Professional experience

VIB - UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium



(2012 - 2017)

The James Hutton Institute, Scotland


             (2008 - 2010)

Umea Plant Science Center, Sweden

              (2011 - 2012)

National Institute for Agricultural Research, France

            (2006 - 2007)

Education

University of Leeds, UK

2008 - 2011

PhD in Integrative Biology

Sofia University, Bulgaria

2002 - 2004

Masters in Environmental Chemistry

Sofia University, Bulgaria

1998 - 2002

Bachelor in Chemistry

Publications

  • Qureshi MK, Gawroński P, Munir S, Jindal S, Kerchev P. (2022) Hydrogen peroxide-induced stress acclimation in plants. Cell Mol Life Sci. 79(2):129.
  • Pavlů J, Kerchev P, Černý M, Novák J, Berka M, Jobe TO, López Ramos JM, Saiz-Fernández I, Rashotte AM, Kopriva S, Brzobohatý B. Cytokinin modulates the metabolic network of sulfur and glutathione. J Exp Bot. 73(22):7417-7433.
  • Jindal S, Kerchev P, Berka M, Černý M, Botta HK, Laxmi A, Brzobohatý B. (2022) Type-A response regulators negatively mediate heat stress response by altering redox homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci. 13:968139. 
  • Saiz-Fernández I, Đorđević B, Kerchev P, Černý M, Jung T, Berka M, Fu CH, Horta Jung M, Brzobohatý B. Differences in the Proteomic and Metabolomic Response of Quercus suber and Quercus variabilis During the Early Stages of Phytophthora cinnamomi Infection. Front Microbiol. 13:894533. 
  • Kerchev PI, Van Breusegem F. (2022) Improving oxidative stress resilience in plants. Plant J. 109(2):359-372
  • Kuchaříková H, Plšková Z, Zdráhal Z, Fojtová M, Kerchev P, Lochmanová G (2021) Quantitative Analysis of Post-Translational Modifications of Plant Histones. Methods in Molecular Biology. in press
  • Saiz-Fernández I, Milenković I, Berka M, Černý M, Tomšovský M, Brzobohatý B, Kerchev P. (2020) Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiling of Phytophthora cinnamomi Attack on Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Reveals Distinct Molecular Reprogramming Proximal to the Infection Site and Away from It. Int J Mol Sci. 21: 8525.
  • van der Meer T, Verlee A, Willems P, Impens F, Gevaert K, Testerink C, Stevens CV, Van Breusegem F, Kerchev P. (2020) Chemical Genetics Approach Identifies Abnormal Inflorescence Meristem 1 as a Putative Target of a Novel Sulfonamide That Protects Catalase2-Deficient Arabidopsis against Photorespiratory Stress. Cells. 9: 2026.
  • Kerchev P, van der Meer T, Sujeeth N, Verlee A, Stevens C, Van Breusegem F, Gechev T. (2020) Molecular priming approach to induce tolerance against abiotic and oxidative stress in crop plants. Biotechnology Advances. 40: 107503.
  • Verlee A, Heugebaert T, van der Meer T, Kerchev P, Van Breusegem F, Stevens CV. (2018) Domino reaction of a gold catalyzed 5-endo-dig cyclization and a [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement towards polysubstituted pyrazoles. Org Biomol Chem. 16: 9359-9363.
  • Fonteyne S, Muylle H, Lootens P, Kerchev P, Van den Ende W, Staelens A, Reheul D, Roldán-Ruiz I. (2018) Physiological basis of chilling tolerance and early-season growth in miscanthus. Annals of Botany. 121: 281-295.
  • Verlee A, Heugebaert T, van der Meer T, Kerchev P, Van Breusegem F, Stevens CV. (2017) A chemoselective and continuous synthesis of m-sulfamoylbenzamide analogues. Beilstein J Org Chem. 13: 303-312.
  • Considine M, Vivancos P, Kerchev P, Poppolo S, Agudelo-Romero P, Gibbs D, Foyer C. (2017) Learning to breathe: developmental phase transitions in oxygen status. Trends in Plants Science. 22: 140-53.
  • Mhamdi A, Kerchev P, Willems P, Noctor G, Van Breusegem F. (2017) Measurement of transcripts associated with photorespiration and related redox signalling. Methods in Molecular Biology. 1653: 17-29.
  1. Kerchev P, Waszczak C, Lewandowska A, Willems P, Shapiguzov A, Li Z, Alseekh S, Mühlenbock P, Hoeberichts FA, Huang J, Van Der Kelen K, Kangasjärvi J, Fernie AR, De Smet R, Van de Peer Y, Messens J, Van Breusegem F. (2016) Lack of GLYCOLATE OXIDASE 1, but Not GLYCOLATE OXIDASE 2, Attenuates the Photorespiratory Phenotype of CATALASE2-Deficient Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology. 171: 1704-19.
  • Willems P, Mhamdi A, Stael S, Storme V, Kerchev P, Noctor G, Gevaert K, Van Breusegem F (2016) The ROS Wheel: Refining ROS Transcriptional Footprints. Plant Physiology. 171: 1720-33.
  • Waszczak C*, Kerchev P*, Mühlenbock P, Hoeberichts FA, Van Der Kelen K, Mhamdi A, Willems P, Denecker J, Kumpf RP, Noctor G, Messens J, Van Breusegem F. (2016) SHORT-ROOT Deficiency Alleviates the Cell Death Phenotype of the Arabidopsis catalase2 Mutant under Photorespiration-Promoting Conditions. Plant Cell. 28: 1844-59. * equal contribution
  • Kerchev P, De Smet B, Waszczak C, Messens J, Van Breusegem F. (2015) Redox Strategies for Crop Improvement. Antioxid Redox Signal. 23: 1186-205.
  • Kerchev P, Mühlenbock P, Denecker J, Morreel K, Hoeberichts FA, Van Der Kelen K, Vandorpe M, Nguyen L, Audenaert D, Van Breusegem F. (2015) Activation of auxin signalling counteracts photorespiratory H2O2-dependent cell death. Plant, Cell & Environ. 38: 253-265.
  • Kerchev P, De Clercq I, Denecker J, Mühlenbock P, Kumpf R, Nguyen L, Audenaert D, Dejonghe W, Van Breusegem F. (2014) Mitochondrial perturbation negatively impacts auxin signalling. Molecular Plant. 7: 1138-50.
  • Vilaine F, Kerchev P, Clement G, Batailler B, Cayla T, Bill L, Gissot L, Dinant S. (2013) Increased Expression of a Phloem Membrane Protein Encoded by NHL26 Alters Phloem Export and Sugar Partitioning in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 25: 1689-708.
  • Kerchev P, Karpińska B, Morris JA, Hussain A, Verrall SR, Hedley PE, Fenton B, Foyer CH, Hancock RD. (2013) Vitamin C and the abscisic acid-insensitive 4 transcription factor are important determinants of aphid resistance in Arabidopsis. Antioxid Redox Signal. 18: 2091-105.
  • Foyer CH, Kerchev PI, Hancock RD. (2012) The ABA-INSENSITIVE-4 (ABI4) transcription factor links redox, hormone and sugar signaling pathways. Plant Signal Behav. 7: 276-81.
  • Kerchev P, Pellny TK, Vivancos PD, Kiddle G, Hedden P, Driscoll S, Vanacker H, Verrier P, Hancock RD, Foyer CH. (2011) The transcription factor ABI4 Is required for the ascorbic acid-dependent regulation of growth and regulation of jasmonate-dependent defense signalling pathways in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 23: 3319-34.
  • Prins A, Mukubi JM, Pellny TK, Verrier PJ, Beyene G, Lopes MS, Emami K, Treumann A, Lelarge-Trouverie C, Noctor G, Kunert KJ, Kerchev P, Foyer CH. (2011) Acclimation to high CO2 in maize is related to water status and dependent on leaf rank. Plant, Cell & Environ. 34: 314-31.
  • Kerchev P, Fenton B, Foyer CH, Hancock RD. (2012) Plant responses to insect herbivory: interactions between photosynthesis, reactive oxygen species and hormonal signalling pathways. Plant, Cell & Environ. 35: 441-53.
  • Kerchev P, Fenton B, Foyer CH, Hancock RD. (2012) Infestation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by the peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) alters cellular redox status and is influenced by ascorbate. Plant, Cell & Environ. 35: 430-40.
  • Ivanov S, Shopova E, Kerchev P, Sergiev I, Miteva L, Polizoev D, Alexieva V. (2012) Long-term impact of sublethal atrazine perturbs the redox homeostasis in pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants. Protoplasma. 250: 95-102.
  • Kerchev P, Ivanov S. (2008) Influence of extraction techniques and solvents on the antioxidant capacity of plant material. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment. 22: 556-59.
  • Ivanov SV and Kerchev PI. (2007) Separation and quantification of the cellular thiol pool of pea plants treated with heat, salt and atrazine. Phytochem Anal. 18: 283-9

Patents

Van Breusegem F, Audenaert D, Denecker J, Kerchev P, Muhlenbock P. (2017) Agrochemical compositions for inducing abiotic stress tolerance. European Patent 2943065B1