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Head and Wm. L. Brown Curator: Rainer Bussmann is an ethnobotanist, vegetation ecologist, and conservationist.
He holds a Ph.D. from University of Bayreuth, and a M.S. from University
of Tübingen (Germany). Before coming to the WLBC, Dr. Bussmann held
academic appointments as a Research Fellow in Geography and the Environment
at UT Austin, Associate Professor and Scientific Director of Harold Lyon
Arboretum at University of Hawaii, and as Assistant Professor at University
of Bayreuth. Currently, Dr Bussmann focuses his efforts on ethnobotanical
research and the preservation of the ecological diversity and cultural
heritage in threatened regions of South America, East Africa, the Middle
East and South Asia.
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Alice H. Brown Curator of Ethnobotany: Jan Salick, Ph.D., works on ecological ethnobotany, in situ indigenous
management and conservation of cassava germplasm, and in situ sustainability
of Tibetan plant genetic resources in southwestern China. She is a Past
President of the Society for Economic Botany and on the boards of the
Association for Ttropical Biology and International Union of Biological
Sciences, and on the Committee on Traditional Knowledge and Science of
the International Council of Scientific Unions.
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Associate Curator: Armand Randrianasolo, Ph.D., is an authority on the flora of Madagascar,
particularly members of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae.
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Assistant Curator: Wendy Applequist, Ph.D., works on the authentication, taxonomy, conservation,
and chemical variability of medicinal plants and conducts systematic studies
of endemic plants of Madagascar.
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Research Fellow: Shonil Bhagwat, Ph.D., earned his Ph.D. at Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. After graduation, he held a post-doc for three years at the Natural History Museum in London as part of the Biodiversity World Project. He currently hold a post-doc at Oxford University Centre for the Environment. At the WLBC, he will survey the biodiversity of a number of sacred sites in India in order to assess the effects of climate change on mountain tops in the Himalayas. |
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Research Specialists: Roger Lala Andriamiarisoa, DEA, assists Fidy Ratovoson. In addition to
being a botanist, he is a fine artist and illustrated the Guide to
the Ferns of Zahamena. He is in the process of illustrating the Guide
to the Woody Plants of Zahamena. |
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Mamisoa Andrianajafy, DEA,
coordinates fieldwork for the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group
in Madagascar.
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Ashley Glenn received a B.S. in Botany
from Colorado State Univ. She manages the WLBC's Sacred Seeds program,
for which she is setting up a Sacred Seed garden at MBG. She also works
in Peru, where she conducts field research and oversees the MHIRT ethnobotany
research and bioassay program in Trujillo. |
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| Robbie Hart earned his B.A. in Linguistics
at Swarthmore College. He's conducted fieldwork in Nepal, and studied
how systems of traditional ecological knowledge are packaged in indigenous
languages. Currently, Robbie's pursuing a PhD. in Biology at University
of Missouri St. Louis and working with Dr. Jan Salick to study Ethnobotanical
approaches to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in
northwest Yunnan.
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Alyse R. Kuhlman, B.A. in Anthropology
and Environmental Studies, manages the DNA Bank, organizes the ICBG Madagascar
collection in the herbarium, and coordinates the Madagascar Ethnobotany
program with the MBG-Antananaraivo office. Through the Madagascar Ethnobotany
program, Alyse supports graduate students from the Univ. of Madagascar
in ethnobotanical field training. She is interested in the use of plants
in traditional medicine and home gardens, small scale agriculture, and
food recipes.
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Karen Meyer received a B.S.
in Botany from BYU and an M.S. in Biological Sciences from SD State Univ.
She has conducted field research in the Kingdom of Tonga, West Africa,
and Bolivia. At the WLBC, she will be identifying and collecting plants
of North America for the ongoing collaboration projects with NCNPR at
the Univ. of Mississippi.
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Fortunat Rakotoarivony manages the WLBC’s
project at Ambalabe, Madagascar. He also facilitates good relations between
MBG, local government, and partner organizations. Fortunat also supervises
local students studying ethnobotany.
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Richard Randrianaivo, DEA, coordinates
fieldwork for the National Cancer Institute in Madagascar. He is authority
on the Sapotaceae of Madagascar.
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Lucien Rasoaviety coordinates all the field work for the Ambalabe project in Madagascar and maintains the WLBC's good relationship with the community and others working at the site.
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Fidy Ratovoson, DEA, coordinates
the botanical inventory of Zahamena in eastern Madagascar and collection
of samples for the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group. He is
an authority on the flora of eastern Madagascar.
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Aina Razanatsima is a field
botanist monitoring the permanent plot in Ambalabe forest and conducting
the plant inventory. |
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Nanci Ross, Ph.D., is studying the effects
of climate change, in the Himalayas and beyond, on plant populations and
the indigenous peoples who rely on them for food and medicine.
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Andrew Townesmith, MS in Botany. The
focus of his work has been the relationship between people and plants.
He is also interested in biodiversity informatics., esp. enhancing access
to the biodiversity data that is currently available. He has done field
work in the Northwestern US, New England, and Central America. |
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Support Staff: Barbara Alongi, B.A., Fine Arts, is the WLBC's botanical illustrator. |
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| Bruce Ponman, B.A., is the
WLBC's web developer.
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Malagasy Graduate Students: Dimbilala Rabearivony is working on a project studying medicinal plants species employed by the male healers.
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Felantsoa Raveloson Tolonjanahary is studying the role of the women concerning the traditional health-care system. |
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Herisitraka Lanto Nahiana Ratsaralaza is part of a project to develop a conservation strategy for medicinal plants species growing in the future Protected area of Agnalazaha forest Mahabo- Magnanivo.
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Nambinintsoa Mendrika Razafindraibe is studying the role of the women concerning the traditional health-care system.
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Tolojanahary Nirina Maria Randriamiharisoa is studying the medicinal plant market in Antananarivo, analyzing plant origin, volume of trade, and the strategies of perpetuation of the suppliers and salesmen’s activities.
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Bolivian Graduate Students Rodrigo Quiroga is conducting an ethnobotanical study on the diversity of traditional medicinal plants used by the Guaraní of the Huacareta Region in Chuquisaca, Southeastern Bolivia. |
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Lidia Meneses is conducting an ethnobotanical study on the diversity of traditional medicinal plants used by the Guaraní of the Huacareta Region in Chuquisaca, Southeastern Bolivia.
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