Sean Prager, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Vector Biology acyrthosiphon pisum mixed virus infections pea pea aphid pea seed-borne mosaic virus plant-insect-virus interactions plant virology

Latest funding

Identification of Aphanomyces euteiches-infecting viruses as potential biocontrol agents
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$305,000
Examining the threat of virus infection on pulses crops: investigating single and mixed virus infections and their effects on host plants and insect vectors
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$28,810
LeafHope: A Comprehensive Toolkit to Reduce Insecticide Use and Greenhouse Gases in Canada
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,923,891

All 5 grants and awards

Identification of Aphanomyces euteiches-infecting viruses as potential biocontrol agents

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Prager, Sean

Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture and primary food production

$305,000

Examining the threat of virus infection on pulses crops: investigating single and mixed virus infections and their effects on host plants and insect vectors

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Prager, Sean SM

Keywords: acyrthosiphon pisum; mixed virus infections; pea; pea aphid; pea seed-borne mosaic virus; plant-insect-virus interactions; plant virology; vector biology

$28,810

LeafHope: A Comprehensive Toolkit to Reduce Insecticide Use and Greenhouse Gases in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Perez-Lopez, Edel E

Keywords: biological control; climate change; ghg emissions reduction; insect ecology; insecticide reduction; insect transmitted bacterial disease; integrated pest management; knowledge transfer framework; smart agriculture; sustainable agriculture

$1,923,891

Identifying Key Interactions Among Plants, Insects and Microbes in the Phytobiome

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Prager, Sean

$12,500

Identifying Key Interactions Among Plants, Insects and Microbes in the Phytobiome

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Prager, Sean

Keywords: Disease Ecology; Entomology; Insect-Pathogen Interactions; Microbiology; Phytobiome; Plant-Insect Interactions; Plant-Pathogen Interactions; Plant Pathology; Pollination; Vector Biology

$144,000

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: Vector Biology Dear Professor Prager, 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 vector biology 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 "Identification of Aphanomyces euteiches-infecting viruses as potential biocontrol agents" (2025), 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]