TEAM

Coordinators

Dr. Eric de Camargo Smidt – Associate Professor, Laboratory of Systematics and Molecular Ecology of Plants, Department of Botany-UFPR. 

Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq - Nível 1D

Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the University Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2000), a master's degree (2003), Ph.D. (2011) from the University of Feira de Santana and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Botany Institute of São Paulo (2008). He is currently Associated Professor II of the Federal University of Paraná, in the vacancy of Phylogeny of Angiosperms. Coordinator (2012-2013, 2014-2015) and permanent advisor of the Postgraduate Program in Botany by the same University. Advisor of the collaborating nucleus at the Institute of Biosciences / UNESP / Rio Claro- Plant Biology and the postgraduate program in Ecology and Conservation (UFPR). Fellow of the Araucária Foundation (2014-2016). Has experience in the area of Botany with emphasis in Taxonomy of Orchidaceae, working mainly on the following topics: phylogeny, taxonomy, biogeography and pollination.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1539716845687200  

Dra. Viviane da Silva-Pereira – Associate Professor II, Laboratory of Systematics and Molecular Ecology of Plants, Department of Botany-UFPR. 

Professor at the Federal University of Paraná. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP (2000), a Master’s degree and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Botany) from the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana – UEFS (2003; 2007), and a Postdoctoral position at the Federal University of Minas Gerais UFMG – (2008-2009). She is in a postdoctoral training at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens – UK (2019-2020).  Her main research interest is on evolutionary biology, molecular ecology, population ecology, conservation genetics and reproductive biology of Neotropical plant species.

Lattes:  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6113324032262553 

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