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ASSOCIATE
PROGRAM 1
Collections, Coordination and Database Management
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Associate Program Leaders: Phyllis
Coley, Thomas Kursar
Aims:
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To use ecological insight to guide collections of fresh tissue from terrestrial and marine plants. |
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To create botanical inventories for Protected Areas in Panama. |
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To culture and characterize endophytic fungi. |
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To prepare organic extracts for use in anticancer and tropical disease bioassay in Panama and for testing by industrial collaborators. |
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To maintain a central database of collections, bioassay and chemistry results. |
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To conduct outreach activities to disseminate information about Panamanian biodiversity. |
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To provide trainning and technology transfer to Panamanians. |
Actual personnel:
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Principal
Investigator
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Co-
Principal Investigator
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Mireya
Correa
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Botanist
Adviser
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Catherina Caballero
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Laboratory
director
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Erika
Garibaldo
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Administrative
assistant
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Javier Ballesteros
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Microbiologist
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Chemist
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Indira Martínez
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Microbiologist
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Carlos Ríos
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Chemist
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Former personnel:
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María V. Heller
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Laboratory director
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Johant Lakey
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Chemist
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Edgardo Castro
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Microbiologist
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Rafael Aizprúa
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Senior Botanist
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Blanca Araúz
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Botanist
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Nayda Flores
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Botanist
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Nivia Ríos
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Biologist
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Lorna Sánchez M.
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Systems analyst/database management
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Lissette De Trinidad
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Arelys Fuentes
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Chemist
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Natalia Anaya
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Ariadna Bethancourt
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Biologist
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Libardo Martínez
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Botanist
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Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne
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Graduate student
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