USask Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre

People

P2IRC involves partnerships with four Canadian universities, three international institutes, and more than 15 private and public organizations, including the National Research Council Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Research scientists come from a wide range of U of S colleges, the U of S Crop Development Centre, GIFS, the Canadian Light Source, and the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation. The Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy is lead partner on policy research.

Theme 1: Phenometrics

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Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Theme Lead Phenometrics
Project-Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops


1.1: Phenotype to Genotype: Moving From Model Systems to Crops

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Dr. Curtis Pozniak
Project Co-Lead: Phenotype to Genotype: Moving From Model Systems to Crops


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Dr. Isobel Parkin
Project Lead, Phenotype to Genotype: Moving From Model Systems to Crops


1.2: Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops

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Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Theme Lead Phenometrics
Project-Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops


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Dr. Scott Noble
Project Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops


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Dr. Steve Shirtliffe
Project Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops


1.3: Plant Pedological Phenotype – Phenotyping the Plant Microbiome

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Dr. Bobbi Helgason
Project Co-Lead, Plant Pedological Phenotype – Phenotyping the Plant Microbiome


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Dr. Steven Siciliano
Project Co-Lead, Plant Pedological Phenotype – Phenotyping the Plant Microbiome


Theme 2: Image Acquisition Technologies

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Dr. Dean Chapman
Theme Lead, Image Acquisition Technologies


2.1: Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype

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Dr. Chithra Karunakaran
Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype


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Dr. Chris Phenix
Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype


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Dr. Derek Peak
Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype


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Dr. Sue Abrams
Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype


2.2: Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Mobile Systems for Crop Monitoring

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Dr. Khan Wahid
Project Co-Lead, Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Mobile Systems for Crop Monitoring


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Dr. Reza Fotouhi
Project Co-Lead, Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Mobile Systems for Crop Monitoring


2.3: High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes

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Dr. Emil Hallin
Project Co-Lead, High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes


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Dr. Jean-Claude Kieffer
Project Co-Lead, High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes


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Dr. Kishor Wasan
Project Co-Lead, High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes


Theme 3: Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data

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Dr. Carl Gutwin
Theme Lead, Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data
Project Co-Lead, Systems and Collaboration


3.1 P<sup>2</sup>IRC Cloud: Big Data Analytics for Crop Phenomics

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Dr. Chanchal Roy
Project Lead, Cloud Platform for Genomic-Phenomic Analysis


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Dr. Kevin Schneider
Project Lead, Cloud Platform for Genomic-Phenomic Analysis


3.2 Data Analysis for Rapid Plant Phenotyping

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Dr. Ian Stavness
Project Co-Lead, Data Analysis for Rapid Plant Phenotyping


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Dr. Kevin Stanley
Project Co-Lead, Data Analysis for Rapid Plant Phenotyping


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Dr. Mark Eramian
Project Co-Lead Data Analysis for Rapid Plant Phenotyping


3.3 Genotype and Environment to Phenotype (GE2P)

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Dr. Matthew Links
Project Co-Lead, Genotype & Environment to Phenotype (GE2P)


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Dr. Michael Horsch
Project Co-Lead, Genotype & Environment to Phenotype (GE2P)


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Dr. Tony Kusalik
Project Co-Lead, Genotype & Environment to Phenotype (GE2P)


3.4 Systems and Collaboration

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Dr. Carl Gutwin
Theme Lead, Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data
Project Co-Lead, Systems and Collaboration


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Dr. Ralph Deters
Project Co-Lead, Systems and Collaboration


3.5 Mechanistic Modeling of Plant Development for Plant Phenomics

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Dr. Ian McQuillan
Project Co-Lead, Mechanistic Modeling of Plant Development for Plant Phenomics


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Dr. Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
Project Co-Lead, Mechanistic Modeling of Plant Development for Plant Phenomics


Theme 4: Societal and Developing World Impact

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Dr. Peter Phillips
Theme Lead: Societal and Developing World Impact
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System


4.1: Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System

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Jeremy de Beer
Project Co-Lead, Intellectual Property Challenges and Strategies


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Dr. Peter Phillips
Theme Lead: Societal and Developing World Impact
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System


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Dr. Stuart Smyth
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Intellectual Property Challenges and Strategies
Project Co-Lead, Social License
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System


4.2: Social License

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Dr. Eric Micheels
Project Co-Lead, Farmer adoption and big data based applications in production agriculture


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Jeremy de Beer
Project Co-Lead, Intellectual Property Challenges and Strategies


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Dr. Jill Hobbs
Project Co-Lead, Social License


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Dr. Peter Slade
Project Co-Lead, Farmer adoption and big data based applications in production agriculture


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Dr. Richard Gray
Project Co-Lead, Farmer adoption and big data based applications in production agriculture


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Dr. Stuart Smyth
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Intellectual Property Challenges and Strategies
Project Co-Lead, Social License
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System