Anibal H. Castillo
Research Leader | Biodiversity Genomics | Scientific Project Management
Principal Investigator and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Guelph with 17+ years of experience leading genomics, biodiversity, and international research initiatives.
Currently Exploring Future Opportunities
As I near completion of my Ph.D. at the University of Guelph, I am interested in connecting with organizations seeking expertise in research leadership, scientific project management, genomics, biodiversity science, research operations, and environmental innovation.
I welcome conversations with academic institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, research centres, and industry partners interested in advancing science, conservation, and evidence-based decision making.
Research articles
Castillo, A.H., Jacobs, S., Steinke, D., Smith, M.A. 2026. Assessment of Leaf-Litter Invertebrate Biodiversity Using High Throughput Sequencing. PLoS One. (link)
Telfer A, Young M, Quinn J, Perez K, Sobel C, Sones J, Levesque-Beaudin V, Derbyshire R, Fernandez- Triana J, Rougerie R, Thevanayagam A, Boskovic A, Borisenko A, Cadel A, Brown A, Pages A, Castillo AH, et al. 2015. Biodiversity inventories in high gear: DNA barcoding facilitates a rapid biotic survey of a temperate nature reserve. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e6313. (link)
Castillo AH, Cortinas M. N., Lessa E. P. 2005. Rapid diversification of South American tuco-tucos (Ctenomys; Rodentia, Ctenomyidae): contrasting mitochondrial and nuclear intron sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 86: 170–179. (link)
Communications
Wanieck, K., Smith, M. A., Porter, E., Zhang, J., Dowhaniuk, D., Jones, A., Gillis, D., Lipton, M., Myrie, M. H., Bazely, D., Eggermont, M., Summers, M., Smylitopoulos, C., Rivera Cárdenas, C.I., Wolf, E., Karpouzou, P., Zampaki, N., Clitheroe, H., Davies, A., Castillo, A.H.; Helms, M.; Benessaiah, K.; Jacobs, S. (2025). A Call for Bio-Inspired Technologies: Promises and Challenges for Ecosystem Service Replacement. Biomimetics, 10(9), 578. (link)
Book chapters
Tosi M, Gaiero J, Linton N, Mafa-Attoye T, Castillo AH, Dunfield K, 2021. Bacterial Endophytes: Diversity, Functional Importance, and Potential for Manipulation, in: Gupta, V., Sharma, A. (Eds.), Rhizosphere Biology: Interactions with Plants. Springer, Singapore, 1–49. (link)
Preprints
Castillo, AH. 2008. The 4R Genome Duplication in Salmonine Fishes: Insights From Conserved Non-Coding Elements (Master’s thesis). University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.