Research Grants
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SAFEGUARDING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF WILD FRUITS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: CASE OF GARCINIA MANGOSTANA (CLUSIACEAE) WILD RELATIVES
Project summary:
This is a multiple institute collaborated cotutelle PhD project for a studentship at UPM and UM. The goal is to safeguard the genetic diversity in wild relatives of, and domesticated Garcinia mangostana through (i) clarification of their origin and genetic variations and (ii) formulation of conservation and sustainable use strategies.
First Name:
YAO Tze Leong
Highest degree:
MSc. in Plant Systematics
Year obtained:
2012
Applicant Status:
Current student
Malaysia
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Yao, T.L. (2013). Nine new species of Thottea (Aristolochiaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, with two taxa in Peninsular Malaysia redefined and a taxon lectotypified. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 58(3), 245–262. https://doi.org/10.3767/000651913X675791
Yao, T.L. (2015). Three new species of Loxocarpus (Gesneriaceae) from Sarawak, Borneo. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, 67(2), 289–296. https://doi.org/10.3850/S2382581215000241
Yao, T.L. (2016). Nomenclatural updates and new records in Peninsular Malaysian Pentaphylacaceae. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, 68(2), 215–223. https://doi.org/10.3850/S238258121600017X
Puglisi, C., Yao, T.L., Milne, R., Möller, M., & Middleton, D.J. (2016). Generic re-circumscription in the Loxocarpinae (Gesneriaceae), as inferred by phylogenetic and morphological data. Taxon, 65(2), 277–292. https://doi.org/10.12705/652.5
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
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM); University of Montpellier (UM). In employment of Forest Research Institute Malaysia. On study leave currently and enrolled in a cotutelle PhD programme co-funded by Agropolis International-UPM-SEARCA (Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture).
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