Dante Adorada

Dr Dante Adorada is a Research Fellow in Plant Pathology at the Centre for Crop Health, part of the Institute of Life Sciences and the Environment at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). He holds qualifications including a BSc in Agriculture (Plant Pathology) from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, an MSc in Agricultural Biology (Plant Pathology) from New Mexico State University, and a PhD in Plant Pathology from Charles Sturt University.

• Education:
  • BSc Agriculture (Plant Pathology), University of the Philippines at Los Baños (1987)
  • MSc Agricultural Biology (Plant Pathology), New Mexico State University (1994)
  • PhD Plant Pathology, Charles Sturt University (2013)

Research Interests

• Disease resistance mechanisms in crops
• Molecular diagnostics for plant pathogens
• Applied mycology and bacteriology
• Environmental molecular microbiology
• Integrating crop breeding with biosecurity measures

Professional Affiliations

• Australasian Plant Pathology Society
• American Phytopathological Society
• American Society for Microbiology
• Crop Science Society of the Philippines
• Philippine Phytopathological Society
• National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network

Dr Adorada has worked across multiple institutions globally, including the Philippine Rice Research Institute, International Rice Research Institute, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, with expertise spanning plant pathology, environmental microbiology, and hybrid maize breeding. His current role involves research and student supervision at UniSQ's Centre for Crop Health.