PVY Findings and Management
Dr. Tyler MacKenzie is the Research & Development Coordinator at the Agricultural Certification Services Lab of Potatoes New Brunswick. There, he has conducted research trials and collaborated with
industry partners, government agencies and local growers on potato crop protection since 2012. Specializing in molecular virology and epidemiology, his work has focused on developing evidence-based management strategies for PVY control, as well as research on PLRV, PMTV and other potato pathogens like Verticillium, Root Lesion Nematode and Dickeya. Dr. MacKenzie grew up in part on a family beef farm in Doaktown, NB, later pursuing degrees at Dalhousie and Mount Allison Universities, ultimately receiving his PhD in Biology from the University of New Brunswick in 2004. He later held a post-doctoral research position at the Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (Université de Montréal). Alongside his research, Dr. MacKenzie has taught university-level courses in introductory biology, cell and molecular biology and environmental science at several institutions in Canada and the USA.