About me
I'm a Canadian cell and molecular biologist interested in catabolic processes, specifically autophagy ("self-eating") and programmed cell death (PCD). After completing my PhD studies at Dalhousie University (Canada) under the supervision of Dr. Arunika Gunawardena, I started a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sweden. As a member of the Plant Catabolism Laboratory of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), I have been studying autophagy and developing new tools and strategies to manipulate and further unravel this critical biochemical pathway in plants. I am dedicated to understand how autophagy can be leveraged for the improvement of agriculture and human health. In addition to my research, I am passionate about volunteer work with a focus on science communication and public outreach.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
2018-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Molecular Sciences
Uppsala, Sweden
2018-2020
Confocal Platform Manager
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Facilities Management, BioCenter
Uppsala, Sweden
2011-2017
Graduate Studies
Dalhousie University
Department of Biology
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
2007-2011
BSc. Honours
Dalhousie University
Department of Biology
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
2007
Digital Graphic Design
Art Institute of Toronto
Certificate Program
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
2002-2011
Entrepreneur
TEACHING
STRATEGY
BRANDING
DESIGN
Confocal Microscopy (2019)
Course leader and lecturer
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Genetic Molecular Plant Science (2018-2020)
Guest lecturer
Stockholm University | Uppsala University
Economic Botany (2017)
Guest lecturer
Dalhousie University
Plant Cell Biology (2015-2017)
Guest lecturer and demonstrator
Dalhousie University
Diversity of Life (2014)
Teaching assistant
Dalhousie University
Introductory Biology (2012)
Teaching Assistant
Dalhousie University
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
2021
BMC Biology
Research Article
2020
Bio-Protocol
Method Article
Elena A. Minina, Adrian N Dauphinee, Florentine Ballhaus, Vladimir Gogvadze, Andrei P Smertenko, Peter V Bozhkov | doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01018-z
Tandem Tag Assay Optimized for Semi-automated in vivo Autophagic Activity Measurement in Arabidopsis thaliana roots
Adrian N Dauphinee, Jonas A Ohlsson, Elena A Minina |10.21769/BioProtoc.3535
2019
Plant Physiology
Breakthrough Technologies
Chemical Screening Pipeline for Identification of Specific Plant Autophagy Modulators
Adrian N Dauphinee, Catarina Cardoso, Kerstin Dalman, Jonas A Ohlsson, Stina Berglund Fick, Stéphanie Robert, Glenn R Hicks, Peter V Bozhkov, Elena A Minina | doi.org/10.1104/pp.19.00647
2019
Journal of Experimental Botany
Research Article
Hsp70 plays a role in programmed cell death during the remodelling of leaves of the lace plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis)
Nathan M Rowarth, Adrian N Dauphinee, Georgia L Denbigh, Arunika HLAN Gunawardena | doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz447
2019
Frontiers in Plant Science
Research Article
The Function of Autophagy in Lace Plant Programmed Cell Death
Adrian N Dauphinee, Georgia L Denbigh, Alice Rollini, Meredith Fraser, Christian R Lacroix, Arunika HLAN Gunawardena | doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01198
2017
Autophagy
Research Article
Piyush Mishra, Adrian N Dauphinee, Carl Ward, Sovan Sarkar, Arunika HLAN Gunawardena, Ravi Manjithaya | doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2017.1339002
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & VOLUNTEER GROUPS
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Microscopy - Mastery
(CLSM, Two-Photon, SEM & TEM)
Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop - Mastery
Adobe Premiere Pro - Expert
Prezi & Microsoft Powerpoint - Expert
Microsoft Excel & Word - Expert
Computer Programming
GRANTS AND AWARDS
1. FORMAS mobility grant (funding for 2020-2023)
2. NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017 (funding for 2018-2019)
3. Taylor A. Steeves Award (Canadian Botanical Association), 2017
4. Outstanding Student Award (International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, CN), 2017
5. Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress (Prague, CZ), Best Poster Award, 2016
6. Botany (Journal) - Cover Image Competition, 2016
7. Science As Art Calendar Photo Competition (Dalhousie University), 2016
8. Botany (Journal) - Outstanding Reviewer, 2015
9. Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress (Dublin, IR), Best Poster Award, 2014
10. John Macoun Travel Bursary (Canadian Botanical Association), 2014
11. Botany: Celebrating Diversity Travel Award (New Orleans, USA), 2013
12. President’s Award (Dalhousie University), 2013 -2015
13. Izaak Walton Killam Predoctoral Scholarship (Dalhousie University), 2013 - 2017
14. NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D; Dalhousie University), 2013-2016
15. John Macoun Travel Bursary (Canadian Botanical Association), 2012
16. Paul Odense Memorial Award (Microscopical Society of Canada), 2012
17. Dr. Gérard T. Simon Award (Microscopical Society of Canada), 2012
18. NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters (CGS-M), 2012
19. Best Oral Presentation, Undergraduate Science Conference (Dalhousie University), 2011
20. Biology Departmental Scholarship (Dalhousie University), 2011-2012
21. In Course Scholarship (Dalhousie University), 2011
22. Sarah Lawson Research Scholarship (Dalhousie University), 2010