Gefu Wang-Pruski
Dean and Principal (acting), Professor, Molecular Biology
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Email: gefu.wang-pruski@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 893.6247
Mailing Address:
Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
Research Topics:Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
- Potato production
- food quality and traceability
- environment protection in disease management and control
- genomes of plants and their pathogens
- gene expression profiling
- association mapping
- molecular breeding and selection using markers
- regulation of plant systems against biotic and abiotic conditions
Research interests
- Potato genome organization
- Potato’s adaptability to environment
- Mechanisms of induced immunity to disease
- Genetic control of potato tuber qualities
- Genes involved in late blight resistance
- Vitamin C and antioxidants in potatoes
- Potatoes as healthy food alternatives
Undergraduate courses
- BIOA2000: Cell Biology
- GENE3000: An Introduction to Molecular Genetics
- GENE4003: Biotechnology
Graduate courses
- AGRI5750: Biotechnology
- AGRI5710: I. Fluorescent and Luminescent Marker Genes for Applications in Agriculture and Life Sciences
- AGRI5710: II. Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology and Genomics
- AGRI5710: III Understanding Genetic and Environmental Controls of a Trait