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Christian Danve M. Castroverde
Christian Danve M. Castroverde
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Email: dcastroverde(at)wlu(dot)ca
Phone: 519.884.0710 x3552
Academic Webpage: Laurier Biology • Experts at Laurier
CFI Navigator Webpage: Castroverde Lab (Plant Immunity and Stress Biology)
Social Media Profile: @DanveC or @danvec.bsky.social
Christina Rossi
Christina Rossi
Ph.D. Student (2023-Present)
Ph.D. Student (2023-Present)
M.Sc. Student (2021-2023)
M.Sc. Student (2021-2023)
Dr. Janet Velázquez Pérez
Dr. Janet Velázquez Pérez
Postdoctoral Fellow* (July 2024-Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow* (July 2024-Present)
*Co-supervised with Dr. Sarah Poynter and Dr. Stephanie DeWitte-Orr (Health Science)
Vanessa Shivnauth
Vanessa Shivnauth
M.Sc. Student (Fall 2025-Present)
M.Sc. Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Ritchi Sarin
Ritchi Sarin
Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Tanya Sarin
Tanya Sarin
Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Jaya VOS
Jaya VOS
Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Lab Alumni
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Professors
Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Professors
Dr. Wasan Mudher - Visiting Professor (June 2022-June 2023); Scholars-At-Risk Visiting Researcher (September 2023-June 2024)
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Alyssa Shields - M.Sc. Student (2020-2022); Honours Thesis Student (2019-2020)
Eric Marchetta - M.Sc. Student (2021-2023); Directed Studies Student (Winter 2021)
Spencer Tout - M.Sc. Student (2022-Present); Independent Study Student (Summer 2023)
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Damaris Dina - USRA Student (Summer 2020); Volunteer (Winter 2020)
Jaqueline Ipina-Salguero - Honours Thesis Student (2020-2021); Volunteer Student (Winter 2020)
Andy Tran - Volunteer Student (Winter 2021)
Vanessa Shivnauth - Research Assistant (Summer 2021); Honours Thesis Student (2020-2021); Mitacs Student (Summer 2020); Directed Studies Student (Winter 2020, Summer 2021); Volunteer Student (Fall 2019)
Hasan Abdullah - Volunteer Student (Summer 2021)
Sonya Pretheepkumar - Honours Thesis Student (2021-2022)
Avneet Brar - Volunteer Student (Fall 2021-Winter 2022)
Rushil Parikh - Volunteer Student (Summer 2021-Winter 2022)
Layana Khan - Volunteer Student (Fall 2021-Winter 2022)
Karen Liu - Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2022-Winter 2023); Directed Studies Student (Summer 2022)
Dhrashti Patel - Honours Thesis Student (Fall 2022-Winter 2023)
Dana Biruk - MITACS Globalink Research Internship Scholar (Summer 2023)
Keaun Amani - Volunteer Bioinformaticist (Fall 2021-Winter 2024); Directed Studies Student (Summer 2022)
Nikaela Walker - Volunteer Student (Fall 2023-Winter 2024); NSERC USRA (Summer 2023); Volunteer Student (Fall 2022-Winter 2023)
Harris Mariampillai - Volunteer Student (Fall 2022-Winter 2023; Fall 2023-Winter 2024)
Fahreen Nur - NSERC USRA (Summer 2024); Volunteer Student (Fall 2022-Winter 2023; Fall 2023-Winter 2024)
Shrujana Kandadai - MITACS Globalink Research Internship Scholar (Summer 2024)
Shahmeen Farooqi - Honours Thesis Student* (2024-2025)
Arma Salanga - Honours Thesis Student* (2024-2025); *Co-supervised with Dr. Ken Maly (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Ravleen Kaur - Volunteer Student (Fall 2024-Winter 2025)
Katrina Bowman - Directed Studies Student (Winter 2025)
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