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Research Grants

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.

Out of the Jungle: Resolving reticulation and its role in invasion success of the vining ferns, Lygodium (Lygodiaceae)

Project summary:

Examining the role of hybridization and introgression in a highly invasive fern complex.

First Name:

Jessie Pelosi

jessiepelosi@ufl.edu

Highest degree:

BS/BA

Year obtained:

2015

Applicant Status:

Current student

United States of America

Ferns and fern allies

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Pelosi, J.A., and E.B. Sessa. In press. From genomes to populations: a meta-analysis and review of fern
population genetics. International Journal of Plant Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1086/713442

see pub 1

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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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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

1976

Department of Biology, University of Florida

Affiliation:

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