May Lunchtime Lecture: “Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research”
“Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research”
A (Virtual) Lunchtime Lecture by Dr. Alejandra Vasco
Dr. Vasco will be speaking about the Ferns of Colombia project she is spearheading as well as “Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research” – a tripartite art exhibition featuring fern vouchers from Colombia and other BRIT Herbarium specimens. This art exhibition emerged from a research-based creative collaboration between Dr. Vasco, renowned environmental artist Dornith Doherty, Herbarium Director Tiana Rehman, and Librarian Ana Niño.
Alejandra Vasco is a Research Botanist at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. She received a PhD in Biology from The City University of New York and The New York Botanical Garden, and a BS in Biology from the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia. Alejandra’s research focus is on the diversity and evolution of ferns. Together with colleagues Weston Testo and Michael Sundue, Alejandra leads Ferns of Colombia, a project funded by the National Science Foundation to document and explore the high diversity of ferns in Colombia.
This virtual seminar will be broadcast using the Zoom platform. Please use the following link to join us virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89362856698
May Lunchtime Lecture: “Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research”
“Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research”
A (Virtual) Lunchtime Lecture by Dr. Alejandra Vasco
Dr. Vasco will be speaking about the Ferns of Colombia project she is spearheading as well as “Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research” – a tripartite art exhibition featuring fern vouchers from Colombia and other BRIT Herbarium specimens. This art exhibition emerged from a research-based creative collaboration between Dr. Vasco, renowned environmental artist Dornith Doherty, Herbarium Director Tiana Rehman, and Librarian Ana Niño.
Alejandra Vasco is a Research Botanist at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. She received a PhD in Biology from The City University of New York and The New York Botanical Garden, and a BS in Biology from the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia. Alejandra’s research focus is on the diversity and evolution of ferns. Together with colleagues Weston Testo and Michael Sundue, Alejandra leads Ferns of Colombia, a project funded by the National Science Foundation to document and explore the high diversity of ferns in Colombia.
This virtual seminar will be broadcast using the Zoom platform. Please use the following link to join us virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89362856698
