Dr. Leonardo Galindo Gonzalez

Lead Molecular Identification Research Lab (MIRL)
Research using omics, bioinformatics and molecular biology approaches for the study and identification of noxious and regulated plants/seeds.
Current research and/or projects
Development of molecular biology and omic tools to study and identify noxious and regulated plants/seeds.
Research and/or project statements
- Genome skimming to find novel DNA barcodes for plant/seed identification.
- Protein biotyping as a novel way to identify seeds.
- DNA barcoding of the CFIA herarium collection.
Professional activities / interests
- Associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences.
- Omics, bioinformatics, plant stress, transposable elements.
- Student mentorship and supervision.
- Science education in formal and non-formal environments.
Education and awards
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Philosophy, Plant biology - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 2016.
- Master of Science, Plant biology - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 2008.
- Bachelor of Science, Biology - Department of Biology, National University of Colombia, 2001.
AWARDS
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Faculty of Science Doctoral Dissertation Award, University of Alberta, 2017.
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Bill Samuel Graduate Student Service Award, University of Alberta, 2016.
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President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction, University of Alberta, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
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Canada Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2013 to 2014.
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Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, 2013 to 2016.
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Canada Graduate Scholarship – Alexander Graham Bell (Doctoral), National - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2013 to 2016.
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Susan Eberlein Graduate Scholarship in Genetics, University of Alberta, 2013.
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Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral), University of Alberta, 2012 to 2013.
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University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship September 2012
International experience and/or work
French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRAE), Internship, 2013 to 2014, Versailles, France.
- Transposable element markers and responses to stress.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Research Assistant, 2001 to 2005, Cali, Colombia.
- Abiotic responses in common bean and rice.
- Transposable elements in common bean.
- Molecular marker development.
Additional links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leonardo-Galindo-Gonzalez
Key publications
Tso H.; Galindo-González L.; Locke T.; Strelkov S.E. 2022. rhPCR and SNaPshot assays to distinguish Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotype clusters. Plant Methods. 18:91.
Galindo-González L.; Hwang S-F.; Strelkov S.E. 2021. Candidate Effectors of Plasmodiophora brassicae Pathotype 5X During Infection of Two Brassica napus Genotypes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:742268.
Tso H.; Galindo-González L.; Strelkov S.E. 2021. Current and future pathotyping platforms for Plasmodiophora brassicae in Canada. Plants. 10:1446.
Askarian H.; AkhavanA.; Galindo-González L.; Hwang S-F.; Strelkov S.E. 2020. Genetic structure of Plasmodiophora brassicae populations virulent on clubroot resistant canola (Brassica napus). Plant Disease. doi: https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-1980-RE.
Zhou Q. (trainee); Galindo-González L.; Manolii V.; Hwang S-F.; Strelkov S.E. 2020. Comparative transcriptome analysis of rutabaga (Brassica napus) cultivars indicates activation of salicylic acid and ethylene-mediated defenses in response to Plasmodiophora brassicae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21:838.
Zhou Q.(trainee); Galindo-González L.; Hwang S-F.; Strelkov S.E. 2020. Application of genomics and transcriptomics to accelerate development of clubroot resistant canola. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2020.1794541.
Galindo-González L.; Manolii V.; Hwang S-F.; Strelkov S.E. 2020. Response of Brassica napus to Plasmodiophora brassicae involves salicylic acid-mediated immunity: an RNA-seq-based study. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:1025.
Galindo-González L.; Sarmiento F.; Quimbaya M.A. 2018. Shaping plant adaptability, genome structure and gene expression through transposable element epigenetic control: Focus on methylation. Agronomy. 8:180
Galindo-González L.; Mhiri C.; Deyholos M.K.; Grandbastien M.A. 2017. LTR retrotransposon in plants: engines of evolution. GENE. 626:14-25.
Galindo-González L.; Mhiri C.; Grandbastien M.A.; Deyholos M.K. 2016. Ty1-copia elements reveal diverse insertion sites linked to polymorphisms among flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) accessions. BMC Genomics. 17:1002.
Galindo-González L.; Deyholos M.K. 2016. RNA-seq transcriptome response of flax (Linum usitatissimum) to the pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7:1766.
Galindo-González L.M.; El Kayal W.; Morris J.S.; Cooke J.E.K. 2015. Diverse chitinases are invoked during the activity-dormancy transition in spruce. Tree genetics and genomes. 11:41.
Galindo-González L.; Pinzon-Latorre D.; Bergen E.A.; Jensen D.C.; Deyholos M.K. 2015. Ion torrent sequencing as a tool for mutation discovery in the flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genome. Plant methods. 11:19.
Arango-Velez L.; Galindo L.M.; Meents M.; ElKayal W.; Cooke B.J.; Linsky J.; Lusebrink I.; Cooke J.E.K. 2013. Influence of water deficit on the molecular responses of Pinus contorta x Pinus banksiana mature trees to infection by the mountain pine beetle fungal associate, Grosmannia clavigera. Tree physiology. 34:1220-1239.
Galindo L.M.; Deyholos M.K. 2012. Identification, characterization and distribution of transposable elements in the flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genome. BMC genomics. 13:644.
Wang Z.; Hobson N.; Galindo L.M.; Zhu S.; Shi D.; McDill J.; Yang L.; Hawkins S.; Neutelings G.; Datla R.; Lambert G.; Galbraith D.W.; Grassa C.J.; Geraldes A.; Cronk Q.C.; Cullis C.; Dash P.K.; Kumar P.A.; Cloutier S.; Sharpe A.G.; Wong G.K.S.; Wang J.; Deyholos M.K. 2012. The genome of flax (Linum usitatissimum) assembled de novo from short shotgun sequence reads. The Plant Journal. 72:461-73
Galindo L.M.; ElKayal W.; Ju C.; Allen C.; King-Jones S.; Cooke J.E.K. 2012. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of white spruce stems during the transition from active growth to dormancy. Plant Cell and Environment. 35:682-701.
Arango-Velez L.; Meents M.; Linsky J.; ElKayal W.; Adams E.; Galindo L.M.; Cooke J.E.K. 2011. Influence of water deficit on the induced and constitutive responses of pines to infection by mountain pine beetle fungal associates. BMC proceedings. 5(Suppl 7): O29.
Galindo L.M.; Gaitán E.; Baccam P.; Tohme J. 2004. Isolation and characterization of Ty1-copia group retrotransposon rnase-ltr sequences in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Genome.47:84-95.