Scientific and technical teams

Scientific team

Dr. César Aguilar Puntriano

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Head of the Herpetology Department

Prof. Dr. Joaquina Albán Castillo

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Herbarium Coordinator

Dr. Mabel Alvarado

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Dr. Ángela Aristizábal Botero

Institution : Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Role : Assistant Scientific Coordinator of the LOT Program

Arli Ginger Ayala Apaza

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Master student in Biology

Dr. Thierry Backeljau

Institution : Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Role : Researcher in malacology

Jérôme Barbut

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Role : Curator of the Entomology Collection

Dr. Yves Basset

Institution : Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Yves Braet

Institution : Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Role : Entomologist

Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Bravo Mora

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : LOT Program Coordinator in Colombia

Dr. Abraham Breure

Institution : Natural History Museum of London, England

Role : Malacologist

Dr. Bart Buyck

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Role : Researcher in Mycology

Prof. Dr. Kim Calders

Institution : Ghent University, Belgium

Role : Researcher (LIDAR)

MSc. Yselle Cano-Cobos

Institution : National University of Avellaneda, Argentina

Role : PhD Student in Entomology

Dr. Glenda Gabriela Cárdenas Ramírez

Institution : Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku, Finland

Role : Researcher in Botany

Prof. Dr. Jean-François Carrias

Institution : University of Clermont Auvergne, France

Role : Researcher in Limnology

Cristian Castro

Institution : Natural Sciences Institute of the National University of Colombia

Role : Botanist

Dr. Damien Catchpole

Institution : Científico independiente, Perú

Role : Botánico

Angela Catherine Celis Tarazona

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : Researcher (Social Appropriation of Knowledge)

Julián Clavijo Bustos

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : Entomologist

Isabeu Cruz Ríos

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Herbarium Curator

Anja De Braekeleer

Institution : Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium

Role : Field Assistant in entomology

Dr. Cony Decock

Institution : Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Role : Mycologist

Dr. Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie

Institution : State University of Santa Cruz, Brazil

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Msc. Barbara D’Hont

Institution : Ghent University, Belgium

Role : PhD Student (LIDAR)

Dr. Amalia Díaz Peña

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : Coordinator of the Federico Medem Bogota Herbarium

Dr. Jochen Drescher

Institution : Goerg August University of Göttingen, Germany

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Dr. Damien Ertz

Institution : Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium

Role : Lichenologist

MSc. Luis Figueroa

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Entomologist

Gabriela Antuane Garcia-Reynaga

Institution : Centre for Ornithology and Biodiversity (CORDIBI), Peru

Role : Botanist

Dr. Valérie Hofstetter

Institution : Agroscope, Switzerland

Role : Researcher in Mycology and Molecular Biology

Jimena Sofía Huamaní Bullón

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Student in Entomology

Dr. Maurice Leponce

Institution : Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Role : Scientific Coordinator of the LOT Program

Dr. Céline Leroy

Institution : Institute for Sustainable Development, France

Role : Researcher in biotic interactions and molecular biology

Antoine Leveque

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Role : Entomologist

Dr. Florent Martos

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Role : Researcher in mycology and molecular biology

MSc. Emmy Fiorella Medina-Espinoza

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : PhD Student in Entomology

Frédéric Melki

Institution : Biotope society, France

Role : President and naturalist

Dr. Glenda Mendieta

Institution : Centre for Ornithology and Biodiversity (CORDIBI), Peru

Role : Botanist

MSc. Jenilee Montes Fontalvo

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : Scientific Assistant of the LOT Program in Colombia

Léa Mouton

Institution : University of Liège, Belgium

Role : PhD Student in Botany

Dr. Jhon César Neita Moreno

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : Chief Curator of the Arthropod Collection

Luis Ocupa Horna

Institution : Center for Tropical Biology and Conservation Research (CINBIOTYC), Peru

Role : Researcher in Botany

Dr. Víctor Raúl Pacheco Torres

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Mammal collection coordinator

Olivier Pascal

Institution : Biotope endowment fund for nature

Role : Organizer of the LOT Program

Luis Pillaca Huacre

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Researcher in Ecology

Eddy Poirier

Institution : Independent scientist, Peru

Role : Entomologist

Dr. Marc Pollet

Institution : Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Bryan Portuguez

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Arachnologist

Thibault Ramage

Institution : Independent scientist, Peru

Role : Entomologist

Dr. Rina Lastenia Ramirez Mesias

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Curator of the Malacology Collection

Dr. Federico Rizo Patron V.

Institution : Neotropical Wetland Training Centre (CDS), Peru

Role : Director

Rocío del Pilar Rojas Gonzáles

Institution : Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa, Peru

Role : Director

Dr. Rodolphe Rougerie

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Role : Researcher in molecular biology and entomology

Dr. Germinal Rouhan

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Role : Taxonomic botanist, Scientific manager of the National Herbarium

Vincent Rufray

Institution : Biotope society, France

Role : Chiropterologist

Prof. Dr. Stefan Scheu

Institution : Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göettingen, Germany

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Dr. Jürgen Schmidl

Institution : Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany

Role : Researcher in Entomology

Ángela Patricia Sierra Tuta

Institution : Research Institute of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia

Role : Researcher (Social Appropriation of Knowledge)

Prof. Dr. Diana Silva Dávila

Institution : Natural History Museum of the National University of San Marcos, Peru

Role : Chief Curator of the Arthropod Collection

Luis Valenzuela Gamarra

Institution : Missouri Botanical Garden, United States of America

Role : Researcher in Botany

Dr. Alain Vanderpoorten

Institution : University of Liège, Belgium

Role : Researcher in Botany

Irene Vicat

Institution : Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Role : Tropical Ecology internship student (TROPIMUNDO)

Dr. Claire Villemant

Institution : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, París, France

Role : Entomologist

Exploration of tree LOT01, Dussia tessmannii, Peru. ©LOT FDD-Biotope BINS Bertrand Delapierre
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