Luis Quijada, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
Pfister Lab, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Harvard University

Topic: Diversity and composition of micro-fungi along an elevation gradient in an oceanic island

Abstract:
The distribution and ecology of two groups of micro-fungi, Helotiales and Orbiliales (Ascomycota), were studied in the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) in four different vegetation types, i.e. Euphorbia scrub, Pine forest, Laurel forest and summit broom scrubs....

Gretchen Kai Halpert, Illustrator, Educator
Scientific Illustration Distance Program

Topic: Models for Drawings; Drawings for Models

Abstract: 
Scientific illustrators employ whatever means help accomplish their goals. They design models to help visualize and draw their subjects, and they make careful observational drawings in...

Claude dePamphilis, Professor of Biology
Penn State University

Topic: Widespread transfers of informational molecules between parasitic plants and their hosts: functional and evolutionary implications.

Abstract:
Parasitic plants use direct...

Wes Testo, Postdoctoral Associate
University of Florida

Topic: Systematics natural groups, and the rapid radiation of Neotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae)

Abstract: 
The tropical clubmoss genus Phlegmariurus is the most species-rich group in the Lycopodiaceae, with approximately 300 species. Approximately 150 species are known from the American tropics, with the northern Andes being a center of diversity. The group displays exceptional morphological and ecological diversity, and includes epiphytic,...