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Marina Cvetkovska

ResearcherDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Ottawa

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Marina Cvetkovska

Researcher

Department of Biology

Natural Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 NSERC, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Antarctica Chlamydomonas Chloroplast Cold adaptation Genome Green algae Molecular chaperones Photoperiod

Latest papers

Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase (CAO) Gene Duplication Across the Viridiplantae.
Journal of molecular evolution · 2025 · senior author
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas.
Photosynthesis research · 2025 · senior author
Aberrant light sensing and motility in the green alga Chlamydomonas priscuii from the ice-covered Antarctic Lake Bonney.
Plant signaling & behavior · 2023 · senior author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Harnessing the Potential of Controlled-Environment Agriculture & Beneficial Microbes to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Canada
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$28,000
Extremophilic Polar Algae as Cell Factories
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Extremophilic Polar Algae as Cell Factories
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 7 grants and awards

10 publications.

Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase (CAO) Gene Duplication Across the Viridiplantae.

Poirier MC, Wright R, Cvetkovska M

Journal of molecular evolution2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00239-025-10266-4 PMID: 40954331

Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas.

Poirier MC, Fugard K, Cvetkovska M

Photosynthesis research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11120-024-01127-0 PMID: 39832016

Aberrant light sensing and motility in the green alga Chlamydomonas priscuii from the ice-covered Antarctic Lake Bonney.

Poirier M, Osmers P, Wilkins K, Morgan-Kiss RM, Cvetkovska M

Plant signaling & behavior2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2023.2184588 PMID: 38126947

Temperature stress in psychrophilic green microalgae: Minireview.

Cvetkovska M, Vakulenko G, Smith DR, Zhang X, Hüner NPA

Physiologia plantarum2022First author

DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13811 PMID: 36309822

Cyclic electron flow (CEF) and ascorbate pathway activity provide constitutive photoprotection for the photopsychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241 (renamed Chlamydomonas priscuii).

Stahl-Rommel S, Kalra I, D'Silva S, Hahn MM, Popson D, Cvetkovska M, Morgan-Kiss RM

Photosynthesis research2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00877-5 PMID: 34609708

Photosynthetic adaptation to polar life: Energy balance, photoprotection and genetic redundancy.

Hüner NPA, Smith DR, Cvetkovska M, Zhang X, Ivanov AG, Szyszka-Mroz B, Kalra I, Morgan-Kiss R

Journal of plant physiology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153557 PMID: 34922115

A constitutive stress response is a result of low temperature growth in the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241.

Cvetkovska M, Zhang X, Vakulenko G, Benzaquen S, Szyszka-Mroz B, Malczewski N, Smith DR, Hüner NPA

Plant, cell & environment2022First author

DOI: 10.1111/pce.14203 PMID: 34664276

Draft genome sequence of the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241.

Zhang X, Cvetkovska M, Morgan-Kiss R, Hüner NPA, Smith DR

iScience2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102084 PMID: 33644715

Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241 Exhibits High Cyclic Electron Flow and Rewired Metabolism under High Salinity.

Kalra I, Wang X, Cvetkovska M, Jeong J, McHargue W, Zhang R, Hüner N, Yuan JS, Morgan-Kiss R

Plant physiology2020

DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.01280 PMID: 32229607

Presence and absence of light-independent chlorophyll biosynthesis among Chlamydomonas green algae in an ice-covered Antarctic lake.

Smith DR, Cvetkovska M, Hüner NPA, Morgan-Kiss R

Communicative & integrative biology2019

DOI: 10.1080/19420889.2019.1676611 PMID: 31666915

Harnessing the Potential of Controlled-Environment Agriculture & Beneficial Microbes to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: MacLean, Allyson M

Keywords: carbon sequestration; Controlled Environment Agriculture; fertilizer; hydroponic; Indoor Agriculture; life cycle assessment; mycorrhizal fungi; photosynthesis; plant-growth promoting bacteria

$28,000

Extremophilic Polar Algae as Cell Factories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Cvetkovska, Marina

Keywords: Olefins Metathesis Algae Extremophiles Lipids Bioprocessing

$125,000

Extremophilic Polar Algae as Cell Factories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Cvetkovska, Marina

Keywords: Olefins; Metathesis; Algae; Extremophiles; Lipids; Bioprocessing

$125,000

Controlled Environment Chambers for Plant and Algal Research

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Cvetkovska, Marina

$143,890

NSERC CREATE in Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training(QAQCC)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Lefsrud, Mark MG

Keywords: agricultural engineering; cannabinoids; cannabis; controlled environment agriculture; extraction; food safety; plant production; plant secondary compounds; post-harvest processing; quality assurance/quality control

$1,350,000

Using Antarctic green algae to study photosynthesis in extreme environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Cvetkovska, Marina

$12,500

Using Antarctic green algae to study photosynthesis in extreme environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cvetkovska, Marina

Keywords: green algae; chlamydomonas; antarctica; cold adaptation; photoperiod; photosynthesis; chloroplast; molecular chaperones; protein structure and function; genome

$196,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Marina Cvetkovska

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase (CAO) Gene Duplication Across the Viridiplantae.

Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas.

Aberrant light sensing and motility in the green alga Chlamydomonas priscuii from the ice-covered Antarctic Lake Bonney.

Temperature stress in psychrophilic green microalgae: Minireview.

Cyclic electron flow (CEF) and ascorbate pathway activity provide constitutive photoprotection for the photopsychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241&#xa0;(renamed Chlamydomonas priscuii).

Photosynthetic adaptation to polar life: Energy balance, photoprotection and genetic redundancy.

A constitutive stress response is a result of low temperature growth in the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241.

Draft genome sequence of the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241.

Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241 Exhibits High Cyclic Electron Flow and Rewired Metabolism under High Salinity.

Presence and absence of light-independent chlorophyll biosynthesis among Chlamydomonas green algae in an ice-covered Antarctic lake.

Harnessing the Potential of Controlled-Environment Agriculture & Beneficial Microbes to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Canada

Extremophilic Polar Algae as Cell Factories

Extremophilic Polar Algae as Cell Factories

Controlled Environment Chambers for Plant and Algal Research

NSERC CREATE in Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training(QAQCC)

Using Antarctic green algae to study photosynthesis in extreme environments

Using Antarctic green algae to study photosynthesis in extreme environments

Cyclic electron flow (CEF) and ascorbate pathway activity provide constitutive photoprotection for the photopsychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241 (renamed Chlamydomonas priscuii).