Barry Saville, Trent University

Research

Cytokinin Signalling Fungal hybridization Fungal Spores Gene function analyses Natural antisense transcripts Phytohormone analysis Plant disease Teliospores

Latest papers

Avirulence genes identified through linkage mapping and region-specific association studies in the wheat leaf rust pathogen Puccinia triticina.
BMC genomics · 2026
Characterization of recombinants of the Aegilops peregrina-derived Lr59 translocation of common wheat.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2015

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Investigating control of Ustilago maydis teliospore formation, dormancy and germination
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Advancing clean water treatment technology through euglena transcriptome modulation and metabolome mining_x000d_
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$797,104
Novel approaches to investigating Ustilago maydis pathogenesis: meiosis, phytohormones and non-coding RNAs
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Avirulence genes identified through linkage mapping and region-specific association studies in the wheat leaf rust pathogen Puccinia triticina.

Liu L, Formby S, Kim SH, Joly DL, Mulock B, Lubberts M, Saville B, McCallum B, Bakkeren G

BMC genomics2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12864-026-12579-0 PMID: 41639764

02

Characterization of recombinants of the Aegilops peregrina-derived Lr59 translocation of common wheat.

Pirseyedi SM, Somo M, Poudel RS, Cai X, McCallum B, Saville B, Fetch T, Chao S, Marais F

TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2015

DOI: 10.1007/s00122-015-2594-x PMID: 26239411

Investigating control of Ustilago maydis teliospore formation, dormancy and germination

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Saville, Barry

Keywords: plant disease; fungal spores; teliospores; transcription factors; transcriptome analyses; phytohormone analysis; gene function analyses; cytokinin signalling; natural antisense transcripts; fungal hybridization

$282,000

Advancing clean water treatment technology through euglena transcriptome modulation and metabolome mining_x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Guéguen, Céline

$797,104

Novel approaches to investigating Ustilago maydis pathogenesis: meiosis, phytohormones and non-coding RNAs

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Saville, Barry

$150,000

Incubator shaker for microbe growth

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Saville, Barry

$21,475

Plant growth chamber for pathogenesis assays and beyond

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Saville, Barry

$71,382

Gene function and teliospore gene expression in the model fungal pathogen ustilago maydis.

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Saville, Barry

$225,000

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: Cytokinin Signalling Dear Professor Saville, 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 "Avirulence genes identified through linkage mapping and region-specific association studies in the wheat leaf rust pathogen Puccinia triticina." (2026), 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 "Investigating control of Ustilago maydis teliospore formation, dormancy and germination" (2019), 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]