Dr. Cam Donly

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Research Scientist

Molecular biology of insects and their pathogens.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1391 Sandford St, London, Ontario

Current research and/or projects

My laboratory conducts research aimed at improving tools and practices for Canadian agriculture in three general areas: trap plant development, biopesticide development, and management of insecticide resistance.

Research and/or project statements

  • Development of insecticidal trap plants incorporating RNAi technology for insect control in greenhouse agriculture.  
  • Global analysis of gene expression of baculoviruses infecting the canola pest, bertha armyworm.
  • Characterization of molecular mechanisms involved in pesticide resistance in insects.

Education and awards

PhD, Dept of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario

Additional links

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6701660079

Key publications

  1. Li, L., Li, Q., Willis, L.G., Erlandson, M.A., Theilmann, D.A., and Donly, B.C. (2005). "Complete Comparative Genomic Analysis of Two Field Isolates of Mamestra configurata Nucleopolyhedrovirus-A.", Journal of General Virology, 86(1), pp. 91-105.

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  2. Dearden, P.K., Grbić, M., and Donly, B.C. (2003). "Vasa expression and germ-cell specification in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae.", Development Genes and Evolution, 212(12), pp. 599-603.

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  3. Gallant, P., Malutan, T., McLean, H., Verellen, L.A., Caveney, S., and Donly, B.C. (2003). "Functionally distinct dopamine and octopamine transporters in the CNS of the cabbage looper moth.", European Journal of Biochemistry, 270(4), pp. 664-674.

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  4. Li, Q., Li, L., Moore, K.C., Donly, B.C., Theilmann, D.A., and Erlandson, M.A. (2003). "Characterization of Mamestra configurata nucleopolyhedrovirus enhancin and its functional analysis via expression in an Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus recombinant.", Journal of General Virology, 84(3), pp. 123-132.

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  5. Li, Q., Donly, B.C., Li, L., Willis, L.G., Theilmann, D.A., and Erlandson, M.A. (2002). "Sequence and organization of the Mamestra configurata nucleopolyhedrovirus genome.", Virology, 294(1), pp. 106-121.

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  6. Li, L., Donly, B.C., Li, Q., Willis, L.G., Keddie, A.B., Erlandson, M.A., and Theilmann, D.A. (2002). "Identification and genomic analysis of a second species of nucleopolyhedrovirus isolated from Mamestra configurata.", Virology, 297(2), pp. 226-244.

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  7. Gardiner, R.B., Ullensvang, K., Danbolt, N.C., Caveney, S., and Donly, B.C. (2002). "Cellular distribution of a high-affinity glutamate transporter in the nervous system of the cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni.", Journal of Experimental Biology, 205(17), pp. 2605-2614.

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  8. Lee, E., Lange, A., Orchard, D., Fusé, M., Tobe, S.S., Bendena, W.G., and Donly, B.C. (2002). "Characterization and baculovirus-directed expression of a myosuppressin encoding cDNA from the true armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta.", Peptides, 23(4), pp. 747-756.

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  9. Caveney, S. and Donly, B.C. (2002). "Neurotransmitter transporters in the insect nervous system.", Advances in Insect Physiology, 29(1), pp. 55-149.

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  10. Malutan, T., McLean, H., Caveney, S., and Donly, B.C. (2002). "A high-affinity octopamine transporter cloned from the central nervous system of cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni.", Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 32(3), pp. 343-357.

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  11. Grbić, M., Dearden, P.K., and Donly, B.C. (2002). "Expression of pair-rule gene homologues in a chelicerate: early patterning of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae.", Development, 129(23), pp. 5461-5472.

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  12. Tobe, S.S., Zhang, J.R., Bowser, P.R.F., Donly, B.C., and Bendena, W.G. (2000). "Biological activities of the allatostatin family of peptides in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata, and potential interactions with receptors.", Journal of Insect Physiology, 46(3), pp. 231-242.

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  13. Donly, B.C., Jevnikar, J., McLean, H., and Caveney, S. (2000). "Substrate-stereoselectivity of a high-affinity glutamate transporter cloned from the CNS of the cockroach Diploptera punctata.", Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 30(5), pp. 369-376.

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Contact

Research facility

London Research and Development Centre
1391 Sandford Street
London, ON N5V 4T3
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Biocontrol›Insect pests
Agriculture›Entomology›Molecular
Agriculture›Genomics›Functional
Agriculture›Virology›Molecular insect
Plant›Arthropod›Insects

Affiliations

  • Adjunct Professor, Dept of Biology, University of Western Ontario
  • Editorial Board Member for the Journal "Insects"
  • NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships Committee 187 for Molecular and Cellular Biology

Language

English