Stuart McCook, University of Guelph

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Latest papers

The Geopolitics of Plant Pathology: Frederick Wellman, Coffee Leaf Rust, and Cold War Networks of Science.
Annual review of phytopathology · 2020 · first author
The Big Rust and the Red Queen: Long-Term Perspectives on Coffee Rust Research.
Phytopathology · 2015 · first author

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Latest funding

Pathologies of progress: a global history of coffee rust
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$49,750

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2 publications.

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The Geopolitics of Plant Pathology: Frederick Wellman, Coffee Leaf Rust, and Cold War Networks of Science.

McCook S, Peterson PD

Annual review of phytopathology2020First author

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-082718-100109 PMID: 32853100

02

The Big Rust and the Red Queen: Long-Term Perspectives on Coffee Rust Research.

McCook S, Vandermeer J

Phytopathology2015First author

DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-15-0085-rvw PMID: 26371395

Pathologies of progress: a global history of coffee rust

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: McCook, Stuart G.

Keywords: coffee; coffee rust; hemileia; global history; comparative history; environmental history; agricultural history; history of science and technology; Latin America; Africa; Sri Lanka; Java; India; Colombia; Brazil; Costa Rica

$49,750

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor McCook, 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 "The Geopolitics of Plant Pathology: Frederick Wellman, Coffee Leaf Rust, and Cold War Networks of Science." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]