CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at ecologia from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1999). Has experience in Genetics, focusing on Molecular Genetics and of Microorganisms, acting on the following subjects: foraminíferos, filogenia, orchidaceae, ecologia and manguezais. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The genus Pilocarpus Vahl has 17 species and its distribution is restricted to the Neotropics. Economically, it is noteworthy by being the only natural source of the alkaloid pilocarpine, which is the key element commercialised by the pharmaceutical industry for glaucoma treatment. This project will focus on the four closely related, commercially exploited, and pilocarpine-producingspecie…
The reconstruction of the complex evolutionary history of species is not a simple task as taxonomically problematic groups are often a result of recent speciation events or rapid speciation. Although orchids belonging to the 'Cattleya coccinea' complex have clear diagnostic morphological characters that allow their identification, the delimitation of its seven currently recognized species…
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