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Kristine Cabugao

Guest Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Phone: 707-631-9219

kcabugao@lbl.gov

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

I am a Plant-Microbial-Soil Postdoctoral Fellow with the Chakraborty Lab in the Ecology Department of the Earth and Environmental Science Area at Berkeley Lab. Previously I completed an interdisciplinary program in Energy Science & Engineering with the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. During my graduate studies I focused on plant-microbial interactions impacting phosphorus acquisition in tropical forests. Currently, my research examines microbial community influences on plant growth to improve biofuel development as well as microbial activities that drive carbon cycling in subsurface environments.

Research Interests

My research centers on developing a mechanistic understanding of how plants and microbes affect soil biogeochemistry, especially nutrient cycling. I draw on multidisciplinary data from field and laboratory studies that incorporates plant traits, microbial community analysis, and corresponding environmental factors. My goal is to work across scales to inform ecosystem model development of carbon cycling feedbacks and nature-based solutions to climate change.

Education

  • Ph.D., Energy Science and Engineering, Climate Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2020
  • B.S., Molecular Environmental Biology, Ecology concentration, University of California Berkeley, 2013

Experience

  • Guest Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2022-Present
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2020-2022
  • Graduate Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2015-2020
  • Summer Research Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 2017

Undergraduate Research Experience

  • Field and Lab Student Technician, University of California Berkeley, 2011-2014
  • Undergraduate Intern, University of California Berkeley, 2013
  • Field Technician, University of California Berkeley, 2013

Fellowships and Awards

  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Summer Fellowship, 2017
  • Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education Fellowship, 2014

Professional and Community Engagement

  • Toastmasters International, 2020
  • Society for Ecological Restoration, 2020
  • Skype a Scientist, 2019
  • Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, 2019
  • Ecological Society of America, 2015
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