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Scutia (Comm. ex DC.) Brongn. (Rhamnaceae), an understudied and polyphyletic group of buckthorn species from the global south.
Project summary:
Scutia is an understudied and paraphyletic genus restricted to the southern hemisphere. Combining new genomic and traditional genetic techniques, we are taking a phylogeographic approach to study species delimitation and systematics in the group. Based on phylogenetic and morphological data, we will propose a new taxonomic treatment for these taxa.
First Name:
Rafael Urbina-Casanova
Highest degree:
Eng.
Year obtained:
2014
Applicant Status:
Current student
USA
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Cádiz-Véliz, A., N. Marín Román, R. Urbina-Casanova, N. García Berguecio, B. Palma-Villalobos & G. Sapaj-Aguilera. Rediscovery of Ivania juncalensis Al-Shehbaz (Thelypodieae; Brassicaceae), an endemic and threatened species from the Andes of Central Chile. Phytotaxa 558(3): 276-282. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.558.3.3
Saldivia, P., L. Faundez, R. Urbina-Casanova & R.A. Scherson. Domeykoa andina (Apiaceae; Azorelloideae), a New Species from Northern Chile. Systematic Botany 41(2): 457-463. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364416X691821
Sandoval-Leiva, P., N. Niveiro, R. Urbina-Casanova & R.A. Scherson. Lichenomphalia altoandina, a new species of Hygrophoraceae from the Chilean Altiplano. Mycologia 109(1): 92-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2017.1281682
Urbina-Casanova, R., P. Saldivia & R.A. Scherson. Systematic considerations of Chilean endemic vascular plant families and genera. Gayana Botanica 72(2): 272–295. (Spanish) http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-66432015000200011
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
Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University
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