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This page is used to provide your assessment scores for each application. Please use the rubric below the application details to enter your name, your scores, and any notes on the application.

PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS IN POSOQUERIA (RUBIACEAE)

Project summary:

This project will produce the first phylogeny of Posoqueria, a tropical group of plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Here, I will use a cutting-edge DNA next-generation sequencing technology, representing one of the first evolutionary studies of this kind for a genus in the family, which will provide a systematic evaluation of the group and has a huge potential of detecting taxonomic novelties, generating useful information for the understanding and conservation of the Neotropical flora.

First Name:

Sebastián Giraldo Gómez

gusgirse@student.gu.se

Highest degree:

B.S., Biology

Year obtained:

2017

Applicant Status:

Current student

Sweden

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Alzate, F. & Giraldo, S. (2020). Espeletia restricta (Millerieae, Asteraceae), a new species from the páramos of northern Colombia. Phytotaxa. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.433.4.4

Giraldo, S. (2017). Estudio taxonómico preliminar de las especies del género Gonzalagunia Ruiz & Pav. (Rubiaceae) presentes en Antioquia. In: de Botanica, I. C. C. (2017). Memorias IX Congreso Colombiano de Botánica. CIENCIA EN DESARROLLO, 8(1):256. https://doi.org/10.19053/01217488.v8.n1.2017.7259

Alzate, F., Jiménez, J., Sarrazola, H., Velásquez, E., Giraldo, S., Pérez, P., Murillo, J., Sánchez, M., Rodríguez, W. Varela, S. (2015). Caracterización biótica del complejo de Páramos Frontino-Urrao en jurisdicción de Corantioquia y Corpourabá. Convenio: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt - Universidad de Antioquia. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11761/9550

Murillo, J.S., Carmona, I., Sarrazola, H. & Giraldo, S. (2022 - in prep.). Miconia fernandoalzatei (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new endangered species from Colombian Andes.

Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • 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

 

  • 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

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • 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

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange  – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/40

Applicant Details

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Budget (USD):

2000

University of Gothenburg

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