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I obtained my BSc (summa cum laude) at the University of the Philippines Diliman, working as an undergraduate thesis student for Dr. Cynthia Hedreyda. I completed my MSc and PhD degrees at the University of Guelph, under the supervision of Dr. Jane Robb and Dr. Ross Nazar. Before joining ³Ô¹ÏÍø, I was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory and Plant Resilience Institute (Michigan State University) in the laboratory of Dr. Sheng Yang He (Howard Hughes Medical Institute). There, I characterized regulatory mechanisms of plant immune signaling and microbial pathogenesis.
My laboratory is currently investigating how environmental factors (like elevated temperature) influence plant immune responses at the molecular level. The aim of my research program is to create an integrative model of the mechanisms underlying plant-pathogen interactions in a changing environment, in order to better understand and improve plant resilience.
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Merit in Research (2024)
- NSERC Research Tools and Instrumentation (2024-2025)
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Early Career Researcher Award (2023)
- Editorial Board, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2023-present)
- NSERC Research Tools and Instrumentation (2022-2023)
- OMAFRA Ontario Agri-food Research Initiative (2021-2023)
- Editorial Board, Frontiers in Plant Science (2021-present)
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Research Grant (2021-2022)
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Equipment Grant (2021-2022)
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Merit in Research and Teaching (2020)
- NSERC Discovery Grant (2020-2026)
- NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement (2020-2025)
- John R. Evans Leaders Fund - Canada Foundation for Innovation (2020)
- Ontario Research Fund - Small Infrastructure Fund (2020)
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Travel Grant (2020-2022)
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2018-19)
- Assistant Features Editor, The Plant Cell (2018-19)
- Michigan State University (MSU) Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar (2017)
- MSU Leadership Academy (2017)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2013-14, 2007-09)
- NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2010-13)
- The Guelph Mercury Top 40 Under 40 Award (2013)
The Castroverde Lab is currently looking for motivated graduate and undergraduate students to investigate the mechanisms underlying temperature regulation of various plant defence pathways. Students will learn concepts and methodologies in plant biology, molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry and genetics. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a curriculum vitae and a one-page statement of research interests.
Plant Cell Environ. doi: 10.1111/pce.15098.
Mol Cells. 47(9):100104. doi: 10.1016/j.mocell.2024.100104.
Trends Plant Sci. 29(8):895-914. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.03.004.
Funct Integr Genomics. 23(3):236. doi: 10.1007/s10142-023-01172-3.
Plant Direct. 7(7):e509. doi: 10.1002/pld3.509.
Rossi, C.A.M., Marchetta, E.J.R., Kim, J.H. and Castroverde, C.D.M. (2023) Trends in Biochemical Sciences. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2023.05.004
Kim, J.H., Castroverde, C.D.M.*, Huang, S., Li, C., Hilleary, R., Seroka, A., Sohrabi, R., Medina-Yerena, D., Huot, B., Wang, J., Nomura, K., Marr, S.K., Wildermuth, M.C., Chen, T., MacMicking, J.D., and He, S.Y. Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04902-y. *Co-first and co-corresponding author
Shields, A., Shivnauth, V. and Castroverde, C.D.M. (2022) Frontiers in Plant Science. 13:841688. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.841688
Saleem, M., Fariduddin, Q. and Castroverde, C.D.M. (2021) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 168:381-397. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.10.011.
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Wani, K.I., Naeem, M., Castroverde, C.D.M., Kalaji, H.M., Albaqami, M. and Aftab, T. (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(17):9656.
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Castroverde, C.D.M. and Dina, D. (2021) Journal of Experimental Botany, erab257.
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Wani, K.I., Zehra, A., Choudhary, S., Naeem, M., Khan, M.M.A., Castroverde, C.D.M. and Aftab, T. (2020) Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, .
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Kim, J.H. and Castroverde, C.D.M. (2020) Plants, 9:E434.
For a complete list of publications, please visit my page.
BI236 (Cell Biology; previously Cell and Molecular Biology)
BI369 (Plant Physiology)
BI396X (Molecular Biology of Plant Growth)
BI463 (Environmental Stress Biology of Plants)
BI495 (Directed Studies)
BI691 (Independent Study)
³Ô¹ÏÍø Annual Research Report:
"Bolstering Plant Immunity" - Inspired Research. REAL IMPACT
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Office location: BA-436A (Bricker Academic, Waterloo campus)
Office hours: By appointment.
Languages spoken: English, Tagalog, Waray
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