Roles and responsibilities
- Research Associate in the Aquatic and Crop Resource Development (ACRD) division -
Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to research excellence and strive to advance the scientific contributions and impact made by NRC
Current research and/or projects
Targeted trait improvement of the Pisum sativum (pea) seed coat (SPP Project)
Programming Brassica seed coat to improve processing and protein quality (ACRD Project)
Examining peak potency and harvest timing in Cannabis sativa using synchrotron 3D chemical imaging (New Beginnings Project)
Research and/or project statements
Developmental, genetic and molecular dissection of factors contributing to seed coat formation.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Botany 2008-2014
Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Advisors: Dr. Carl Douglas, Dr. Lacey Samuels
Bachelor of Science (Honours) 2003-2008
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Supervisor: Dr. Doug Muench
Professional activities/interests
Coordinator, 500 Women Scientists Saskatoon Pod
Affiliations
Member of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB/SCBV), American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) and 500 Women Scientists
Awards
Taylor A. Steeves Award 2014
Selected by the Canadian Botanical Association. Awarded first place publication in the area of plant development, structure or morphology for Quilichini et al. 2014 Annals of Botany
Ragai Ibrahim Award Honourable Mention 2014
Selected by the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists. Honourable mention for the Quilichini et al., 2014 Plant Cell publication
Best Poster Presentation 2014
International meeting hosted by American and Canadian Societies of Plant Biologists, Portland, Oregon. Awarded Canadian Society of Plant Biologist best senior student poster presentation
Mitacs Elevate Fellowship 2014-2016
Funding industry-academic post-doctoral research with Anandia Laboratories and UBC
1st Place, Student Oral Presentation 2012
International Conference on Plant Metabolism, Banff
Postgraduate Scholarship (NSERC PGS-D2) 2010-2012
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Four-Year Fellowship 2010
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Science Graduate Award 2010
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Dr. Steiner Cancer Research Foundation Special Fellowship 2010
International Meeting on ABC Proteins, Innsbruck, Austria.
Postgraduate Scholarship (NSERC PGS-M) 2008-2010
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Graduate Entrance Scholarship 2008
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Reg Prince Memorial Prize in Botany 2007
University of Calgary, Department of Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Research Experience Award 2007
University of Calgary, Faculty of Science
Certification/Licenses/Trades
Effective Supervision, Postdoctoral Fellows Office, UBC 2016
Career Professionalism, Mitacs Step 2015
Communication Skills, Mitacs Step 2015
NSERC Grant Writing, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, UBC 2015
Managing Human Resources in R&D, Mitacs Elevate 2014
Presentation Skills training, Mitacs Step 2014
Networking Skills training, Mitacs Step 2014
WordPress Basics, Centre for Teaching & Learning, UBC 2013
Sustainable Food two-day course, UBC Continuing Studies 2012
Mentor Development Workshop, UBC 2012
Biology Program Teaching Assistant Professional Development Certificate 2011-2013
Photoshop Level One, UBC Continuing Studies 2011
Intellectual Property, Mitacs Step 2011
Instructional Skills Workshop, UBC 2010
Entrepreneurship Workshop, funded by UBC NSERC CREATE grant 2010
Project Management Workshop, funded by UBC NSERC CREATE grant 2010
Science in the Media, Faculty of Graduate Studies 2010
Key publications
- Nilsen, K.T., S. Walkowiak, D. Xiang, P. Gao, T.D. Quilichini, I.R. Willick, B. Byrns, A. N’Diaye, J. Enns, K. Wiebe, Y. Ruan, M. Craze, E.J. Wallington, J. Simmonds, C. Uauy, R. Datla, and C.J. Pozniak (2020) Copy number variation of TdDof controls solid-stemmed architecture in wheat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Qin, L., Z. Zhou, Q. Li, C. Zhai, L. Liu, T.D. Quilichini, P. Gao, S.A. Kessler, Y. Jaillais, R. Datla, G. Peng, D. Xiang, Y. Wei (2020) Specific recruitment of phosphoinositide species to the plant-pathogen interfacial membrane underlies Arabidopsis susceptibility to fungal infection. The Plant Cell 32(5): 1665-1688.
- Quilichini, T.D.*, Xiang, D.*, Z. Liu, P. Gao, Y. Pan, Q. Li, K.T. Nilsen, P. Venglat, E. Esteban, A. Pasha, Y. Wang, R. Wen, Z. Zhang, Z. Hao, E. Wang, Y. Wei, R. Cuthbert, L.V. Kochian, A. Sharpe, N. Provart, D. Weijers, C.S. Gillmor, C. Pozniak, R. Datla (2019) The transcriptional landscape of polyploid wheats and their diploid ancestors during embryogenesis and grain development. The Plant Cell 31(12): 2888-2911.
* co-first author
- Quilichini, T.D.*, Livingston S.J.*, J.K. Booth, D.C.J. Wong, K.H. Rensing, J. Laflamme-Yonkman, S.D. Castellarin, J. Bohlmann, J.E. Page, A.L. Samuels (2019) Cannabis flowers are dominated by unique stalked glandular trichomes. The Plant Journal 101(1): 37-56.
*co-first author. Includes publication of image by T.D. Quilichini as journal cover
- Gao, P., Xiang, D., Quilichini, T. D., Venglat, P., Pandey, P. K., Wang, E., ... & Datla, R. (2019). Gene expression atlas of embryo development in Arabidopsis. Plant reproduction, 32(1), 93-104.
- Quilichini, T. D., Gao, P., Pandey, P. K., Xiang, D., Ren, M., & Datla, R. (2019). A role for TOR signaling at every stage of plant life. Journal of experimental botany, 70(8), 2285-2296.
- Pandey, P. K., Quilichini, T. D., Vaid, N., Gao, P., Xiang, D., & Datla, R. (2019). Versatile and multifaceted CRISPR/Cas gene editing tool for plant research. In Seminars in cell & developmental biology. Academic Press.
- Deng, Y., R. Srivastava, T.D. Quilichini, H. Dong, Y. Bao, H.T. Horner, S.H. Howell (2016) IRE1, a component of the unfolded protein response signaling pathway, protects pollen development in Arabidopsis from heat stress. The Plant Journal 88(2): 193-204.
- Quilichini, T. D., A.L. Samuels, C.J. Douglas (2015) Analysis of developing pollen grains within intact Arabidopsis thaliana anthers by Olympus two-photon laser scanning microscopy. Bio-protocol 5(23): e1677. http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1677
- Quilichini, T.D., E. Grienenberger, C.J. Douglas (2015) The biosynthesis, composition and assembly of the sporopollenin-based outer pollen wall: a tough case to crack. Phytochemistry 113: 170-182.
- Quilichini, T.D., A.L. Samuels, C.J. Douglas (2014) ABCG26-mediated polyketide trafficking and hydroxycinnamoyl spermidines contribute to pollen wall exine formation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 26(11): 4483-4498.
* Ragai Ibrahim Award Honourable Mention, CSPB
- Quilichini, T.D., C.J. Douglas, A.L. Samuels (2014) New views of tapetum ultrastructure and pollen exine development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Annals of Botany 114(6): 1189-1201.
* First place winner of Taylor A. Steeves Award, Canadian Botanical Association
- Qin, P., B. Tu, Y. Wang, L. Deng, T.D. Quilichini, T. Ling, H. Wang, B. Ma, S. Li (2012) ABCG15 Encodes an ABC Transporter Protein, and is Essential for Post-meiotic Anther and Pollen Exine Development in Rice. Plant Cell Physiology 54: 138-154.
- Quilichini, T.D., M. Friedmann, A.L. Samuels, C.J. Douglas (2010) ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter G26 is required for male fertility and pollen exine formation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 154: 678-690.
- Quilichini, T.D., and D.G. Muench (2008) The microtubule proteome: A role in regulating protein synthesis and import into organelles? In: The Plant Cytoskeleton: a Key Tool for Agro-Biotechnology. YB Blume et al., ed. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C - Environmental Security, pp. 267-281.
Previous work experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC and Tilray, Nanaimo Licensed Producer 2016
NSERC Engage
Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC and Anandia Laboratories Inc. 2014-2016
Mitacs Elevate
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