Amalia DíazI am a Colombian botanist, interested in unraveling the evolutionary events that gave rise to the current páramo flora. Since I was pursuing my B.S. degree at the Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), I had the opportunity to do my thesis and go to several field trips to the páramos under the guidance of Santiago Madriñán. This is how I became involved with the Andean Eriocaulaceae. During my masters I continued working with the páramo species of Eriocaulaceae under the guidance of Favio González at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. During this period I focused on morphological studies within the family. I got my Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin at the laboratory of Beryl Simpson, where I worked with Eriocaulaceae, specifically Paepalanthus subgenus. Platycaulon from a molecular perspective to understand the complexity and origin of the high Andean flora.
Currently, I am the assistant curator at the Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Download my CV (pdf) |
Collaborators
The information contained in this website has been gathered thanks to the efforts and collaboration of many people who have contributed with their time, samples, photos, logistics, etc. These are just some of them (in alphabetical order):
- Mauricio Bernal
- Ricardo Callejas
- Juliana Ceballos
- Livia Echternacht
- Andrés Giraldo
- Álvaro Idárraga
- Santiago Madriñán
- Edgardo Ortiz
- Betsy Viviana Rodríguez
- Roberto Sánchez
- Juan Lázaro Toro
- María Fernanda Torres
- Oscar Vargas
- Mauricio Bernal
- Ricardo Callejas
- Juliana Ceballos
- Livia Echternacht
- Andrés Giraldo
- Álvaro Idárraga
- Santiago Madriñán
- Edgardo Ortiz
- Betsy Viviana Rodríguez
- Roberto Sánchez
- Juan Lázaro Toro
- María Fernanda Torres
- Oscar Vargas