Interdisciplinary Studies in the Chemical Biology of the Tropics

May 26-June 5, 2008

Lecturers (alphabetical order)

Dr. Patricia Alvarez
Rutgers University
Topic: pathogens and endophytes

Dr. Stefan Bartram
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Topic: volatile signaling in plant-herbivore interactions

Dr. Ragan Callaway, Professor
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana
Topic: The chemical-ecology of invasive plants

Dr. Caroline Chaboo
University of Kansas
Topic: tri-trophic interactions

Dr. Phyllis Coley, Professor
Biology Department, University of Utah
Topic: Herbivory and plant defenses in tropical forests

Dr. Eric Cosio, Professor and Coordinator
Chemistry Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
Tambopata Chemical Ecology Institute, Peru
Topic: Chemistry of plant associations

Dr. Jennifer Dean
Pennsylvania State University
Topic: plant-microbe interactions

Dr. Andrea Doseff, Assistant Professor
Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University
Topic: Anti-inflammatory and ant-carcinogenic mechanisms of plant natural products

Dr. Aaron Dossey
University of Florida
Topic: chemical defenses of walkingsticks

Dr. Arthur Edison, Associate Professor
Biochemistry Department, University of Florida
Topic: Uses of highly sensitive NMR technology for tropical studies

Dr. Megan Frederickson, Post-Doc
Department of Organism and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Topic: Plant-ant interactions in the tropics

Dr. Christopher Frost
Pennsylvania State University
Topic: Canopy herbivory and soil processes

Dr. Carlos Garcia, Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas San Antonio
Bioanalytical chemistry

Dr. Erich Grotewold, Professor
Dept. of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, The Ohio State University
Topic: Plant Secondary Metabolism

Dr. Stephan Halloy
Conservation International

Dr. Waltraud Kofer, Visiting Professor
DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service
Chemistry Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
Tambopata Chemical Ecology Institute, Peru
Topic: Cell biology of plant-insect interactions

Dr. Thomas Kursar, Associate Professor
Biology Department, University of Utah
Topic: Tropical chemical ecology

Dr. Margaret Lowman, Professor and Director
Biology Department, New College of Florida
Topic: Canopy biology and ecology in the tropics

Dr. Daniel Manter
Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Dr. Patrick Martin, Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University
Topic: Tropical Community and Landscape Ecology

Dr. Carlos Martinez
University of Missouri
Topic: neotropical anuran frogs

Dr. Todd Michael, Assistant Professor
Plant Biology and Pathology, Waksman Institute, Rutgers University
Topic: Plant transcriptional networks and circadian rhythms

Dr. Axel Mithofer
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Topic: volatile signaling in plant-herbivore interactions

Dr. Mark Paschke, Assistant Professor
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University
Topic: Restoration Ecology

Dr. Eran Pichersky, The Michael M. Martin Collegiate Professor
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
Topic: The Biochemistry and Evolutionary Biology of Floral Volatiles

Dr. Naomi Pierce
Harvard University
Topic: Evolution of blue butterflies and ants

Dr. Gerardo Rubio, Associate Professor
Department of Soil Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Topic: Root Architecture and interactions of roots with the soil

Dr. Abraham Vaisberg
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Dr. Jorge Vivanco, Associate Professor and Director
Center for Rhizosphere Biology, Colorado State University
Chemistry Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
Tambopata Chemical Ecology Institute, Peru
Topic: Rhizosphere Biology

Dr. Tiffany Weir, Post-Doc
Colorado State University
Topic: molecular analysis of soil microbes