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 Dr. Brian Ellis
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
University of British Columbia
231-2357 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z5
Genome BC Project Leader
Brian Ellis received his undergraduate education at the University of New Brunswick in biology and chemistry (1965), and his Ph.D. in plant biochemistry from the University of British Columbia (1969). After postdoctorate training in Germany and Ontario, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Guelph in 1973 in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Among his other duties at the U. of Guelph, he served as the Acting Director of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology (1986/87).
In 1989, Dr. Ellis became Head of the Department of Plant Science at the University of British Columbia, a position that he held until 1998. During part of this time, he was also Acting Head of the Department of Soil Science (1993/94). He is now a Professor and since 2001, Associate Director, of the Michael Smith Laboratories at UBC, with a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.
Dr. Ellis' research interests are in the area of plant metabolism. His current projects include biochemistry and evolution of metabolic enzymes, discovery of signalling mechanisms through which plants sense and respond to environmental changes, and genetic engineering of crop and forest plants to improve their value.
His recent teaching assignments include courses in plant breeding and biotechnology, plant-microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture and professional communication. In 2000/01, he served as co-chair of the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on "The Future of Food Biotechnology".
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