Bernard R. Glick
Biography
Bernard Glick carries out research in plant-microbial interactions. His findings include discovering how certain bacteria can help plants grow, even under stressful conditions, such as drought. He's shown that growth-promoting bacteria can be successfully applied to several food crops as a more sustainable alternative to using chemicals.
With over 72,000 citations and an h-index of 113, Professor Glick has one of the highest citation records at the University of Waterloo.
- Top 0.1% of the world’s most cited researchers, 2010-2022; according to the “Web of Science”.
- Ranked #181 among the world’s Microbiologists and #5 in Canada; according to: Research.com, 2023.
Research Areas:
- Isolation, characterization and manipulation of microbial genes which encode products that are involved in the microbial stimulation of plant growth.
- Use of bacteria as biocontrol agents to control fungal diseases.
- Biochemical and physiological consequences of the genetic transformation of plant growth-promoting bacteria.
- Microbial phytohormone biosynthesis.
- Use of plant-microbial combinations to remediate contaminated soils.
- Ethylene modulated gene expression.
With over 72,000 citations and an h-index of 113, Professor Glick has one of the highest citation records at the University of Waterloo.
- Top 0.1% of the world’s most cited researchers, 2010-2022; according to the “Web of Science”.
- Ranked #181 among the world’s Microbiologists and #5 in Canada; according to: Research.com, 2023.
Research Areas:
- Isolation, characterization and manipulation of microbial genes which encode products that are involved in the microbial stimulation of plant growth.
- Use of bacteria as biocontrol agents to control fungal diseases.
- Biochemical and physiological consequences of the genetic transformation of plant growth-promoting bacteria.
- Microbial phytohormone biosynthesis.
- Use of plant-microbial combinations to remediate contaminated soils.
- Ethylene modulated gene expression.
Research Interests
- Molecular genetics
- Microbiology
- Plant physiology, growth and development
Education
- 1974 Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada
- 1972 M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada
- 1969 B.Sc. Chemistry, The City College of New York, United States
Awards
- 2011 Lady Davis Fellowship, The Technion, Haifa, Israel
- 2010 Career Achievement Award, Canadian Council of University Biology Chairs
- 2009 Salamanca University Fellowship, Salamanca, Spain
- 2001 Université Claude Bernard Fellowship, Lyon, France
- 1992 Lady Davis Fellowship, The Technion, Haifa, Israel (1992-93, 1994-95)
Selected/Recent Publications
- Duca, D.R. and Glick, B.R. 2020. Indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis and its regulation in plant-associated bacteria. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 104:8607-8619.
- Ali, S., and Glick, B.R. 2021. The biochemistry and molecular biology of the enzyme ACC deaminase. In: Microbes: The Foundation Stone of the Biosphere. C. Hurst (Ed.). Chapter 19, pp. 365-390, Springer, Switzerland.
- Glick, B.R. and Gamalero, E. 2021. Recent developments in the study of plant microbiomes. Microorg. 9:1533.
- Glick, B.R. and Nascimento, F.X. 2021. Pseudomonas 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase and its role in beneficial plant-microbe interactions. Microorg. 9:2467.
- Stegelmeier, A.A., Rose, D.M., Joris, B.R. and Glick, B.R. 2022. The use of PGPB to promote plant hydroponic growth. Plants 11:2783.
- Gamalero, E., Lingua, G. and Glick, B.R. 2023. Ethylene, ACC, and the plant growth-promoting enzyme ACC deaminase. Biology 12:1043.
- Please see Bernard Glick's Google Scholar profile for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=RTUAAoUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao