Gavin Kernaghan, Mount Saint Vincent University

Latest papers

Basidiomycete Yeasts of Wine Grapes and Their Potential Applications in Winemaking.
Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025 · senior author
Dynamics of pine ectomycorrhizae following root disturbance.
Mycorrhiza · 2025 · first author
Yeast communities of a North American hybrid wine grape differ between organic and conventional vineyards.
Journal of applied microbiology · 2024 · senior author

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Lifespan of ectomycorrhizal fine roots
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$40,000
The fate of ectomycorrhizal fungal biomass in forest soils
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$45,000
Decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fine roots
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 7 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Basidiomycete Yeasts of Wine Grapes and Their Potential Applications in Winemaking.

Bunbury-Blanchette A, Fan L, Walker A, Kernaghan G

Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.70295 PMID: 41021704

02

Dynamics of pine ectomycorrhizae following root disturbance.

Kernaghan G, LeFait B, Hussain A

Mycorrhiza2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00572-025-01190-y PMID: 39982554

03

Yeast communities of a North American hybrid wine grape differ between organic and conventional vineyards.

Bunbury-Blanchette AL, Fan L, Kernaghan G

Journal of applied microbiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxae092 PMID: 38621715

04

Yeast communities before and after spontaneous fermentation of wine grapes: a case study from Nova Scotia.

Bunbury-Blanchette AL, Fan L, English MM, Kernaghan G

Canadian journal of microbiology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2022-0179 PMID: 36288607

05

Fungal Succession During the Decomposition of Ectomycorrhizal Fine Roots.

Gray L, Kernaghan G

Microbial ecology2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00248-019-01418-3 PMID: 31392355

06

Fungal endophytes of wild and hybrid Vitis leaves and their potential for vineyard biocontrol.

Kernaghan G, Mayerhofer M, Griffin A

Canadian journal of microbiology2017First author

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2016-0740 PMID: 28407475

07

Aspartic Protease Zymography Case Study: Detection of Fungal Acid Proteases by Zymography.

Kernaghan G, Mayerhofer M

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2017First author

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7111-4_4 PMID: 28608198

08

Acid protease production in fungal root endophytes.

Mayerhofer MS, Fraser E, Kernaghan G

Mycologia2015Senior author

DOI: 10.3852/14-106 PMID: 25344260

09

Availability of ectomycorrhizal fungi to black spruce above the present treeline in Eastern Labrador.

Reithmeier L, Kernaghan G

PloS one2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077527 PMID: 24204858

10

The effects of fungal root endophytes on plant growth: a meta-analysis.

Mayerhofer MS, Kernaghan G, Harper KA

Mycorrhiza2013

DOI: 10.1007/s00572-012-0456-9 PMID: 22983627

Lifespan of ectomycorrhizal fine roots

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kernaghan, Gavin

$40,000

The fate of ectomycorrhizal fungal biomass in forest soils

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kernaghan, Gavin

$45,000

Decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fine roots

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kernaghan, Gavin

$120,000

Prospecting for fungal endophytes from wild grapes for use in vineyard biocontrol

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Kernaghan, Gavin

$22,080

Feasibility of anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic municipal waste for biogas production

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Kernaghan, Gavin

$23,027

PPS Arctic Canada (present processes, past changes, spatiotemporal variability in the Arctic delimitation zone, Canada)

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Government of Canada's Program for International Polar Year

Principal investigators: Harper, Karen

$2,463,959

Diversity and function of fungal root endophytes in Canadian boreal forests

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kernaghan, Gavin

$193,620

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Kernaghan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Basidiomycete Yeasts of Wine Grapes and Their Potential Applications in Winemaking." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Lifespan of ectomycorrhizal fine roots" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]