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Gina Mohammed, PhD
Science & Research Director
Dr. Gina Mohammed is an international science consultant with over
25 years of expertise in research, applications, and commercialization of plant
physiological science. Her specialties include non-timber forest products, bioindicators of plant
health, remote sensing of vegetative condition, plant biotechnology & tissue culture, and botanical medicines. Gina
holds a PhD in plant physiology from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She has produced over
130 scientific publications, plus dozens of articles
for consumer magazines and newspapers.
Below are listed some of the major accomplishments of her career.
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| Scientific Advisory Work |
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- Reviewer for a variety of government publications.
- Project Scientist – European Space Agency (ESA)
- Development of a Vegetation Fluorescence Canopy Model (FluorMod)
- Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite mission
- Ontario Industrial Uses for Renewable Resources – Committee member.
- Science advisor to the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) –
Project: Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Performance of Northern Ontario Trees, to transfer fluorescence technology.
- Member of the Nursery Problem Advisory Team – to provide
on-site trouble-shooting and science advice to field clients and government & private nurseries.
- Advisor to Forest Research Advisory Council of Canada – on aspects of
how to integrate young scientists into Canada's forestry research.
- Reviewer of Ontario and Canadian research grant proposals.
- Reviewer of U.S. federal grant proposals.
- Scientific Advisor and Member, Board of Directors – Lakehead University
Seedling Technology Research Cooperative (LUSTR), to advise private nurseries and forest
product companies on scientific research and new product development.
- Sault College GIS Specialist Program – Advisory board member.
- Chair, Canadian Tree Physiology Award Committee – Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists.
- Reviewer for various scientific journals – including:
- New Forests
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Plant Cell Reports
- Biotechnic & Histochemistry
- Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
- In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant
- Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
- Participant in Canadian Space Agency's meetings – on its Long Term Space Plan
as it relates to hyperspectral spaceborne technologies and applications in forest condition monitoring.
- Adjunct Professor – University of Waterloo/Biology.
- Graduate student committees at University of Waterloo and York University.
- External Examiner – Lakehead University, M.Sc. Thesis.
- Invited Speaker and/or Session Chair at several conferences and seminars.
- Plant Physiology Expert – for CBC Radio's science program
Quirks and Quarks.
- Conference organizer – for various forestry and non-timber forest products venues.
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- Forest Industry – Government and private sector
- Development and application of plant stress testing tools
- Plant physiology and chlorophyll fluorescence
- Non-timber forest products
- Wood fibre opportunities
- Co-ordination of peer reviews for technical reports
- Agriculture – Government and private sector
- Methods for early stress detection in crops using chlorophyll fluorescence
- Environmental Applications
- Techniques for stress evalution in aquatic plants
- Bioenergy & biofuels
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| Keynote Presentations |
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- Non-Timber Forest Products in Alaska - Hidden Forest Values
Conference and NTFP tour in Anchorage and Talkeetna, Alaska.
- Keynote Address: The hidden face of the forest:
Non-timber products and values.
Proc. Non-Timber Forest Products in Alaska – Hidden Forest Values, Anchorage, Alaska,
November 8-9, 2001.
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- Making the Grade
(IUFRO) - an international symposium on planting stock performance and quality assessment
in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
- Keynote Address: The status and future of plant quality assessment.
Proc. Making the Grade:
An International Symposium on Planting Stock Performance and Quality Assessment.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, September 11-15, 1994.
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| Other Major Accomplishments |
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- Co-inventor of the Fluoroscein diacetate (FDA) seed viability screening procedure.
- Founder and Chair – Chlorophyll Fluorescence Working Group, an international group of
scientists and forestry professionals who are advancing fluorescence technology into areas of stress
evaluation and health. Editor of their bi-annual newsletter.
- Development and application of GMD nutrient medium – for conifer tissue culture, which is
now widely used in biotechnological applications.
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| Awards and Special Honours |
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- OFRI Certificate of Recognition for Scientific Achievement – for research and
co-development of the Fluoroscein diacetate (FDA) seed viability screening procedure (2001).
- Fellowship from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris) –
Co-operative Research Program: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable
Agricultural Systems. Hosted by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 7-21, 1999.
- OFRI Certificate of Recognition for Scientific Achievement – for contributions to a
special issue of New Forests on Making the Grade (1997).
- 'Best All-Around Scientist' Award – Ontario Forest Research Institute (1993).
- B.C. Chamber of Commerce Award – for best new made-in-BC product,
awarded to our research group at AgriForest Technologies Ltd. (1986).
- Featured scientist at EXPO '86 – in the British Columbia Pavilion movie,
Our B.C. (1986).
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