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Dr.JaswinderSingh CV

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CurriculumVitae-JaswinderSinghAssociate Professor

Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC Canada H9X 3V9

Phone: (514) 398 7906 Fax: (514) 398 7897

[email protected] http://www.mcgill.ca/plant/faculty/singh

EDUCATIONUniversity of Sydney/CSIRO Plant Industry - Canberra, Australia

Ø Ph.D., Plant Biology: 2000 • Thesis: Chromosomal control, antibody development and characterization of non-gluten proteins of wheat (Supervisors: Dr. John Skerritt and Dr. Peter Sharp)

Punjab Agricultural University - Ludhiana, India Ø M.Sc., Genetics/Plant Breeding:1990

• Thesis: Wide hybridization in pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp. (Supervisor: Dr. P.S. Sidhu)

Punjab Agricultural University - Ludhiana, India Ø B.Sc., Agriculture (Honors in Plant Breeding): 1986

EXPERIENCEPurdue University - West Lafayette, IN, USA University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

Ø Sabbatical Visiting Professor: Oct. 2014 - July 2015 Research focus: Epigenetic regulation of transposon activation in sorghum and corn (Purdue) Genetic diversity in Miscanthus Species (UI)

McGill University - Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada

Ø Associate Professor: June 2014 - Present Ø Assistant Professor: July 2008 - June 2014

Research focus: Enhancement of crop plants through molecular biology, genetic engineering, molecular breeding and genomics

University of California - Berkeley, CA, USA Ø Associate Research Specialist: June 2006 - July 2008 Ø Assistant Research Specialist: June 2002 - June 2006 Ø Postdoctoral Fellow: Nov. 2001 - June 2002

Research focus: Genetic and functional genomic studies in cereals (Supervisor: Dr. Peggy Lemaux)


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Australian National University - Canberra, Australia Ø Postdoctoral Fellow: 2000-2001

Research project: Gene expression during drought stress and mechanical impedance (Supervisor: Dr. Josette Masle)

Punjab Agricultural University - Ludhiana, India Ø Wheat Breeder: 1991-1995 Ø Research Fellow: 1990-1991

Research focus: Cereals improvement (Wheat and Triticale Breeding)

DISTINCTIONS&AWARDS1. President-elect, Canadian Society of Agronomy (2017) 2. Co-chair, CSA-CSHS joint Conference (2016) 3. Appointed to the US Department of Energy, peer review panel for Systems Biology

Research to Advance Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Development (2015) 4. Conference Co-chair, 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, Montreal (May 12-

15, 2014) 5. Nominated for DuPont Young Professor Award (2012, 2013) 6. Nominated for Macdonald Campus Teaching Excellence Award (2013) 7. Member of International Affairs Committee, American Society of Plant Biologists (2012-

2015) 8. Executive Committee Member- Membership Officer, International Association of Plant

Biotechnology-Canada Chapter (2013-2014) 9. Member, Gleb Krotkov award committee, Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (2016-

2019) 10. Member, award committee, Canadian Society of Agronomy 11. Appointed as a member of the Scientific Committee and Session Chair for the 12th

Congress of the European Society for Agronomy, Helsinki, Finland (August 20-24, 2012) 12. Appointed to the AAFC Plant Science peer review panel (2010, 2011, 2013) 13. Elected as the Eastern Director of Canadian Society of Agronomy (2010-2012) 14. Session Co-chair for the 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, Guelph, Ontario,

(May 17, 2012) 15. Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (2015-2018) 16. Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2010-) 17. Elected Associate Member of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley 18. Peer Reviewer for granting agencies such as NSERC, CFI, AAFC, PLANT-KBBE and

BARD and various journals including Nucleic Acid Research, PLOS ONE, Functional and Integrative Genomics, Molecular Breeding, Genome, Heredity, Molecular Biotechnology Crop Science, and Biotechnology Journal

PUBLICATIONSPeer-ReviewedPublications: Students and other HQPs trained under my supervision are underlined. Research papers that include my students and HQPs as authors and have “Singh, J” as the senior author have emerged from my research program as an independent scientist.

1. Singh, S., Tripathi, R., Lemaux, P. G., Buchanan, B., Singh, J. (2017) Redox-dependent interaction of thaumatin-like protein and β-glucan influences malting quality in barley. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America


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114(29):7725-7730. 2. Tripathi, R., Bregitzer, P., Singh, J (2017) Specific SQUAMOSA Promoter Binding Protein-Like

(SPL) Genes in Barley and their interaction with miR172 during Indeterminate Spikelet Development (Frontiers in Plant Science-submitted).

3. Kaur, S., Dhugga., K. S., Singh, J. (2017) Genome-wide analysis of the Cellulose synthase-like (Csl) gene family in bread wheat (BMC Plant Biology- submitted).

4. Bregitzer, P., Brown, R. H., Dahleen, L. S., Singh, J., Copper, L. D., Hayes, P. M., Lemaux, P. G. (2017) Registration of the barley transposon-tagged population II: Sixty-one lines each characterized for Ds insertion sites. (Journal of Plant Registrations- Submitted)

5. Kaur, S., Mohan, A., Vikram, P., Singh, S., Dhugga, K., Zhang, Z., Gill, K., Singh, J (2017) Genomic associa tions of straw cellulose content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.) (Frontiers in Plant Science- submitted).

6. Singh, S., Nandha, P. S., Singh, J. (2017) Transposon-based genetic diversity assessment in wild and cultivated barley. The Crop Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2017.01.003.

7. Daishu, Y., Schwinghamer, T., Dalpé, Y., Singh, J., Khanizadeh, S. (2017) The response of spring wheat cultivars to arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization under salinity stresses. Sustainable Agriculture Research 6 (2): 58-65.

8. Kaur, S., Dhugga, K. S., Gill, K. S., Singh, J. (2016) Novel structural and functional motifs in cellulose synthase (CesA) genes of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.). PLOS ONE 11(1): e0147046. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147046.

9. Cardinal, M-J., Kaur, R., Singh, J. (2016) Genetic transformation of Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum for the development of a transposon-based insertional mutagenesis system. Molecular Biotechnology 58 (10): 672-683.

10. Singh, S., Singh, J. (2016) Sequence-based genetic mapping of Ds-tagged insertions to characterize malting-related traits in barley. The Crop Journal 5 (1):11-20.

11. Daishu, Y., Schwinghamer, T., Dalpé, Y., El-Sayed, A-A., Singh, J., Wang, X., Khanizadeh, S. (2016) Comparison of total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of mycorrhizal-colonized spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 14 (2): 59-64.

12. Tinker, N. A., Jackson, E. W., Snyder, S., Tiede, T., Azar, C., Babiker, E., Beuch, S., Bjørnstad, Å., Ceplitis, A., Chao, S., Cowan, S., Dumlupinar, Z., Esvelt Klos, K., Fetch, T., Harrison, S., Howarth, C., Hu, G., Huang, Y-F., Sanchez, J. I., Jellen, R., Kolb, F., Langdon, T., Ma, B., Maughan, J., McCartney, C., McMullen, M., Miller, S., Fetch, J.M., Paczos-Grzęda,E., Peng, Y., Prats, E., Ren, C., Singh, J., Sorrells, M. E., Tumino, G., Vallenback, P., Wight, C. P., Winkler, L., Zwer, P (2016) Achievements and impact of the Collaborative Oat Research Enterprise (CORE). The Oat Newsletter 53 (18): 1-26.

13. Brown, R. H., Singh, J., Singh, S., Dahleen, L. S., Lemaux, P. G., Stein N., Mascher, M., Bregitzer, P. (2015) Behavior of a modified Dissociation element in barley: A novel tool for genetic studies and for breeding transgenic barley. Molecular Breeding 35: 85. doi: 10.1007/s11032-015-0193-9.

14. Ahmad, S., Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Kaur, S., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. (2015) Genetic diversity and population structure of Pisum sativum accessions for marker-trait association. The Crop Journal 3: 238-245.

15. Kaur, R., Syan, H. S., Jabaji, S., Pageau, D., Singh, J. (2015) Dynamics of soil fungal population in herbicide resistant canola fields. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 7(6): 338-347.


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16. Syan, H. S., Prasher, S., Pageau, D., Singh, J. (2014) Dissipation of major herbicides applied in transgenic and non-transgenic canola production in Quebec. European Journal of Soil Biology 63: 21-27.

17. Nandha, P., Singh, J. (2014) Comparative assessment of genetic diversity between wild and cultivated barley using gSSR and EST-SSR markers. Plant Breeding 133, 28–35.

18. Singh, M., Singh, S., Randhawa, H., Singh, J. (2013) Polymorphic homoeolog of key gene of RdDM pathway, ARGONAUTE4_9 class is associated with pre-harvest sprouting in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLOS ONE 8(10): e77009. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077009.

19. Lamb-Palmer, N.D., Singh, M., Dalton, J. P., Singh, J. (2013) Prokaryotic expression and purification of soluble maize Ac transposase. Molecular Biotechnology 54:685–691.

20. Kaur, R., Singh, K., Singh, J. (2013) A root specific wall-associated kinase gene, HvWAK1, regulates root growth, and is highly divergent in barley and other cereals. Functional & Integrative Genomics 13: 167-177.

21. Coulman, B., Dalai, A., Heaton, E., Lee, P. C., Lefsrud, M., Levin, D., Lemaux, P. G., Neale, D., Shoemaker, S. P., Singh, J., Smith, D. L., Whalen, J. K. (2013) Developments in crops and management systems to improve lignocellulosic feedstock production. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 7 (5): 582-601.

22. Solis, M., V., Patel, A., Orsat, V., Singh, J., Lefsrud, M. (2013) Identification of fatty acids in different varieties of peas by RP-LC/ESI-MS/MS: Towards the development of an oilseed pea. Food Chemistry 139: 986–993.

23. Khadapanahi, E., Lefsrud, M., Orsat, V., Singh, J., Warkentin, T. (2012) Study of pea accessions for development of an oilseed pea. Energies 5: 3788-3802.

24. Ahmad, S., Singh, M., Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. (2012) Assessment of genetic diversity in Pisum spp through microsatellite markers. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 92:1075-1081.

25. Singh, M., Singh, J. (2012) Seed development related expression of ARGONAUTE 4_9 class of genes in barley: possible role in seed dormancy. Euphytica 188:123–129.

26. Singh, S., Tan, H-Q., Singh, J. (2012) Mutagenesis of barley malting quality QTLs with Ds transposons. Functional & Integrative Genomics 12:131-141.

27. Tan, H-Q., Singh, J. (2011) High-efficiency thermal asymmetric interlaced (HE-TAIL) PCR for amplification of Ds transposon insertion sites in barley. Journal of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2: 9-14.

28. Singh J., Ngadi, M., Varier, A., Jabaji, S. (2011) Jerusalem artichoke: An emerging crop for bioenergy and bioproducts in North America. The Americas Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology 5: 78-89.

29. Sattler, S.E., Singh, J., Haas, E. J., Guo, L., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J. F. (2009) Two distinct waxy alleles impact the granule-bound starch synthase in sorghum. Molecular Breeding 24: 349-359.

30. Randhawa, H.1, Singh, J. 1, Lemaux, P.G., Gill, K.S. (2009) Mapping barley Ds insertions using wheat deletion lines reveals high insertion frequencies in gene-rich regions with high to moderate recombination rates Genome, 52: 566–575 (1 Joint First Author).

31. Singh, J., Freeling, M., Lisch, D. (2008) A position effect on the heritability of epigenetic silencing PLOS Genetics 4: e1000216:1-17.

32. Wong, J., Lau, C., Cai, N., Singh, J., Pedersen, J., Vensel, W. H., Hurkman, W., Lemaux, P., Buchanan, B. (2009) The interaction between starch and protein affect digestibility in sorghum grain. Journal of Cereal Science 49: 73–82.

33. Zhang, S., Gu, Y., Singh, J., Coleman-Derr, D., Brar, D. S., Jiang N., Lemaux, P. G (2007) New


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insights into Oryza genome evolution: High gene collinearity and differential reterotransposon amplification. Plant Molecular Biology 64: 589-600.

34. Bregitzer, P., Cooper, L. D., Hayes, P. M. Lemaux, P. G., Singh, J., Sturbaum, A. (2007) Viability and bar expression are negatively correlated in Oregon Wolfe Barley Dominant hybrids. Plant Biotechnology Journal 5: 381-388.

35. Singh, J., Zhang S., Chen, C., Cooper, L., Bregitzer, P., Sturbaum, A. K., Hayes, P. M., Lemaux, P. G. (2006) High-frequency Ds remobilization over multiple generations in barley facilitates gene tagging in large genome cereals. Plant Molecular Biology 62: 937-950.

36. Zhang, S., Chen, C., Li, L., Meng, M., Singh, J., Jiang, N., Deng, X-H., He, Z-H., Lemaux, P. G. (2005) Evolutionary expansion, gene structure, and expression of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) wall-associated kinase (OsWAKs) gene family. Plant Physiology 139: 1107-1124.

37. Singh, J., Zhang, S., Lemaux, P. G., Bregitzer, P., Sturbaum, A. K., Edwards, V., Hayes, P. M., Cooper, L. D., Marquez-Cedillo, L., Carollo. V. (2005) Maize transposable elements and barley: a new population for genetic research. Barley Genetics Newsletter 35:1-2.

38. Cooper, L. D1., Marquez-Cedillo1, L., Singh, J1., Sturbaum, A. K., Zhang, S., Edwards, V., Johnson, K., Kleinhofs, A., Rangel, S., Carollo. V., Bregitzer, P., Lemaux, P. G., and Hayes, P. M. (2004) Mapping Ds insertions in barley using a sequence-based approach. Molecular Genetics & Genomics 272: 181-193 (1 Joint First Author).

39. Singh, J., Blundell, M., Tanner, G., Skerritt, J. (2001) Albumin and globulin proteins of wheat: immunological and N-terminal sequence characterization. Journal of Cereal Science 34: 85-103.

40. Singh, J., Skerritt, J. (2001) Chromosomal control of albumins and globulins in wheat grain using different fractionation procedures. Journal of Cereal Science 33: 63-181.

41. Singh, J., Sharp, P., Skerritt, J. (2000) A new candidate protein for high lysine content in wheat. Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture 8: 216-226.

42. Singh, J., Appels, R., Sharp, P., Skerritt, J. (2001) Albumin polymorphism and mapping of a dimeric a-amylase inhibitor on wheat chromosome 3B. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 52: 1173-1179.

43. Sidhu, P. S., Singh, J, Verma, M. M. (2000) Factors affecting successful wide crossing in pigeon pea. Journal of Research 37 (3&4):155-160

44. Bains, N.S., Singh, J., Ravi, Gosal, S. S. (1995) Production of wheat haploids through embryo rescue from wheat x maize crosses. Current Science 69 (7):621-623.

45. Singh, J, Sidhu, P. S., Verma, M. M., Gosal, S. S. (1993) Wide hybridization in pigeon pea Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp. Crop Improvement 20 (1):27-31.

Manuscriptsinpreparation:46. Sharma, S., Terashima, Y., Glowacka, K., Clark, L.V., Abbott T., Singh, J., Comstock, J.,

Ming, R., Yamada, T., Sacks, E. J. (2017) Phylogentic relationship between Miscanthus, Saccharum, and Sacccharum × Miscanthus (miscane) hybrids (To be submitted to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America).

47. Ahmad, S., Kaur, R., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. (2017) Investigation of IRAP transposon based molecular markers for analysis of genetic diversity in pea germplasm (Archives of Crop Science)

Peer-ReviewedConferencePapers1. Singh, J., Singh, S., Tan H-Q., Singh, M., Kaur, R. (2012) Barley genomics with maize Ac/Ds

transposons. In Proceedings of the 12th European Congress of Agronomy, Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 24, 2012, pp 248-249.


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2. Tan H-Q, Singh, J. (2009). Transposon-mediated saturation mutagenesis to dissect malting quality traits in barley. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Food Security and Environmental Sustainability-FSES 2009, IIT Kharagpur, Dec. 17-19, pp 1-5.

3. Singh, J., Lam, A., Blosse, P., Bregitzer, P., Lemaux, P. (2008) Transposon-mediated gene search: finding a needle in a haystack. In Proceedings of the 11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium (Eds. Appels, R. et al), Brisbane, Queensland, August 24-29, 2008, pp 1-3.

4. Singh J., Skerritt, J. (1999) Antibody development to non-gluten protein markers for wheat chromosomes. In Proceedings of the 11th Australian Plant Breeding Conference (Eds. Langridge, P. et al), Adelaide, South Australia 19-23 April, 1999, vol 2, pp 167-169.

5. Singh J., Sharp, P.J., Blundell, M., Skerritt, J.H. (1998) Antibody probes to non-storage proteins and mapping of wheat chromosomes. In Proceedings of the 48th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference (Eds. O’Brien, L. et al), Cairns, August 13-22, 1998, pp 46-52.

6. Singh J., Dhindsa, G.S., Nanda, G. S., Batta, R. K. (1996). Prospects of triticale as dual purpose crop. In Triticale: Today and tomorrow (Eds. Guedes-Pinto, H. et al), pp 867-871.

7. Dhindsa, G. S., Singh, J. (1996). Triticale cultivation for diversifying and stabilizing a wheat dominated agro-eco system. In Triticale: Today and tomorrow (Eds. H. Guedes-Pinto et al), pp 731-735.

8. Singh J., Hill A.S., Sharp, P.J, Skerritt, J.H. (1996) Antibodies for salt and water soluble wheat seed proteins as markers in genetic and quality studies. In Proceedings of the Eight Assembly Wheat Breeding Society (Eds. Richards, R et al), Canberra, Australia, September 29- October 4, 1996, pp 73-76.

9. Skerritt, J.H., Hill, A., Hac, L., Partridge, M., Sissons, M., Beasley, H., Sharp, P., Singh, J. (1996) Development and application of antibodies specific for endosperm proteins encoded by defined loci-application in quality selection. In Proceedings of the Eighth Assembly Wheat Breeding Society (Eds. Richards, R et al), Canberra, Australia, September 29- October 4, 1996, pp 98-101.

Bookchapter1. Singh, J., Kaur, S., Majithia, H. (2016) Emerging genetic technologies for improving the

security of food crops. In Emerging Technologies for Promoting Food Security, Overcoming the World Food Crisis (Ed. Madramootoo, C.), 1st Edition, Elsevier, Woodhead publication, ISBN: 978-1-78242-335-5, pp 23-41.

INVITEDTALKS1. Genomic dissection of an important QTL in barley, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India (July 10,

2017). 2. Transposon-assisted functional genomics in cereals, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India

(July 14, 2017). 3. Transposon-mediated genome tour in cereals, 3rd International Conference on Plant Genetics

& Genomics, AgriGenomics India, Hyatt Regency Chandigarh, India (July 20, 2017)- (Distinguished Lecture).

4. Transposon-mediated functional genomics and biotechnology in cereals, Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India, Dec. 5, 2016.


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5. Transposon-mediated genomics and biotechnology in cereals, Department of Botany, Goa University, Goa, India, Nov. 28, 2016.

6. Exploring water contamination through genomics, Joint workshop of IIT Bombay, University of Alberta &IC-IMPACTS, Mumbai, India, Nov. 25, 2016.

7. Genetic dissection of malting quality traits, North, Eastern Barley Conference, Marriot SpringHill Suites Old Montreal, Canada, Nov. 6, 2016.

8. Novel genetic & genomic technologies in cereals, La Coop Fédérée Head office, 9001 Boulevard de l'Acadie, Montréal, Canada, May 31, 2016.

9. Transposon-assisted genomics in small grain cereals, Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA (Apr. 8, 2015).

10. Transposon-assisted genomics in cereals, Plant Science Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (Mar. 3, 2015).

11. Cereal genomics with Ac/Ds transposons, Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Cobbitty, NSW, Australia (Aug. 8, 2014).

12. Transposon-mediated molecular breeding in small grain cereals, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Mar. 28, 2014).

13. Transposon-mediated genomics and molecular breeding in small grain cereals, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India (Mar.10, 2014).

14. Feedstock improvement in cereals through genomics and genetic engineering, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India (Mar. 3, 2014).

15. Genome wide selection: concepts and application to wheat breeding, University of Guelph, Canada (Feb.13, 2014).

16. Enhancing value of cereals through conventional and modern approaches, University of Guelph, Canada (Feb.13, 2014).

17. Toward dissection of malting quality QTLs, Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute: Triennial Barley Meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba (June 6, 2013).

18. Transposon tools for gene discovery in barley, Gene Discovery & Engineering Resistance: Focused Group Discussion, National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Orlando, Florida (Dec. 5, 2012).

19. Barley genomics with maize Ac/Ds transposons, 12th European Congress of Agronomy, Helsinki, Finland (Aug. 24, 2012).

20. Barley genomics with Ac/Ds transposons, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Aug. 13, 2012).

21. Gene tagging in large genome cereals through Ac/Ds transposons, Plant and Animal Genomics XX Conference, San Diego, California, USA (Jan. 14-18, 2012).

22. Development of high oil canola varieties/genotypes packaged with superior traits and suitable for cultivation in eastern Canada, ECODA Canola Group Research and Planning Workshop, Dorval, Canada (Dec. 14, 2011).

23. Transposon mutagenesis: a powerful tool for gene identification, Journées du Centre SÈVE, Saint-Paulin, Canada (Sep. 29, 2011).

24. Transposons are still moving, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA (Jun. 15, 2011).

25. Transposon mutagenesis and gene discovery in cereals, University Laval, Quebec City, Canada, (Nov. 25, 2010).

26. Genomics and biotechnology in agriculture: scientist’s perspective, Robert Vogel Lecture Series, McGill Society of Montreal (Nov. 9, 2010).


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27. Transposon-based functional genomics in large-genome cereals, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Canada (Oct. 23, 2010).

28. Transposons-mediated gene search in barley, 6th Canadian Barley Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Jul. 28, 2010).

29. Genome tour with transposons, 4 O’clock forum, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Canada (Apr. 22, 2010).

30. Enhancement of barley using genomic tools, Non-traditional Barley Breeding Research & Commercialization Conference, Banff, Canada (Apr. 15, 2010).

31. Barley genome tour with transposons, Plant Science Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (Feb. 23, 2010).

32. Transposon-mediated functional genomics in cereals, International Conference on Recent Developments, Future Prospects and Entrepreneurial Trends in Biotechnology, Alwar, Rajasthan, India, (Dec. 19-21, 2009).

33. Genes in your meal and beyond, FAES: Mac Sneak Peek, McGill University, Canada (Nov. 9, 2009).

34. Genes in your breakfast and beyond, Faculty of Science: Soup and Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Sept. 17, 2009).

35. Dissecting QTLs with Ac/Ds Transposons, Canadian Society of Plant Physiologist, British Columbia, Canada (Jun. 18, 2009).

36. Ac/Ds transposon-mediated genomic tour in cereals, AAFC, Ottawa, Canada (Nov. 7, 2008). 37. Designing of bio-energy plants needs an integrated approach, CCC Forum on Energy and

Environment, Wuxi, China (Nov. 1, 2008). 38. Enhancing value of cereals through conventional and modern approaches, DNA LandMarks,

St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (Aug. 14, 2008). 39. Appropriate plants for bio-fuel: a new agenda for geneticists and plant breeders, Second

generation biofuels, feedstocks and US-Canada collaborations, McNIBB, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Jul. 9, 2008).

40. Transposon-mediated genomic tour in cereals, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India (Dec. 13, 2007).

41. Enhancing value of crop plants through proteomics and genomics, Mendel Biotechnology Hayward, California, USA (Sept. 17, 2007).

42. Research advances in crop improvement, State University of New York. Cobleskill, New York, (Apr. 9, 2007).

43. Enhancing value of cereals through genomics and genetic engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (Feb. 7, 2007).

44. Targeting genes and their function in the "Genome Haystack": Transposon-based saturation mutagenesis, Plant and Animal Genomics XIV Conference, San Diego, California, USA (Jan. 14-18, 2006).

45. Ac/Ds transposon tools for barley functional genomics, Plant and Animal Genomics XIII Conference, San Diego, California, USA (Jan. 15-19, 2005).

46. Ac/Ds transposon-mediated gene discovery in barley, World Congress on In Vitro Biology, San Francisco, California, USA (May 22-26, 2004).

47. Building a transposon tagging resource in barley, USDA/NSF/IGROW, Workshop on Wheat Genome Sequencing Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Nov. 9-11, 2003).

48. Proteomics and bioinformatics tools for gene identification in cereals, Bioinformatics Tools for Plant Genomics Course, USDA, Albany, California, USA (Oct. 13-17, 2003).


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49. Proteomics tools for gene identification in cereals, Bioinformatics Tools for Plant Genomics Course, USDA, Albany, California, USA (Apr. 21-25, 2003).

50. Transposon-mediated functional genomics in barley, Wheat Functional Genomics Workshop, ICAR- Rothamsted, United Kingdom (Sept. 9-10, 2002).

Mediainterviews:

1. Interview with Ms. Taylor Yankowski, Breeding of Cotton Candy Grapes, CBC Homerun (June 15, 2017).

2. Interview with Ms. Amy Petherick, Ontario Grain Farmer magazine (Jan. 19, 2015, published in March 2015).

3. Research documentary and interview by Tele Quebec Code Chastenay (Sept. 23, 2014). Documentary relayed in Jan 2015.

4. Interview with Mr. Malorie Bertrand, Communications Officer, Canada Foundation for Innovation, (March 14, 2014).

5. Radio interview on Farm Talk with Mick Kjar (KQLX-AM Ag News 890) (Oct. 14, 2013). 6. Interview with Barry Wilson, National Correspondent, The Western Producer, Parliamentary

Press Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Oct. 18, 2013). 7. Interview with Margaret Evans, Earthways Media Ltd., Lindell Beach, British Columbia (Oct.

22, 2013). 8. Interview with Will Chabun, Reporter at the Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan (Oct. 11,

2013). 9. Interview with UK postgraduate student of Science Journalism, Richard Kemeny, City

University, United Kingdom (Oct. 22, 2013). 10. Radio interview with Rishi Nagar, Red FM, Calgary (Oct. 28, 2013). 11. Interview with Nicolas Heffernan, Associate Editor at Bio Business magazine, Jesmar

Communications Inc., Richmond Hill, Ontario (Oct. 29, 2013).

PressReleases:1. Barley Breakthrough: Canadian researcher finds protein to lower β-glucan levels

https://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/ingredients-supplies/barley-research-protein-lower-brewing-gluten/

2. Crafting a better beer http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2017/07/crafting-better-beer/

3. Crafting better beer http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/crafting-better-beer-

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4. Crafting better beer https://www.myscience.org/news/2017/crafting_better_beer-2017-mcgill

5. McGill Researcher Jaswinder Singh Discovers Malting Process That My Provide Gains for Brewers http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.ca/2017/06/mcgill-researcher-jaswinder-singh.html


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6. McGill discovery should save wheat farmers millions

McGill News (http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/mcgill-discovery-should-save-wheat-farmers-millions-231037) 2050 Magazine (http://www.2050publications.com/mcgill-university-discovery-should-save-wheat-farmers-millions/) ScienceNewsLine (http://www.sciencenewsline.com/summary/2013101002310007.html)

7. Wheat: Possible solution discovered for costly pre-harvest sprouting AGFAX.com (http://agfax.com/2013/10/10/wheat-possible-solution-discovered-costly-pre-harvest-sprouting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wheat-possible-solution-discovered-costly-pre-harvest-sprouting)

8. Researchers identify key to wheat sprouting The Western Producer (http://www.producer.com/2013/11/researchers-identify-key-to-wheat-sprouting/, http://www.producer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131107.pdf )

9. Epigenetic-related genes modulate early germination of wheat, study finds GenomeWeb (http://www.genomeweb.com/epigenetic-related-genes-modulate-early-germination-wheat-study-finds)

10. Discovery should save wheat famers millions of dollars Science daily (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131009201057.htm) Manitoba cooperator (http://www.manitobacooperator.ca/2013/10/18/discovery-should-save-wheat-farmers-millions-of-dollars/)

11. Epigenetic factors identify as key to preventing sprouting of wheat caused by rain and high humidity Farm future (http://www.farmingfutures.org.uk/blog/epigenetic-factors-identified-key-preventing-sprouting-wheat-caused-rain-and-high-humidity) ISAAA (http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=11612) Alberta wheat commission (http://www.albertawheat.com/cns_post/world-wheat-news-u-s-wheat-settles-lower/)

12. Genetic ‘switch’ in wheat may halt pre-harvest sprouting AGCanada.com (http://www.agcanada.com/daily/genetic-switch-in-wheat-may-halt-pre-harvest-sprouting/) Alberta wheat commission (http://www.albertawheat.com/cns_post/genetic-switch-in-wheat-may-halt-pre-harvest-sprouting/)

13. Gene keeps wheat from sprouting on the stalk Futurity (http://www.futurity.org/gene-keeps-wheat-sprouting-stalk/)

14. Good news for beer lovers and wheat farmers Lab Manager (http://www.labmanager.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37853/title/Good-News-for-Beer-Lovers-and-Wheat-Farmers/) MedWrench (http://www.medwrench.com/?community.posts/threadNo/89722/subject/Good-News-for-Beer-Lovers-and-Wheat-Farmers/)

15. McGill team finds sprout gene


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Ontario Farmer (http://www.ontariofarmer.com/sitepages/?aid=8308&cn=QUICKLINKS&an=McGill%20team%20finds%20sprout%20gene)

16. Sprout resistant wheat Ontario Grain Farmer (Magazine of Grain Farmers of Ontario) (http://www.ontariograinfarmer.ca/MAGAZINE.aspx?aid=1007)

OtherPressReleasesandNewsStories

17. The story of oat breeding and research (Feb. 2, 2016), Grainews (http://www.grainews.ca/2016/02/02/the-story-of-oat-breeding-and-research/)

18. Stronger by the bushel: McGill breakthrough in epigenetics will help prevent costly crop damage for wheat farmers.

CFI innovation, Malorie Bertrand March 24, 2014. (https://www.innovation.ca/story/stronger-bushel). 19. Better beer is in the barley: A genetic discovery in wheat may help produce superior

barley and tastier beer, CFI innovation, Malorie Bertrand August 11, 2015. (https://www.innovation.ca/story/better-beer-barley)

20. Tagging in oats (Nov, 2015), Oat Scoop, pp 5 (http://www.poga.ca/images/pdf/oatscoop/OatScoopNov2015_websm.pdf)

21. Lab highlight- Research in Dr. Jaswinder Singh’s laboratory (2012), IAPB Canada Newsletter, issue 2, pp 2-4 (http://www.performanceplants.com/sites/default/files/IAPB%20Canada%20December%202012%20Newsletter-COMPRESSED.pdf)

22. Meeting report on 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, Session-Commercialization of Plant Biotechnology (2012), IAPB Canada Newsletter, issue 1, p 7

23. Enhancement of barley using genomics tools (2010), Barley Country (http://www.albertabarley.com/members/news/documents/BarleyCountry-Sept2011.pdf)

24. McGill press release on the first time discovery of reversal of epigenetic silencing in plants (2009), (http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/plants-display-molecular-amnesia-103077)

25. Research discovery in the McGill Principal’s report (2009), p 7 (http://www.mcgill.ca/files/principals-report-09/principals-report-09-en.pdf) Faculty News (2009) (http://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/alumni/infocus/infocusarchives/200907/facultynews)

26. Perspective on our epigenetic discovery which was also published in PLOS Genetics Finnegan and Whitelaw (2008) “Leaving the Past Behind”. Volume 4, Issue 10, e1000248, pp 1-3.

27. Discovery news in Science Daily (2008) (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081202153529.htm) TS-Si Headlines- California (2008) (http://ts-si.org/genetics-&-genome/3638-the-reversal-of-epigenetic-silencing.html)

28. Special news in FAO Plant Breeding newsletter (http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/ services/pbn/pbn-197.htm#a136) Chinese media (Biotech World, Bioon News, Taipei media)


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http://canada.nsc.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=0980122005&ctNode=1707&lang=C) 29. Research discovery was highlighted at the MaizeGDB Editorial Board recommended

readings (2008) (http://www.maizegdb.org/editorial_board08.php)

30. Research discovery was evaluated and highlighted by Faculty of 1000 Biology by world-famous experts as major advance in the field (April 2009) Citation: Xing Wang Deng: Faculty of 1000 Biology (Apr. 2, 2009) (http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1157858/evaluation)

31. Interview with The McGill Tribune in FEATURES: Of plants and patents (Jan. 7, 2009) (http://checkbiotech.org/node/23917)

32. Interaction meeting with Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (Dec. 2009) to promote McGill partnership was covered by Indian media (The Tribune- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091225/ldh1.htm#9; Indian Express- http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-brief/559081/; Ajit Newspaper) and Indo-Canadian media (Bharat Sandesh, Punjabi Dunya - http://bharatsandesh.com/bharat/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13154&Itemid=9)

33. Interview with McGill Reporter about my research program at McGill University (Oct. 23, 2008) (http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2008/10/new-faces-new-ideas/)

Conference/Workshopabstractsandpresentations(2008-2016):80

1. Daishu, Y., Schwinghamer, T., Dalpé, Y., El-Sayed, A-A., Singh, J., Khanizadeh, S. (2016) Comparison of total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of mycorrhizal-colonized spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes. Joint Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS), July 24-26, 2016 La Plaza, Montreal, QC, Canada (Poster).

2. Scheske, C., Kaur, R., Singh, J., Lefsrud, M. (2016) Oil and lipid content improvements in the field pea. Joint Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS), July 24-26, 2016 La Plaza, Montreal, QC, Canada (Poster).

3. Tripathi, R. K., Singh, S., Islam, K., Singh, J. (2016). The possible regulation of barley malting quality trait through MSB12 and β-glucan interplay. Plant biotech conference, a joint meeting between the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) and the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology (CAPB), June 19-21, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (Poster).

4. Tripathi, R. K., Kaur, R., Singh, J. (2016). Development of a transposon system in oat for functional genomics. Plant biotech conference, a joint meeting between the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) and the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology (CAPB), June 19-21, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (Poster).

5. Scheske, C., Kaur, R., Singh, J., Lefsrud, M. (2016) Oil and lipid content improvements in the field pea. Joint Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS), July 24-26, 2016 La Plaza, Montreal, QC, Canada (Poster).


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6. Daishu, Y., Dalpé, Y., Singh, J., Khanizadeh, S. (2016) Mycorrhizal colonization in spring wheat: phenotypic and genotypic analysis. 3rd Canadian Wheat Symposium, Nov 22-25, 2016, Delta, Ottawa, Canada (Poster).

7. Tripathi, R. K., Singh, J. (2016). Gametophyte to Grain: Food Security Potential in Climate Change Scenario. Plant Phenotyping & Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC): Inaugural Symposium, August 29-30, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (Poster).

8. Tripathi, R. K., Singh, S., Islam, K., Singh, J. (2016). The involvement of protein-carbohydrate module in barley malting quality. Joint Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS), July 24-26, 2016 La Plaza, Montreal, QC, Canada (Oral).

9. Tripathi, R. K., Singh, S., Islam, K., Singh, J. (2016). The interaction of MSB12 and β-glucan is the key regulator of barley malting quality trait. Symposium on the Journées du Center SÈVE, November 24 and 25, 2016, Hotel Chateau-Bromont, Montreal, QC, Canada (Oral).

10. Kaur, A., Tinker, N., Singh, J. (2016). Analyzing gluten induced celiac associated epitopes in diverse set of oat genotypes. Plant biotech conference, a joint meeting between the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) and the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology (CAPB), June 19-21, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (Poster).

11. Kaur, A., Tinker, N., Singh, J. (2016). Oat avenins: Do they all contain celiac causing epitopes? Joint Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS), July 24-26, 2016 La Plaza, Montreal, QC, Canada (Poster).

12. Singh, J., Kaur, S., Dhugga, K. S., Gill, K. S. (2016). Cellulose synthase (CesA) genes of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.). The 11th Annual DOE Joint Genome Institute Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting, March 21-24, Walnut Creek, California, USA (Poster).

13. Kaur, S., Dhugga, K. S., Gill, K. S., Singh, J. (2015). Functional informatics of cellulose synthase genes. PAG XXIII, January 10-14, San Diego, California, USA (Poster).

14. Singh, S., Singh, J. (2015) Characterizing barley malting quality QTL using a Ds transposon- based functional genomics and synteny- based comparative approach in barley. PAG XXIII, Jan. 10-14, San Diego, California, USA (Poster).

15. Singh, S. and Singh, J. (2014) Characterizing barley malting quality QTL using a Ds transposon based functional genomics and synteny based comparative approach. Journée d'information scientifique Innovagrains-CRAAQ, Nov. 20, Boucherville, Quebec (Poster).

16. Kaur, S., Dhugga, K., Gill, K., Singh, J. (2014) Novel structural and functional motifs differentiating primary cell wall cellulose synthase genes from those of secondary cell wall. The Fourth Montréal Plant Biology Meeting. Nov. 15, Stewart Biology Building, McGill University, Quebec, Canada (Oral).

17. Singh, S., Singh, J. (2014) Functional characterization barley malting QTL. International Association of Plant Biotechnology, Aug. 10-15, Melbourne, Australia (Poster).

18. Kaur, S., Majithia, H., Singh, J., (2014). Status of cellulose synthase genes in small grain cereals. Advanced Biofuel Symposium, May 27-29, Ottawa, Canada (Poster).

19. Cardinal, M-J., Singh, J. (2014). Towards introducing Ac/Ds transposons into Hordeum spontaneum to capture genetic diversity. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 12-15, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Oral).

20. Singh, S., Singh, J. (2014). Functional characterization of barley malting quality QTL. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 12-15, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Oral).

21. Tsai, C-K., Singh, J. (2014). Role of RNA-dependent DNA methylation on the regulation of


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grain genes in barley. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 12-15, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

22. Nandha, P., Singh, J. (2014). Exploration of genetic diversity in wild and cultivated barley using gSSR and EST-SSR markers. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 12-15, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

23. Kaur, S., Majithia, H., Singh, J. (2014). Exploration of cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in wheat for bio-energy traits. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 12-15, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

24. Singh, S., Chi-Kang, T., Singh, J. (2014) Grain sprouting: Is epigenetics playing a role? PAG XXII, Jan. 11-15, San Diego, California, USA (Poster).

25. Cardinal, M-J., Singh, J. (2013). Establishment of a tissue culture system in primitive barley accessions. American Society of Plant Biology, July 20-24, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Poster).

26. Singh, S., Syan, H, Kaur, S., Singh, J. (2013). Functional characterization of barley malting quality QTL. American Society of Plant Biology, July 20-24, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Poster).

27. Kaur, R., Singh, S., Singh, J. (2012) Transposon mutagenesis for identification of stress responsive genes in cereals. 2012 National Fusarium Head Blight, Dec. 4-6, Orlando, Florida, USA (Poster).

28. Singh, K., Kaur, R., Singh, J. (2012) Structural and functional analysis of a stress responsive genes from barley. 2012 National Fusarium Head Blight, Dec. 4-6, Orlando, Florida, USA (Poster).

29. Singh, S., Singh, M., Singh, J. (2012) Utilizing the maize Ac/Ds transposons to dissect malting quality QTLs in Barley. 54th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting, March 15-18, Portland, Oregon, USA (Poster).

30. Singh, S., Tan, H-Q., Singh, M., Singh, J. (2012) Towards transposon-based dissection of malting quality QTLs in barley. 7th Barley Genetic Symposium, July 9-10, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Oral).

31. Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Singh, M., Dalton, J., Singh, J. (2012) Towards an AcTPase expression system. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Oral).

32. Singh, S., Singh, M., Kaur, R., Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Singh, J. (2012) Functional genomics of malting quality QTLs using Ac/Ds transposons in barley. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Oral).

33. Kaur, R., Pageau, D., Jabaji, S., Singh, J. (2012) Assessing effects of GM canola on soil microflora. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Oral).

34. Singh, M., Singh, J. (2012) Role of Argonaut 4_9 genes during seed development in small grain cereals. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

35. Cardinal, M-J., Singh, M., Kaur, R., Singh, S., Singh, J. (2012) Characterization of male sterility mutant in barley. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Poster).

36. Nandha, P. S., Ahmad, S., Singh, S., Singh, M., Singh, J. (2012) Molecular characterization of wild barley germplasm. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Poster).


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37. Ahmad, S., Singh, M., Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Lefsrud, M. Singh, J. (2012) Analysis of genetic variation in Pisum spp using diverse molecular markers. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Poster).

38. Syan, H. S., Prasher, S., Singh, J. (2012) Fate and transport of herbicides used in growing transgenic canola in Quebec. 8th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, May 14-17, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Poster).

39. Singh, J., Singh, S., Tan, H-Q., Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Kaur, R., Singh, M. (2012) Gene tagging in large genome cereals through Ac/Ds transposons. PAG XX, January 14-18, San Diego, California, USA (Oral).

40. Nandha, P., Singh, S., Lamb-Palmer, N. D., Kaur, R., Singh, M., Singh, J. (2011) Developing a transposon based genomic approach to explore stress responsive genes in wild barley. 2011 National FHB Forum, Dec. 4-6, St. Louis, USA (Poster).

41. Singh, S., Tan, H-Q., Singh, M., Singh, J. (2011) In vitro expression of transposase promotes reactivation of Ds transposons. Plant Canada, July 17-21, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada (Oral).

42. Ahmad, S., Singh, M., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. (2011) Assessment of genetic diversity in Pisum sativum through transposon and microsatellite markers. Plant Canada, July 17-21, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada (Poster).

43. Singh, M., Singh. J (2011) Exploring genetic and epigenetic basis of seed dormancy in cereals. 12th International Symposium on Pre-harvest Sprouting in Cereals, July 24-27, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada (Oral).

44. Singh, M., Grimanelli, D., Singh, J. (2011) Reproduction specific Argonaut genes in maize and barley and their role in transposon silencing. 53rd Annual Maize Genetics Conference, March 17-20, St. Charles, Illinois, USA (Poster).

45. Tan, H-Q., Singh, S., and Singh, J. (2010). Saturating barley malting quality QTLs with Ac/Ds transposons. American Society of Plant Biology, July 31-Aug. 4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

46. Singh, S., Singh, M., Tan, H-Q., Singh J. (2010) Transposons- based saturation mutagenesis to explore FHB resistance in barley. 2010 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Dec. 7-10, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Poster).

47. Qasim, K., Tan, H-Qi., Singh, S., Ashfaq, M., Singh, M., Singh, J. (2010). In vitro activation of Ds transposons in barley. American Society of Plant Biology, July 31-Aug. 4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

48. Tan, H-Q., Singh, S., Singh, J., (2010). Dissecting malting quality QTLs using transposons. 6th Canadian Barley Symposium. July 25-28, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Poster).

49. Tan, H-Q., Singh, S., Singh, J., (2010). Saturating barley malting quality QTLs with Ac/Ds transposons. American Society of Plant Biology, July 31-Aug. 4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

50. Singh, S., Tan, H-Q., Singh, J. (2009). Efforts toward dissecting 2H- FHB QTL with transposons in barley. In Proceedings of the 2009 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Dec. 5-10, Orlando, Florida, USA (Poster).

51. Tan H-Q., Singh J. (2009) Dissecting malting quality QTL in barley by transposon mutagenesis. American Society of Plant Biologist conference, July 18 -23, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (Poster).

52. Tan, H-Q., Muller-Greven, G., Singh, J. (2009). Dissecting QTLs with Ac/Ds transposons. Canadian Society of Plant Physiologist, June 15-18, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


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(Poster). 53. Chapleau, M., Joseph Pilai, D., Tan, H-Q., Singh, J. (2009) Using Ac/Ds transposons to

determine gene function in barley. 3rd Annual Undergraduate Student Research Award Poster Presentations, Sept. 9, FAES, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

54. Lemaux, PG., Singh, J., Zhang, S., Bregitzer, P., Hayes, P.M., Carollo, V. (2008) Transposon-mediated functional genomics in barley. The 2008 SSSA-ASA-CSSA Joint Annual Meeting, Oct. 5-9, Houston, Texas, USA (Poster).

55. Tan, H-Q., Kaur, R., Lemaux, P.G., Singh, J. (2008) Development of functional genomic resource in sorghum. 2nd Annual Montreal Plant Meeting, Nov.15, Ste. Anne-de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada (Poster).

TEACHINGMcGillUniversity

Ø Major courses 2010 - 2015 AEBI 210: Organism 1 (3 credits)

2010 - Current PLNT 435: Plant Breeding (3 credits) 2016 LSCI 204: Genetics (3 credit) 2017 AEBI 210: Organism 1 (3 credits) Ø Other courses 2011 PLNT 670: Advance Plant Breeding (Special topics-3 credits)

2009 PLNT 535: Plant Breeding (3 credits) 2009 AEBI 306: Experiments in Biotechnology (3 credits) 2009 AGRI 480: World Crop Survey (1 credit)

Ø Research project based courses 2011 PLNT 489/490: Plant Science project courses (3 credits)

2011 AGRI 490: Research Project (3 credits) 2011 BTEC 622-625: Research Project (16 credits for completion of MSc Biotechnology-applied)

2010 BIOC 491: Independent Research (6 credits- Co-supervisor with Dr. Jason Yong)

UCBerkeley2006-2007 PMB 170: Modern Applications of Plant Biotechnology (3 credits)

Guestlectures2010- AGRI 411: Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture (3

credits)-McGill 2009, 2012: BIOL 436: Evolution and Society (3 credits) -McGill 2008: PLNT 525: Advanced Micro-propagation (3 credits) -McGill 2003 – 2007: NS106: Introduction to Food Science (3 credits) -UC Berkeley 2003 – 2004: PMB 170: Modern Applications of Plant Biotechnology (3 credits) -UC

Berkeley 2004: ESPM 100: Introduction to the Methods of Environmental Science (3

credits) -UC Berkeley


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2003: PMB 24: The Evolution of Crops: You Are What You Eat (3 credits) -UC Berkeley

GraduateStudents

Current Graduate Students (3) • Irfan Iqbal (Ph.D.- Sept. 2016) • Wei-Yan Chen (Ph.D.-Sept. 2017) • Mohannad Mahmoud (M.Sc.-Jan. 2017)

Students Graduated (8) • Surinder Singh (Ph.D.- 2014) • Simerjeet Kaur (Ph.D.- 2017) • Marie-Josee Cardinal (M.Sc.- 2014) • Prabhjot Nandha (M.Sc.- 2014) • Han Qi-Tan (M.Sc.- 2010) • Sajjad Ahmed (M.Sc.-2012) • Daishu Yi (M.Sc.-2016) • Harvinder Syan (M.Sc.-2012, Co-supervised with Dr. Prasher)

Student Trainees and Interns (6) • N. D. Lamb-Palmer (M.Sc.-2010-2011- Biotechnology Intern, Institute of

Parasitology) • Muhammad Ashfaq (6 month Ph.D. trainee-2011) • Muhammad Ali (6 month Ph.D. trainee – Apr. 2013) • Sahabat Noor (6 month Ph.D. trainee – June 2013) • Chi-Kang Tsai (Ph.D. trainee- 2014-15) • Amanpreet Kaur (Ph.D. trainee- 2016)

ResearchAssociates/PDFs(6)• Dr. Rajiv Tripathi (Aug. 2015- present) • Dr. Manjit Singh (May 2010-Dec. 2012) • Dr. Ravneet Kaur (June 2011-Feb. 2013) • Dr. Kashmir Singh (Visiting Scientist- May 2012-Jan. 2013) • Dr. Anuradha Varier (short terms- less than 6 months) • Dr. Anoop Sindhu (short terms- less than 6 months)

UndergraduateResearchStudents(14)• Jérôme Gélinas Bélanger (NSERC USRA-2017) • Thomas Donoso (2017) • Dennis Park (2017) • Deshanthe Joseph-pillai • Gaelle Muller-Greven • Karim Qasim • Shujun Xiao (2012- Chinese Exchange program) • Xin Hao (2010- Chinese Exchange program) • Xin Bao (2010- Chinese Exchange program)


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• Chen Li • Naveen Dangi • Marie-Josee Cardinal • Taranvir Bhati • Mélanie Chapleau (NSERC USRA-2009)

UndergraduateResearchStudents(10) Co-supervised before 2008

AcademicAdvising(36)

• 2010-2014: Plant Production -Specialization o 2010 (8 students), 2011(14 students), 2012 (12 students)

• 2010-2014: Plant Production- minor (2 students)

ProfessionalDevelopment• Attended STLHE 2012 (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education)

Conference (June 19, 2012) to promote the quality of learning. • Workshop on Teaching for Understanding in Science: Designing learner-centered

instruction (May 11, 2011) McGill University. • Introduction to Course Design and Teaching Workshop (May 6-10, 2011) McGill

University. • Attended a course, GPS 323 - An open discussion on Supervising Graduate

Students (March 17, 2010). • MITI (Macdonald Innovations for Teaching Improvement) teaching workshop on

Multiculturalism & Teaching/Learning Practices (May 5, 2009).

PROFESSIONALSERVICEAdministrativeactivities(McGillUniversity)

• Founder and Chair of 4 O’ clock forum, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (Since 2009)

• Coordinator/Advisor-Plant Production Specialization (2010-2014) • Advisor Plant Production minor (2010-2014) • Member of Macdonald Campus IT Committee (Since 2015) • Member of Development of Teaching Excellence Committee (2013) • Member of Macdonald Campus Environmental Committee (2009-2012) • Member of Macdonald Campus Library Committee (2010-2014) • Member of FAES International Development Committee (Since 2012) • Member of Plant Science Graduate Program Committee (2009-2014) • Member of Plant Science Greenhouse Committee (2011) • Member Plant Geneticist Search Committee (2009) • Participated in the Dean’s panel to upgrade International Agriculture major and

food security discussions (2011) • Member of Plant Science Sub-committee for Assistant Professor - Horticulture

(2011) • Represented Department of Plant Science at McGill Open house (2009)


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• Coordinated McGill Open House for the Plant Science Department (2010, 2011) • Represented Department of Plant Science for its involvement in GCAP

AgriScience cluster at CEROM Research Center (Sept. 28, 2009) • Organized Greenhouse Tour for MAC Mentoring (Jan. 22, 2010) • Assisted to organize Dr. Khush’s lecture (Dr. Khush is a world renowned Rice

Breeder and recipient of World Food Prize)

GraduateStudentEvaluation

• Ph.D. supervisory Committees (6) • M.Sc. supervisory Committees (3) • Pro-dean Ph.D. thesis defense (3) • Ph.D. thesis defense (10) • Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Committee (13) • Ph.D. / M.Sc. thesis evaluation external examiner (McGill-8) • Ph.D. / M.Sc. thesis evaluation external examiner (Non-McGill-8)

NationalCommittees(6)

• Member of Gleb Krotkov award committee of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (Since 2016)

• Co-chair organizing committee, CSA-CSHS conference-2016 • Executive committee member, International Association of Plant Biotechnology-

Canada Section (Since 2013) • Elected eastern director of Canadian Society of Agronomy (2010-12) • Elected associate member of Prairie Grain Development Committee (Since 2010) • Poster judge for Canadian Society of Plant Physiology annual meeting (2009) • Organizing committee, 2nd Plant Montreal Meeting (2008)

InternationalCommittees(3):

• Member International Committee, American Society of Plant Biologists (2012-2015)

• Member scientific committee of 12th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy to be held at Helsinki, Finland, 20-24 August 2012

• Member for organizing International Conference on Recent Developments, Future Prospects and Entrepreneurial Trends in Biotechnology, Alwar, India (2009)

Conference/SessionChair(6)

• Co-chair, 2016 join conference of CSA and CSHS (2016) • Co-chair, 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference (2014) • Session Chair, International Workshop on Sweet Sorghum (March 3-6, 2014) • Session Chair 12th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy to be held at

Helsinki, Finland (Aug. 23, 2012) • Session Co-chair, “Commercialization of Plant Biotechnology” 8th Canadian Plant

Biotechnology Conference (May 17, 2012), Guelph, Ontario • Chaired two sessions at the International Conference on Recent Developments,

Future Prospects and Entrepreneurial Trends in Biotechnology, (Dec. 20-21, 2009)


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• Session Chair- 2nd Annual Montreal Plant Meeting, (Nov. 15, 2008), Ste. Anne-de Bellevue, Canada

InvitedPanelGrantReviews(3)• 2011: Participated in AAFC peer review panel deliberation (total 49 grant

proposal-reviewed 8 proposals as one of the main readers) • 2012: Participated in AAFC peer review panel deliberation (tTotal 20 grant

proposal-reviewed 6 proposals as one of the main readers) • 2013: Participated in AAFC peer review panel deliberation (total 35 grant proposal

-reviewed 6 proposals as one of the main readers) • 2015: Department of Energy, USA, peer review panel for Systems Biology

Research to Advance Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Development (reviewed 8 proposals as one of the main readers)

GrantReviews(14)

• 2008 United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (1)

• 2008 Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat (1) • 2008 AAFC research proposal (1) • 2009 NSERC strategic grant (1) • 2009 MITACS internship proposals (2) • 2009 Pulse Research under the Agri-Science Cluster Program (1) • 2011 NSERC- Discovery grant (1) • 2012 NSERC-CRD (1) • 2012 Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund Ltd. (I ) • 2015 NSERC- Discovery grant (1) • 2015 CFI proposal (1) • 2015 Agriculture Funding Consortium (I ) • 2015 Plant Breeding Research for the Bioeconomy–The new funding initiative of

the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (1) • 2016: NSERC-CRD (1), NSERC Strategic (1) • 2016: Macdonald Campus internal grants (2)

JournalArticleReviews:

• 2009: Molecular Breeding (1), Biotechnology Journal (1) • 2011: Nucleic Acid Research (2), Functional & Integrative genomics (1), Crop

Science (2), Canadian Journal of Plant Science (1), Genome (1), HortSci (1) • 2012: Functional & Integrative Genomics (1), Annals of Applied Biology (1),

Recent Patents on DNA & Gene Sequences (1), Journal of Plant Physiology & Pathology (1)

• 2012: Conference papers for European Society of Agronomy (30 conference manuscripts)

• 2014: Genome (1), Canadian Journal of Plant Science (1), PLOS One (1) and Molecular Biotechnology (1)

• 2015: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (1), BioMed Research


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International (1), PLOS One (3) and Genetics and Molecular Biology (1) • 2016: Nature Scientific Reports (1), Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

(1), Plant Science (1)

EditorialBoards

• Academic Editor (2015-18), PLOS ONE, 7 manuscripts edited § 2015 (3); 2016 (4)

• Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 58 manuscripts edited § 2010 (2); 2011 (8); 2012 (18); 2013 (18); 2014 (2); 2015 (2); 2016 (8)

• Member of Editorial Board for Turkish Journal of Biology § 2016 (2)

NetworkMembership

• BioFuelNet Canada (2012-2015) • Center Sève (2010- current)

MembershipinProfessionalSocieties:

• The American Society of Plant Biologists (Since 2002) • The Crop Science Society of America (2006-2012) • The Canadian Society of Agronomy (Since 2009) • The Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists (Since 2008) • The European Society of Agronomy (2012-2014) • The International Association for Plant Biotechnology – Canada Section (2011-

2014) • National Association of Plant Breeders (Since 2010) • Switchgrass Genetics Community (Since 2011)

OtherContributions

• Interview with McGill Reporter about my research program at McGill University (Oct. 23, 2008)

• Provided viewpoint for The McGill Tribune in FEATURES: Of plants and patents (Jan. 7, 2009)

• Participated in the discussions by the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles for the promotion of Canada-California partnership on biofuel (Mar. 2, 2009)

• Interaction meeting with Vice Chancellor (President) of Punjab Agricultural University to promote McGill partnership for enhancement of crops in climate change scenario (Dec. 24, 2009)

• Recruitment presentation at IET Biotechnology Institute, Alwar, Rajasthan, India, (Dec. 20, 2009)

• Attended NSERC Strategic Workshops Canadian Biofuels Challenge 2020, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Oct. 15-16, 2010)

• Consultation meeting with Dr. Christina Holmes, Laboratoire d’anthropologie des institutions et organisations sociales (LAIOS), EHESS (graduate school)-CNRS (Centre nationale de recherche scientifique), Paris. Topic: How conventional plant


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breeding and biotechnology methods are integrating (2011) • Participated in the field day at La Coop fédérée, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec • Consultation meeting with Eastern Canada Scientists working on spring cereals,

CEROM research center (Sept. 29, 2009) • Participated in Environmental Biology program revision meetings (Dec. 10, 2012

and July 31, 2013) • Served as an official host for McGill honorary degree recipient, Dr. Gurdev S.

Khush (June 2, 2014)

Documents

Curriculum Vitae - Jaswinder Singh€¦ · Cardinal, M-J., Kaur, R., Singh, J. (2016) Genetic transformation of Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum for the development of a transposon-based