Research Grants
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Placing the Voltziales: A Study of the origin and evolution of modern conifers
Project summary:
My goal is to build a total evidence phylogenetic matrix with high representation of all major conifer lineages, focusing in Voltzialean conifers, and use it to study deep time conifer morphological evolution. Other studies with this matrix will include morphospace analyses and evolutionary rate estimation for different lineages through time.
First Name:
Ana Andruchow-Colombo
Highest degree:
PhD in Biological Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Year obtained:
2020
Applicant Status:
Early-career researcher (PhD obtained within last three years)
United States
Gymnosperms, Fossils, Other (please provide details)
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Andruchow-Colombo A, Gandolfo MA, Escapa IH, Cúneo NR. 2022. New genus of Cupressaceae from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina) fills a gap in the evolution of the ovuliferous complex in the family. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60, 1417–1439.
Andruchow-Colombo A, Gandolfo MA, Cúneo NR, Escapa IH. 2022. Ginkgoites villardeseoanii sp. nov., a ginkgophyte with insect damage from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lefipán Formation (Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina). Cretaceous Research 133, 105124.
Rossetto-Harris G, Wilf P, Escapa IH, Andruchow-Colombo A. 2020. Eocene Araucaria Sect. Eutacta from Patagonia and floral turnover during the initial isolation of South America. American Journal of Botany 107, 1–27.
Andruchow-Colombo A, Escapa IH, Wilf P. 2019. A South American relative of Phyllocladus? Huncocladus laubenfelsi gen. et sp. nov. (Podocarpaceae), from the early Eocene of Laguna del Hunco, Patagonia, Argentina. Australian Systematic Botany 32, 290–309.
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas
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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