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    Ph. D. in Biology, The City University of New York/ The New York Botanical Garden, 2010

    B.S. in Biology, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, 2002

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    Alejandra Vasco, Ph.D.

    Ph.D. Research Botanist

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    My main research interests are the taxonomy and systematics of ferns, the genetic networks controlling leaf development in ferns, and the comparative morpho-anatomy of leaves in ferns. As a Research Botanist I lead the Ferns and Lycophytes Taxonomy and Evolution Program at BRIT, where I have worked since 2017.

    Mis intereses principales de investigación son la taxonomía y sistemática de helechos, las redes genéticas que controlan el desarrollo de las hojas en helechos y la morfo-anatomía comparada de las hojas de helechos. Dirijo el Programa en Taxonomía y Evolución de Helechos y Licofitas en el BRIT, donde trabajo desde 2017. Actualmente co-dirijo el proyecto Helechos de Colombia financiado por la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de Estados Unidos.

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    Elaphoglossum matogrossense (Dryopteridaceae), a new and threatened species from Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

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    Simple and divided leaves in ferns: Exploring the genetic basis for leaf morphology differences in the genus Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae).

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    1. Leadership, Research & Collections

      Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.

      Vice President of Research & Conservation

      Ph.D. Botany, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Program in Botany and Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

      M.S. Botany, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

      B.S. Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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    2. BRIT Herbarium, Research & Collections

      Tiana Franklin Rehman

      Director of the Herbarium

      M.S. in Environmental Science, Texas Christian University

      B.S. in Environmental Science, Southern Methodist University

      B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Southern Methodist University

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    3. BRIT Press, Research & Collections

      Barney L. Lipscomb

      Director of BRIT Press & Library

      M.S., University of Arkansas

      B.S., Cameron University, Oklahoma

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      Manuela Dal Forno, Ph.D.

      Ph.D. Research Botanist

      Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy, George Mason University

      M.S. in Botany, Universidade Federal do Paraná

      B.S., in Biology, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul

      Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology, National Science Foundation

      Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Botany, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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    5. Research & Collections

      Morgan Gostel, Ph.D.

      Ph.D. Research Botanist - GGI

      Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 2015

      M.S. in Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010

      B.S. in Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008

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    6. BRIT Library, Research & Collections

      Ana Niño

      BRIT Librarian

      MS in Library & Information Science, University of North Texas

      BA in Science & Technology Studies, Cornell University

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    7. BRIT Library, Research & Collections

      Krishna Shenoy

      Independent Contractor, Sherwin Carlquist Digitization Project

      M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of North Texas

      B.S. in Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin

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