Hadley Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan

Research

automated imaging system deoxynivalenol (DON)Fusarium damage kernel (FDK)Fusarium head blight (FHB)Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS)metabolome semi-dwarfing allele Wheat resistance

Latest funding

Identify emerging Fusarium mycotoxins, elucidate host detoxification mechanism and enhance FHB resistance by minimizing mycotoxin contamination in cereal grain
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$374,862
Staying ahead of ever evolving cereal pathogens: management by early detection, host resistance, and microbiome exploitation
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,126,000
Applying advanced molecular biology, metabolomics and image analysis using machine-learning technology to improve wheat resistance against Fusarium head blight
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$825,205

All 4 grants and awards

Identify emerging Fusarium mycotoxins, elucidate host detoxification mechanism and enhance FHB resistance by minimizing mycotoxin contamination in cereal grain

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Advantage

Principal investigators: Kutcher, Hadley

Keywords: Agriculture; Crop management (pest,disease control and breeding)

$374,862

Staying ahead of ever evolving cereal pathogens: management by early detection, host resistance, and microbiome exploitation

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Brar, Gurcharn Singh GS

Keywords: barley; crop pathology; functional pathogenomics; fungal diseases; genome sequencing; host resistance; microbiomes; pathogen detection; pathogen races and lineages; wheat

$1,126,000

Applying advanced molecular biology, metabolomics and image analysis using machine-learning technology to improve wheat resistance against Fusarium head blight

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kutcher, Hadley HR

Keywords: automated imaging system; deoxynivalenol (don); fusarium damage kernel (fdk); fusarium head blight (fhb); genome wide association study (gwas); metabolome; semi-dwarfing allele; wheat resistance; x-ray fluorescence (xrf); x-ray phase contrast imaging (pci)

$825,205

An integrated pest management approach to control stripe rust of wheat

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kutcher, Hadley

$138,006

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: automated imaging system Dear Professor Kutcher, 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]. Your research on automated imaging system 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 "Identify emerging Fusarium mycotoxins, elucidate host detoxification mechanism and enhance FHB resistance by minimizing mycotoxin contamination in cereal grain" (2024), 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]