Sangeeta Dhaubhadel, Ph.D.

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Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1391 Sandford Street, London, Ontario

Current research and/or projects

  • Soybean Protein and Pathology: Genomic Approaches to Improving Soybeans for Canadian Growers
  •  Enhancing soybean sustainability through new approaches to control diseases
  • The best of both worlds: integrating mineral and microbial-based​ nutrition for improved nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants.
  • Soybean Cluster Activity #7A- Breeding of high yielding, disease resistant & value-added soybean using elite and exotic germplasm

Professional activities / interests

  • Vice-chair of Future Meeting Committee and General member, Phytochemical Society of North America                                     2018-to date                                                             
  • Executive committee member (Secretary and Academic and Industry Liaison), Canadian Association of Plant Biotechnology      2018-to date               
  • Board member, Plant Canada                                                                                                                                                        2019-to date
  • Education Committee member, Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists                                                                                           2009-2012

 

 

Education and awards

Ph. D. Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, Canada

 

Key publications

  1. Dhaubhadel, S., Halane, H., Islam, N., Chatterton, S., Renaud, J., Zhang, Y. (2023) Host-pathogen interaction: Identification of pea signals that trigger Aphanomyces euteiches. 12th Canadian Pulse Research Workshop. Windsor, CA Feb 19-22.

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  2. Khatri, P. and Dhaubhadel, S. (2022) Cytochrome P450s and partial resistance against Phytophthora sojae in soybean. 13th Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology Conference 2022. Quebec City, CA, August 21-24

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  3. Khatri, P. and Dhaubhadel, S. (2022) Cytochrome P450 CYP81 family: ISOFLAVONE HYDROXYLASES and disease resistance in soybean. Phytochemical Society of North America 2022. Blacksburg, VA, July 24-28.

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  4. Islam, N.S. and Dhaubhadel, S. (2022) Old gene P with a new function: Psd, proanthocyanidin accumulation and postharvest seed coat darkening in pinto bean. Phytochemical Society of North America 2022. Blacksburg, VA, July 24-28.

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  5. • Khatri, P*. and Dhaubhadel, S. (2022) Role of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases in partial resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean (Glycine max). International Conference on Pulse Research (ICPR-2022). Virtual Mode, February 10.

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  6. • Copley. E.A.* and Dhaubhadel, S. (2021) A new Ο-methylhydroxy isoflavone in soybean: Structural elucidation and gene identification. Biology Graduate Education Forum. London, ON, CA, Nov 5

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  7. Khatri, P.* and Dhaubhadel, S. (2021) Genome-wide identification of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases provide insight into their role in partial resistance against Phytophthora sojae in soybean (Glycine max). Phytochemical Society of North America 2021. Kelowna, BC, CA, in a virtual format, July 25-30.

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  8. Islam, N.S., Bett, K.E., Pauls, K.P., Marsolais, F., Dhaubhadel, S. (2020). Postharvest seed coat darkening in pinto bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is regulated by Psd, an allele of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor P. Plants People Planet, [online] 2(6), 663-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10132

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  9. Bian, S., Li, R., Xia, S., Liu, Y., Jin, D., Xie, X., Dhaubhadel, S., Zhai, L., Wang, J., Li, X. (2018). Soybean CCA1-like MYB transcription factor GmMYB133 modulates isoflavonoid biosynthesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC), [online] 507(1-4), 324-329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.033

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  10. Anguraj Vadivel, A.K., Krysiak, K., Tian, G., Dhaubhadel, S. (2018). Genome-wide identification and localization of chalcone synthase family in soybean (Glycine max [L]Merr). BMC Plant Biology, [online] 18(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-018-1569-x

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  11. Sukumaran, A., McDowell, T., Chen, L., Renaud, J., Dhaubhadel, S. (2018). Isoflavonoid-specific prenyltransferase gene family in soybean: GmPT01, a pterocarpan 2-dimethylallyltransferase involved in glyceollin biosynthesis. Plant Journal, [online] 96(5), 966-981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14083

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  12. Krolikowski, S., L. Chen, T. McDowell, J. Renaud, S. Dhaubhadel, I. Scott. 2018. Isoflavonoid levels in soybean (Glycine max) cultivars and associated anti-herbivore activity. Poster presentation at the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists Eastern General Meeting, November 24, 2018, London, ON.

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  13. Scott, I., S. Dhaubhadel, L. Chen, K. Drew, T. McDowell, J. Renaud. 2018. Soybean Glycine max cultivars display different host resistance to Tetranychus urticae. Platform presentation at the 10th Spider Mite Genome Meeting, Logrono, La Rioja, Spain, November 5-8, 2018.

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  14. Islam NS, Marsolais F, Dhaubhadel S (2018) Arabidopsis TT8 orthologue of pinto bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) regulates proanthocyanidin genes and seed coat darkening. Plant Biology 2018, Montreal, July 13-18

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  15. Duwadi, K., Austin, R.S., Mainali, H.R., Bett, K., Marsolais, F., Dhaubhadel, S. (2018). Slow darkening of pinto bean seed coat is associated with significant metabolite and transcript differences related to proanthocyanidin biosynthesis. BMC Genomics, [online] 19(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4550-z

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  16. Sepiol, C.J., Yu, J., Dhaubhadel, S. (2017). Genome-wide identification of chalcone reductase gene family in soybean: Insight into root-specific GmCHRs and phytophthora sojae resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science, [online] 8 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02073

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  17. Islam, N., Marsolais, F. and Dhaubhadel, S. (2017) Identification and characterization of slow darkening gene in pinto bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Biennial Bean Improvement Cooperative Meeting, East Lansing, MI, Oct 29-31

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  18. Bian, S., Li, X., Mainali, H., Chen, L. and Dhaubhadel, S. (2017) Genome-wide analysis of DWD proteins in soybean (Glycine max): Significance of Gm08DWD and GmMYB176 interaction in isoflavonoid biosynthesis. PLoS One, Jun 6; 12(6):e0178947. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178947

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  19. Bian, S., Li, X., Mainali, H., Chen, L., Dhaubhadel, S. (2017). Genome-wide analysis of DWD proteins in soybean (Glycine max): Significance of Gm08DWD and GmMYB176 interaction in isoflavonoid biosynthesis. PLoS ONE, [online] 12(6), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178947

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  20. Dastmalchi, M., Chapman, P., Yu, J., Austin, R.S., Dhaubhadel, S. (2017). Transcriptomic evidence for the control of soybean root isoflavonoid content by regulation of overlapping phenylpropanoid pathways. BMC Genomics, [online] 18(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-3463-y

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Contact

Research facility

London Research and Development Centre
1391 Sandford Street
London, ON N5V 4T3
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Molecular genetics›Soybean

Affiliations

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario                2009 - to date
  • Special Graduate Faculty, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph    2015-2017
  • Editor, Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics                                                        2018-to date
  • Academic Editor, PLOS ONE                                                                                     2014-to date
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Life Sciences                                             2009-to date

Language

English