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Currently, our lab has four main research lines: 1) the study of the genetic bases of floral organ identity, floral symmetry and perianth elaboration and pigmentation in neotropical flowers, particularly in the Aristolochiaceae , the Orchidaceae and the Tropaeolaceae, 2) the study of reproductive transitions in orchids of commercial interest, 3) the functional evolution of gene families involved in fruit histogenesis, especially in the Chloranthaceae, Papaveraceae, Solanaceae and Rubiaceae and 4) the molecular mechanisms of flower and fruit development as well as genetic changes in hemi and holoparasitic neotropical plants...
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Santiago Perez Ospina visited the New York Botanical Garden under a short visit fellowship. He performed In situ hybridization for FRUITFULL and SHATTERPROOF homologs in Cestrum nocturnum as part of his undergraduate dissertation.
Laura Puerta graduated with honors from the Universidad de Sucre!. Her undergraduate dissertation "Characterization of the SG4 R2R3- MYB transcription factors and their potential repressor activity on anthocyanin synthesis in perianth bearing Piperales" was awarded meritorious thesis recognition.
Natalia has been awarded the prestigious title of Corresponding Member of the Botanical Society of America.
This honor recognizes her outstanding contributions to plant science and her impact as a global researcher.
A remarkable achievement—congratulations, Natalia!
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