Ron Reade
The Canadian Plant Virus Collection (CPVC) maintains viable virus isolates infecting crops of economic importance in Canada (with a particular emphasis on horticultural crops) and provides access to their genetic information. The CPVC supports Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada priorities, in particular those aimed at addressing threats to the value chain. It is an invaluable resource by providing positive controls for surveys/diagnostic research, and by helping evaluate the diversity of plant viruses and the emergence of virulent strains. . The CPVC is the largest collection of its kind in Canada and is both a repository and distributor of viral genetic resources for Canadian and international researchers and diagnostic groups. The CPVC currently has 746 accessions consisting of both freeze dried (461) and living infected hosts (285) and includes many species significant to Canadian agriculture with representatives from quarantined species, and material preserved for genetic resource purposes.Clients include researchers from AAFC, other federal and provincial departments, universities and the private sector.
Current research and/or projects
- Curator of the Canadian Plant Virus Collection (CPVC)
- Contributing to the “Emerging Fruit Tree Decline” project
Research and/or project statements
- Molecular virology
- Plant-virus interactions
- Virus characterization and analysis
Education and awards
BSc. Microbiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., 1993
Co-Recipient of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Outstanding Achievement in Science Award (2017)
Additional links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ron_Reade
Key publications
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Xiang, Y., Kakani, K., Reade, R., Hui, L., and Rochon, D. (2006). "A 38 amino acid sequence encompassing the arm domain of the Cucumber necrosis virus coat protein functions as a chloroplast transit peptide in infected plants.", Journal of Virology, 80(16), pp. 7952-7964.
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Rochon, D., Xiang, Y., Reade, R., Kakani, K., Theilmann, J., Hui, E., and White, G.M. (2006). "Association of the Cucumber necrosis virus coat protein with chloroplasts and its implications for particle disassembly in plant cells.", Joint Annual Meeting APS/CPS/MSA, Québec City, QC, Canada, July 29-August 2, 2006. (Presentation)
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Rochon, D., Xiang, Y., and Reade, R. (2006). "A 38 amino acid sequence encompassing the arm domain of the Cucumber necrosis virus coat protein functions as a chloroplast transit peptide in infected plants.", 2006 CPS British Columbia Regional Meeting, AAFC Pacific Agriculture Research Centre, Summerland, BC, Canada, October 23-24, 2006. (Presentation)
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Kakani, K., Reade, R., and Rochon, D. (2004). "Evidence that vector transmission of a plant virus requires conformational change in virus particles.", Journal of Molecular Biology, 338(3), pp. 507-517.
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Rochon, D., Kakani, K., Robbins, M., and Reade, R. (2004). "Molecular aspects of plant virus transmission by olpidium and plasmodiophorid vectors.", Annual Review of Phytopathology, 42(1), pp. 211-241.
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Reade, R., Miller, J.J., Robbins, M., Xiang, Y., and Rochon, D. (2003). "Molecular analysis of the cucumber leaf spot virus genome.", Virus Research, 91(2), pp. 171-179.
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Rochon, D., Theilmann, J., James, D.V, Reade, R., Yang, L., and Upton, C. (2003). "Partial molecular characterization of plum pox virus isolates occurring in Canada.", Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 25(2), pp. 198-208.
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Theilmann, J., Mozafari, J., Reade, R., Wu, Z., Xie, W., Jesperson, G.D., Bernardy, M.G., Eastwell, K.C., and Rochon, D. (2002). "Partial nucleotide sequence and genome organization of a Canadian isolate of Little cherry virus and development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based diagnostic test.", Phytopathology, 92(1), pp. 87-98.
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Reade, R., Delroux, K., Macdonald, K., Sit, T.L., Lommel, S.A., and Rochon, D. (2001). "Spontaneous deletion enhances movement of a cucumber necrosis virus based chimera expressing the red clover necrotic mosaic virus movement protein gene.", Molecular Plant Pathology, 2(1), pp. 13-25.
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