applications.
Marr RA, Cartes P, Cook B, Measday V
Mining yeast diversity unveils novel targets for improved heterologous laccase production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Wong RWK, Foo M, Lay JRS, Wai TLT, Moore J, Dutreux F, Molzahn C, Nislow C, Measday V, Schacherer J, Mayor T
Species identification and strain discrimination of fermentation yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces uvarum using Raman spectroscopy and convolutional neural networks.
Wang K, Chen J, Martiniuk J, Ma X, Li Q, Measday V, Lu X
Whole genome sequencing of Canadian Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from spontaneous wine fermentations reveals a new Pacific West Coast Wine clade.
Marr RA, Moore J, Formby S, Martiniuk JT, Hamilton J, Ralli S, Konwar K, Rajasundaram N, Hahn A, Measday V
Grape-associated fungal community patterns persist from berry to wine on a fine geographical scale.
Martiniuk JT, Hamilton J, Dodsworth T, Measday V
An indigenous Saccharomyces uvarum population with high genetic diversity dominates uninoculated Chardonnay fermentations at a Canadian winery.
McCarthy GC, Morgan SC, Martiniuk JT, Newman BL, McCann SE, Measday V, Durall DM
Characterization of Sub-Regional Variation in Saccharomyces Populations and Grape Phenolic Composition in Pinot Noir Vineyards of a Canadian Wine Region.
Cheng E, Martiniuk JT, Hamilton J, McCarthy G, Castellarin SD, Measday V
Retrotransposon targeting to RNA polymerase III-transcribed genes.
Cheung S, Manhas S, Measday V
The yeast Ty1 retrotransposon requires components of the nuclear pore complex for transcription and genomic integration.
Manhas S, Ma L, Measday V
Characterization and identification of saccharomyces uvarum from Okanagan white wine grapes and from their spontaneous fermentations
Principal investigators: Durall, Daniel
Targeting of a mobile genetic element into the genome using budding yeast as a model system
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien R
Keywords: Genetics; Genome Insertion; Genome Stability; Integrase; Mobile Genetic Element; Model Organism; Retrotransposon; Rna Polymerase Iii; Saccharomyces Cerevisiae; Ty1 Element
Determination of food and wine safety and quality using portable Raman spectrometer
Principal investigators: Lu, Xiaonan
Identification and characterization of indigenous B.C. wine yeast strains
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien
Profiling of Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeast populations in a Central Okanagan vineyard and winery
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien
Survey of Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts in the 3 vineyards and spontaneous fermentations of a South Okanagan winery
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien
The role of separase and cohesin in Ty1 transposition
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien R
Keywords: Budding Yeast; Chromosome Segregation; Cohesin; Genome Stability; Hiv1/Aids; Integrase; Retrotransposon; Retrovirus; Separase; Viral Dna Targeting
Functional characterization of genes required for yeast fitness during fermentation
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien
A novel role for Esp1 during the DNA Replication Checkpoint in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Principal investigators: Ho, Krystina L
Keywords: Budding Yeast; Cell Cycle Control; Dna Replication Checkpoint; Dna Replication Stress; Esp1; Fluorescence Microscopy; Genome Wide Study/Proteomics; Kar3; Protease; Site Directed Mutagenesis
Canada Research Chair in Enology/Yeast Genomics
Principal investigators: Measday, Vivien
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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- Food Science
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Dermatology and Skin Science
- Cellular and Physiological Sciences
- Other
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