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Samantha Koehler
samk(-at-)unicamp(-dot-)br

I am currently a lecturer at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil.
I am interested in understanding the processes of diversification of Brazilian orchids, especially along the southeast mountain ranges and related to polyploidy, apomixis and mycorrhizal interactions. I am also interested in the role of mycorrhiza for the conservation and reintroduction of orchids from the Atlantic forest.
I was born in Rio de Janeiro and I conducted my BSc at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1998), my MSc and PhD at Unicamp (2001, 2007), all in Brazil. I was a lecturer at Universidade Federal de São Paulo, in Diadema/Brazil, from 2008-2015. I have been a lecturer in the Plant Biology Department of Unicamp since 2015. I have previously worked with Drs. Norris Williams and Mark Whitten (University of Florida/USA) and Mike Fay (Kew Gardens/UK) on phylogenetics and systematics of Maxillariinae orchids.
​You can find a copy of my CV here.
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Gabriel Kominami
gabriel_kominami(-at-)hotmail(-dot-)com

I am a PhD candidate at the Plant Biology Graduate Programme at Unicamp.
​I am studying how climatic variables and mycorrhizal associations are related to the diversification of Zygopetalum orchids and polyploid evolution.
You can find a copy of my CV here.

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Leonardo de Andrade
leonardos.andrade1(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com

I am a PhD candidate at the Plant Biology Graduate Programme at Unicamp.
I want to understand ecophysiological processes of mycorrhizal associations in orchids native to the Atlantic Forest by analyzing gene expressions associated with the establishment and maintenance of these associations. 
You can find a copy of my CV here.

Alumni

  • Nícolas A. Polizelli Ricci (PhD Degree, 2018) - Reproductive biology and floral fragrance diversity of Brasiliorchis
  • Yohans Alves de Moura (Master Degree, 2018) - Facultative apomictic orchids Zygopetalum mackayi prefer sexual reproduction in contact area between cytotypes
  • Thiago Campacci (Master Degree, 2013) - Pollination by deceipt and polyembryony in Zygopetalum maculatum species complex (Orchidaceae)

Collaborators​

  • Emerson Pansarin (Universidade de São Paulo/Brazil) - orchid mycorrhyzal interactions in Serra do Japi
  • ​Luciano Zandoná (NGO Save Orchids/Brazil) - conservation of brazilian orchids​
  • Colibri Orquídeas