Dr. Colin Hiebert

Research Scientist

Dr. Hiebert leads a wheat genetics research program that primarily studies disease resistance genes in wheat and durum using an array of genetics and genomics approaches.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Morden, Manitoba

Current research and/or projects

Dr. Hiebert's reserach program primarily studies disease resistance genes with the aim of contributing to sustainable food production, risk mitigation, and food security.

Research and/or project statements

Areas of study include:

  • Gene discovery.
  • Gene interactions.
  • Genetic mapping and DNA marker development.
  • Gene cloning.
  • Germplasm development to bridge upstream and downstream research.

Professional activities / interests

  • University of Manitoba – Adjunct professor, Department of Plant Science

  • Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT), Disease Evaluation Team (DET), Chair

  • European and Mediterrenean Cereal Rusts Foundation - Board Member
  • Canadian Journal of Plant Science - Associate Editor 

Key publications

  1. McCallum, B.D., Hiebert, C.W., Thomas, J., Henriquez, M.A. 2017. Fusarium head blight resistance is enhanced by the wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr34. Canadian Phytopathological Society/Canadian Society of Agronomy Joint Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, MB, June 18-22, 2017.

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  2. Knox, R.E., Bokore, F.E., Cuthbert, R.D., McCallum, B.D., Pozniak, C.J., N'Diaye, A., Sharpe, A., Ruan, Y., Hiebert, C.W., McCartney, C.A., Munro, C., Hay, A., Campbell, H.L., and Meyer, B. 2017. Leaf rust resistance on chromosome 7B of common wheat. 13th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, Tulln, Austria, April 23-28, 2017.

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  3. Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., Hiebert, C.W., Pozniak, C.J., Fobert, P.R., Sharpe, A.G., Menzies, J.G., Humphreys, D.G., Rezac Harrison, N., Fellers, J.P., McCallum, B.D., McCartney, C.A. (2017). Highly predictive SNP markers for efficient selection of the wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr16. BMC Plant Biology, [online] 17(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-017-0993-7

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  4. Hiebert, C.W., Rouse, M.N., Nirmala, J., Fetch, T. (2017). Genetic mapping of stem rust resistance to Puccinia graminis f. Sp. Tritici race TRTTF in the Canadian wheat cultivar harvest. Phytopathology, [online] 107(2), 192-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-05-16-0186-R

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  5. Hiebert CW, Rouse MN, Nirmala J, Fetch T (2017) Genetic mapping of stem rust resistance to Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici race TRTTF in the Canadian wheat cultivar ‘Harvest’. Phytopathology 107:192-197

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  6. McCartney, C.A., Kassa, M.T., Hiebert, C.W., You, F.M., Pozniak, C.J., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A.G., Menzies, J.G., Jordan, M.C., Zhu, T., Luo, M.-C., and Fetch Jr., T.G. (2016). "High resolution mapping of the stem rust resistance gene SrCad.", XXIV Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, January 9-13, 2016.

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  7. Hiebert, C.W., Kassa, M.T., McCartney, C.A., You, F.M., Rouse, M.N., Fobert, P., Fetch, T.G. (2016). Genetics and mapping of seedling resistance to Ug99 stem rust in winter wheat cultivar Triumph 64 and differentiation of SrTmp, SrCad, and Sr42. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 129(11), 2171-2177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-016-2765-4

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  8. Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., Fetch, T.G., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A., Pozniak, C.J., Menzies, J.G., Jordan, M.C., Humphreys, G., Zhu, T., Luo, M.C., McCartney, C.A., Hiebert, C.W. (2016). Genetic mapping of SrCad and SNP marker development for marker-assisted selection of Ug99 stem rust resistance in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 129(7), 1373-1382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-016-2709-z

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  9. McCallum BD, Hiebert CW, Fetch TG, McCartney CA, Henriquez MA, Randhawa HS, Cloutier S (2016) Developing a wheat germplasm collection with diverse pathogen and pest resistance. Canadian Phytopathological Society Meeting, Moncton, NB, 12-15 June

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  10. Hiebert, C.W., Kolmer, J.A., McCartney, C.A., Briggs, J., Fetch, T., Bariana, H., Choulet, F., Rouse, M.N., Spielmeyer, W.S. (2016). Major gene for field stem rust resistance co-locates with resistance gene sr12 in 'thatcher' wheat. PLoS ONE, [online] 11(6), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157029

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  11. Barcellos Rosa S, McCallum B, Brule Babel A, Hiebert C, Shorter S, Randhawa H, Barcellos LA (2016) Inheritance of leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in the Brazilian wheat cultivar Toropi. Plant Dis 100: 1132-1137

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  12. Zhang, P., Hiebert, C.W., McIntosh, R.A., McCallum, B.D., Thomas, J.B., Hoxha, S., Singh, D., Bansal, U. (2016). The relationship of leaf rust resistance gene Lr13 and hybrid necrosis gene Ne2m on wheat chromosome 2BS. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 129(3), 485-493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-015-2642-6

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  13. McCallum, B.D., Hiebert, C.W., Cloutier, S., Bakkeren, G., Rosa, S.B., Humphreys, D.G., Marais, G.F., McCartney, C.A., Panwar, V., Rampitsch, C., Saville, B.J., Wang, X. (2016). A review of wheat leaf rust research and the development of resistant cultivars in Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, [online] 38(1), 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2016.1145598

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  14. Babel, C.M., McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Hiebert, C.W., and McCartney, C.A. (2015). "Gene mapping resistance genes for stem and leaf rust resistance in wheat.", International Cereal Rusts and Powdery Mildews Conference, Helsingør, Denmark, July 6-8, 2015. (Poster)

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  15. McCartney, C.A., Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., McCallum, B.D., Hiebert, C.W., Cabral, A.L., Panwar, V., Pozniak, C.J., Menzies, J.G., Humphreys, D.G., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A.G., and Jordan, M.C. (2015). "Progress towards sequencing the leaf rust resistance gene Lr16.", 9th International Wheat Conference 2015, Sydney, Australia, September 20-25, 2015.

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  16. McCartney, C.A., Kassa, M.T., Wise, I.L., Smith, M., Pozniak, C.J., Uauy, C., Forster, R.J., Ordon, F., Sharpe, A.G., Fobert, P., Fox, S.L., You, F.M., Thomas, J., Hiebert, C.W., Jordan, M.C., and Costamagna, A. (2015). "Management of Wheat Midge with Host Genetics.", Department of Entomology Seminar Series, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, January 27, 2015, Invited presentation.

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  17. Hiebert, C.W., Spielmeyer, W., McCartney, C., Kassa, M.T., Fetch Jr., T.G., You, F.M., Menzies, J.G., Humphreys, D.G., and McCallum, B.D. (2015). "Stem rust resistance: two approaches.", in Ogihara, Y. et al. (eds.) - Proceedings of the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, Springer, Chapter 20, pp. 183-192.

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  18. Kassa, M.T., Hiebert, C.W., You, F.M., Fobert, P., Jordan, M.C., Sharpe, A.G., Pozniak, C.J., Fetch Jr., T.G., Zegeye, T., Menzies, J.G., and McCartney, C. (2015). "Genetic mapping and marker development for high-throughput marker-assisted breeding for Ug99 stem rust resistance gene SrCad/Sr42.", Botany 2015, Shaw Convention Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 25-29, 2015.

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  19. Babel, C.M., McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Hiebert, C.W., and McCartney, C.A. (2015). "Genetic mapping of stem and leaf rust resistance in the spring wheat line Kavkaz-K4500.", Manitoba Regional Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society, December 7, 2015. (Presentation)

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  20. Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., Hiebert, C.W., McCallum, B.D., Cabral, A.L., Panwar, V., Pozniak, C.J., Fetch Jr., T.G., Zegeye, T., Menzies, J.G., Humphreys, D.G., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A.G., Jordan, M.C., and McCartney, C.A. (2015). "Targeting high impact wheat resistance genes for leaf rust, Ug99 stem rust and wheat midge.", Canadian Wheat Alliance Annual Science and Business Meeting (Invited), Saskatoon, SK, Canada, July 14-16, 2015. (Presentation)

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Contact

Research facility

Morden Research and Development Centre
Route 100, Unit 100-101
Morden, MB R6M 1Y5
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Genetics›Wheat
Agriculture›Genomics›Wheat

Affiliations

University of Manitoba – Adjunct professor, Department of Plant Science

Language

English