M. Marta Guarna, Ph. D.

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Chercheuse scientifique

La recherche concernant la santé des abeilles domestiques et la pollinisation avec des colonies migratrices de la Colombie-Britannique et de l’Alberta. La fertilité des reines d’abeilles domestiques, le microbiome intestinal et les maladies infectieuses. Les abeilles en tant que bioindicateurs de l’environnement.

Recherche et / ou projets en cours

-      Le microbiome et les outils «omiques» pour évaluer la santé des abeilles domestiques. AAC avec la collaboration de Génome Canada.

-      Le séquençage par SNG des abeilles et du pollen pour la bio-surveillance des agents pathogènes agricoles et des espèces envahissantes. AAC avec la collaboration de l’ACIA.

-      La pollinisation des bleuetiers et la santé des abeilles. Financé par les intervenants.

-      La santé et la fertilité des reines d’abeilles domestiques. La production de reines d’abeilles domestiques au Canada.

Activités professionnelles / intérêts

- Présidente, Comité de recherche, Association canadienne des professionnels de l’apiculture (ACPA)

- Supervision et mentorat d’un chercheur postdoctoral, d’un assistant de recherche et d’étudiants

Prix et études

 

- Ph. D., Université de New York, Département de biologie

- Biochimie, Université de Buenos Aires, Faculté de pharmacie et de biochimie

Principales publications

  1. Guarna MM and CAPA members (2020) Research Report on Canadian Apicultural Projects. Prepared for CAPA: Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists. 21 December 2020. 20 pages.

    2020 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  2. Gregoris A, Higo H, Wolf Veiga P, Ibrahim A, Common J, Pernal SF, Foster LJ, Bixby M, Guarna MM. (2020) European foulbrood may affect availability of honey bee colonies in pollination-deficient blueberry farms. Entomology 2020, 68th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, virtual meeting. 11-25 November 2020.

    2020 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  3. Thebeau J, Wood S, Liebe D, Sobchishin L, Kozii I, Klein C, Medici de Mattos I, Zabrodski M, Roulin M, Debruyne J, Moshynskyy I, Sharafi M, Gerbrandt E, Milbrath M, Guarna MM, Wolf Veiga P, Simko E. (2020) In vitro effects of fungicides on the susceptibility of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) larvae to European foulbrood. Entomology 2020, 68th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, virtual meeting. 11-25 November 2020.

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  4. Bixby, M., Hoover, S.E., McCallum, R., Ibrahim, A., Ovinge, L., Olmstead, S., Pernal, S.F., Zayed, A., Foster, L.J., Guarna, M.M. (2020). Honey Bee Queen Production: Canadian Costing Case Study and Profitability Analysis. Journal of Economic Entomology, [online] 113(4), 1618-1627. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa102

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  5. Ortega-Polo R, Vishwakarma S, Tran L, Gregoris A, Guarna MM (2020) A reproducible workflow for amplicon-based microbial community analysis using the drake R package. Bioinformatics Community Conference. 19-21 July 2020, virtual meeting. https://bcc2020.github.io/

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  6. Ortega Polo, R., Gregoris, A., Tran, L., Vishwakarma, S. & Guarna, M. M. Evaluation of the impact of sequencing depth and choice of bioinformatics methods in the taxonomic and functional profiling of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) microbiome. 28th Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology. Virtual conference. July 13-16, 2020

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  7. McAfee, A., Chapman, A., Higo, H., Underwood, R., Milone, J., Foster, L.J., Guarna, M.M., Tarpy, D.R., Pettis, J.S. (2020). Vulnerability of honey bee queens to heat-induced loss of fertility. Nature Sustainability, [online] 3(5), 367-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0493-x

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  8. Wood, S.C., Chalifour, J.C., Kozii, I.V., de Mattos, I.M., Klein, C.D., Zabrodski, M.W., Moshynskyy, I., Guarna, M.M., Veiga, P.W., Epp, T., Simko, E. (2020). In vitro effects of pesticides on european foulbrood in honeybee larvae. Insects, [online] 11(4), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11040252

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  9. Pernal SF, Borba RS, Hoover SE, Currie RW, Guarna MM, Zayed A, Foster LJ (2019) Investigating colony-level health traits in Canada’s honey bee population Proceeding of the 2019 American Bee Research Conference, 10-12 Jan 2019, Tempe, AZ. Insects 11(2), 88; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11020088

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  10. Pernal SF, Borba S, Hoover SE, Currie RW, Guarna MM, Zayed A, Foster LJ (2019) Novel Markers for Honey Bee Selection and Breeding. Entomology 2019, 67th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, 17-20 Nov 2019, St. Louis, MO. https://esa.confex.com/esa/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/144719

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  11. Peirson M, Hoover S, Ovinge L, Ibrahim A, Guarna M, Pernal SF (2019) Treatment and supplemental feeding on colony production and survival in Canada. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 208, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC. (Poster)

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  12. Guarna M, Bixby M, Higo H, Huxter E, Wolf Veiga P, Hoover S, Pernal SF Foster L, Pettis J, McAfee A, Page S (2019) Dynamics of queen demand and supply in Canada. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 11-12, 8 - 12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC.

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  13. Gregoris A, Higo H, Wolf Veiga P, Ibrahim A, McAfee A, Common J, Vinson B, Pernal SF, Foster L, Guarna M (2019) Investigating incidences of European foulbrood and other pathogens in highbush blueberry-pollinating honey bees. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 195, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC. (Poster)

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  14. Soares Borba R, Hoover S, Currie R, Giovenazzo P, Guarna MM, Foster L, Zayed A, Pernal SF (2019) Soares Borba R, Hoover S, Currie R, Giovenazzo P, Guarna MM, Foster L, Zayed A, Pernal SF (2019) Disentangling the honey bee pathogen-web and its dynamics on colony productivity, health phenotypes and social immunity behaviours. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 52-53, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC.

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  15. Ibrahim A, Hoover S, Peirson M, Guarna M, Foster L, Pernal SF (2019) Marker-assisted selective breeding for resistance against American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae). Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 190, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC. (Poster)

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  16. Bixby M, Hoover S, Pernal SF, Guarna M (2019) Queen breeding in Canada: an overview. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 138-139, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC.

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  17. Hoover S, Ovinge L, Kearns J, Ibrahim A, Guarna MM, Pernal SF, Wolf Veiga P. (2019) Quality and performance of imported and domestic queens. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 88, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC.

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  18. MacInnis C, Schwarz R, Guarna M, Luong, L, Pernal SF (2019) Impacts of Nosema ceranae and Lotmaria passim on honey bee physiology and behaviour. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 49, 8-12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC.
    https://www.apimondia.com/en/databases/congresses-proceedings/106-apimondia-2019-montreal-canada-proceedings

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  19. Pernal SF, Borba R, Hoover SE, Currie RW, Giovenazzo P, Guarna MM, Foster LJ, Zayed A (2019) Pathogenic associations with winter colony loss in Canada. Proceedings of the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, p. 46-47, 8 - 12 Sep 2019, Montréal, QC.
    https://www.apimondia.com/en/databases/congresses-proceedings/106-apimondia-2019-montreal-canada-proceedings

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  20. Bixby M, Guarna MM, Hoover SE, Pernal SF (2019) Canadian Honey Bee Queen Breeders’ Reference Guide. Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, 55 pp. http://honeycouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FinalQueenBreederReferenceGuide2018.pdf

    2019 - Consulter les détails de la publication

Installation de recherche

6000, sentiers C et E
Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1
Canada

Affiliations

- Professeure associée, Département de biochimie et de biologie moléculaire, Université de la Colombie‑Britannique

- Membre de la BCHPA (BC Honey Producers Association), de l’ESA (Entomology Society of America) et de l’ACPA (Association canadienne des professionnels de l’apiculture)

Language

Anglais

Other languages

spanish