Research Grants
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Genera delimitation and floral evolution in the Cyclanthera clade (Cucurbitaceae, Sicyoeae)
Project summary:
My PhD project proposes the re-evaluation of phylogenetic relationships and generic circumscriptions within the Cyclanthera clade, and the reconstruction of hypotheses to understand the evolution of its complex floral morphology. The purpose of the visit to MEXU is to complete my taxonomic review of the Cyclanthera clade species, and to expand the DNA sampling for phylogenetic analyses.
First Name:
Juana Inés María DE EGEA ELSAM
Highest degree:
M.Sc. in Advanced Methods in Taxonomy and Biodiversity by the University of London - Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Year obtained:
2008
Applicant Status:
Associate Researcher at the CEDIC; Biology Professor at the Biotechnology Department (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay); Researcher Level II (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Paraguay); PhD student at the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura (FACENA), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina.
Paraguay
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
De Egea Elsam, J., M.C. Peña-Chocarro, F. Mereles & G. Céspedes (2018). Manihot takape sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae), a new tuberous subshrub from the Paraguayan Chaco. PhytoKeys 103: 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.103.26307
Peña-Chocarro, M.C. & J. De Egea Elsam (2018). Checklist of the endemic vascular plants of Paraguay. Phytotaxa 384 (1): 001–074. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.384.1.1
De Egea Elsam, J., G. Céspedes, M. Peña-Chocarro, F. Mereles & C. Rolón Mendoza (2018). Recursos Fitogenéticos del Paraguay: Sinopsis, Atlas y Estado de Conservación de los Parientes Silvestres de Especies de Importancia para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (Parte I). Rojasiana Serie Especial 4: 1−228. Available at: https://www.conacyt.gov.py/prociencia-materiales-publicados?combine_op=contains&combine=recursos+fitogen%C3%A9ticos&field_pmp_tipo_proyecto_tid=All&items_per_page=10
De Egea Elsam, J., F. Mereles, M.C. Peña-Chocarro & G. Céspedes (2016). Checklist for the crop weeds of Paraguay. PhytoKeys 73: 13–92. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.73.10135
Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/35
C2. Community Building
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Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points
This proposal scores:
/25
C3. Broader Impacts
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The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica (CEDIC)
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