Marta Izydorczyk PhD

Program Manager, Basic Barley Research
Crops Section
Grain Research Laboratory

Canadian Grain Commission employee since 2001.

Area of expertise includes molecular structure and physiochemical properties of starch and non-starch polysaccharides, their chemical and enzymatic modification, and their interactions with proteins, lipids and other components of cereal grains.

Education

Doctorate
Food and nutritional sciences
University of Manitoba
1993

Master of Science
Food science
University of Manitoba
1989

Bachelor of Science
Chemistry
Ryerson Polytechnical University, Toronto
1986

Awards and recognition

Individual NSERC Discovery Grant, 2007

Speaker, Belfort Carbohydrate Lecture at the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University, 2007

Co-chair, 5th Canadian Barley Symposium and the District of Western Canada Master Brewers Association of the Americas joint meeting, 2007

Speaker, Department of Plant Science Seminar series at the University of Manitoba, 2007

Co-chair, International Plant Polysaccharide Workshop, 2006

Presenter, joint Symposium of the Carbohydrate and Protein Divisions of the AACC International, 2006

Lecturer, International Forum on Cereal Science: Cereal Foods, Cooperation, and Opportunities, Canadian Session on Cereal Sciences, 2006

Certificate of Appreciation, Career Mentor Program at the University of Manitoba, 2006

Certificate of Appreciation, AACC International and the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, 2006

Appointed Senior Editor of the journal Cereal Chemistry, 2006

Program team appointee, World Grain Summit, 2005 Lecturer, Winnipeg Brewmasters’ meeting, 2005

Certificate of Appreciation, Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association, Inc., 2005

Presenter, Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute 19th Triennial Barley Improvement Meeting, 2004.

Professional affiliations and development

Member, Malt Barley Schedule Working Group, 2007-present

Secretary, Board of Directors of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), 2007-present

Member, Canada Grain Regulation Committee, 2007-present

Secretary, Malt, Feed, and Food Barley Group of the Barley Development Council, 2007-present

Member, AACC International Task Force, 2007

Member, National Steering Committee, Canadian Special Crop Association, 2007

Member, Scientific Advisory Panel to the American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACC), 2006-present

Chair, Barley Quality Evaluation Team for the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley, 2006-present

Appointee, American Association of Cereal Chemists International Publication Task Force, 2005-present

Adjunct professor, Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba, 2004-present

Leader, Food Barley Advisory Group to the Evaluation Team for Barley Quality, Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley, 2004-present

Member, Barley Development Council, 2004-present

Member, Barley and Other Cereal Grains Sub-Committee, Western Standards Committee, 2004-present

Member, North American Buckwheat Promotional Committee, Canadian Special Crops Association, 2004-present

Member, Technical Committee of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, 2004-2007

Publications

See the CGC list of published scientific and technical papers.