Catherine Cullingham

Catherine Cullingham is an Associate Professor in Plant Population Genetics in the Department of Biology at Carleton University. Her research uses genetic and genomic approaches to applied problems in forestry and wildlife management. The focus of her current work is understanding the future spread risk of mountain pine beetle, a bark beetle that infests a number of pine species in North America. While, her current focus is in forestry, she also works on other disease systems including chronic wasting disease and mosquito arbo-viruses.

Experience

  • 2012–2015
    Research associate, University of Alberta
  • 2008–2012
    Postdoctoral fellow, University of Alberta

Education

  • 2007 
    Trent University, PhD
  • 1999 
    University of Guelph, BSc. Hons

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Systems Biology and Molecular Biology of Chronic Wasting Disase
    Role:
    co-principle investigator
    Funding Source:
    Genome Canada

Contact Catherine for

  • General
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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision