C. V.

SUYAMA Chika *** Curriculum Vitae ***

Associate professor (2012-).

Department of Science Education (Biology), Faculty of Education, Gifu University.

Yanagito 1-1, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan.

Telephone & Facsimile: +81-58-293-2258

E-mail: schika (at) gifu-u.ac.jp

Nationality: Japanese

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Kanazawa University, 2005 (Palnt Taxonomy).

Thesis title: Phylogeotaxonomy of Scabiosa (Dipsacaceae) in East Asia.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Kanazawa Universuty, Career design labolatory, post doctoral researcher (2010-2012).

Graduate School of Kanazawa University, Division for Life Sciences, Research Associate (2007-2010), Teaching Assistant & Research Assistant (2000-2007).

Japa Sciety for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Assistant researcher (2000-2001, 2007-)

Toyohashi Natural History Museum, Curator of Living plants section (1993-2000).

AWARDS Selected

2006 Young Scientist Prize (The Society for the Study of Phytogeography and Taxonomy)

GRANT SUPPORT Selected

Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant from The Japan Science Society (No. 13-192).Phylogenetic study for intraspecific speciation of Japan endemic Scabiosa.

The Botanical Society of Japan, Japan Plants Science Fundation (2005）: Phylotaxonomy of genus Scabiosa (Dipsacaceae) in East Asia. XVII International Botanical Congress, Vienna, Austria.

SOCIETIES Selected

The Botanical Society of Japan

The Japanese Society for Plant Systematics

The Society for the Study of Phytogeography and Taxonomy

FIELD Experience

Field trip and Herbarium investigation to Nepal, USA, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Russia, UK, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Canada.

REREARCH Publications Selected

Suyama, C., Sugino, T. & Ueda, K.: Lectotypification of Scabiosa japonica var. lasiophylla and Scabiosa japonica var. littoralis (Dipsacaceae) J. Jap. Bot. 83: 246-252, 2008. (in Japanese)

Suyama, C. & Ueda, K.: Taxonomic revision of Scabiosa jezoensis (Dipsacaceae) in Japan. Kew Bull. 62: 95-105, 2007.

Suyama, C. & Ueda, K.: A new variety Scabiosa japonica var. breviligula (Dipsacaceae) from Tokai district, Central Japan. J. Jap. Bot. 80: 14-21, 2005.

REVIEWS Selected

Suyama, C. & Ueda, K.: Use and abuse of Japanese descriptive terms for the epicalyx in fruit of Dipsacaceae. Bunrui. 7: 111-120, 2007. (in Japanese)

Suyama, C.: Phylogeotaxonomy of Scabiosa (Dipsacaceae) in East Asia. J. Jap. Bot.54:105-126, 2006. (in Japanese)

PROCEEDINGS Selected

Suyama, C., Hasebe, M. & Ueda, K.: Phylotaxonomy of genus Scabiosa (Dipsacaceae) in East Asia. XVII International Botanical Congress Abstracts p.397, 2005 (Vienna, Austria).

Suyama, C., Hasebe, M. & Ueda, K.: Phylogeotaxonomy of genus Scabiosa (Dipsacaceae) in East Asia. J. P. Res 166 Suppl. 98.

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