Principal researcher
Pablo Vargas
Senior Research Scientist. Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid, CSIC
Dept. of Biodiversity and Conservation
His main line of research is based on the molecular systematics of vascular plants (primarily Mediterranean and Macaronesian) and focuses on the study of macro and microevolutionary patterns and mechanisms that explain the great diversity of angiosperms and its disappearance.
Researchers
Inés Álvarez
Research Scientist. Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid, CSIC
Dept. of Biodiversity and Conservation
Specialized in evolutionary biology of plants: patterns, processes and mechanisms. Her work focuses on the evolutionary aspects of the Compositae family.
Mario Fernández-Mazuecos
Presently: Postdoctoral Researcher. University of Cambridge
Dept. of Plant Sciences
Previously: Researcher. Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid, CSIC
Dept. of Biodiversity and Conservation
Specialized in evolution, biogeography, ecology and conservation of plants.
Pedro Jiménez-Mejías
Presently: Postdoctoral Researcher. Washington State University
School of Biological Sciences
Previously: Researcher. Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, CSIC
Dept. of Biodiversity and Conservation
His field of expertise is systematics, evolution and biogeography of plants.
Elena Amat de León
PhD in Biology. Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid, CSIC
Dept. of Biodiversity and Conservation
Conservation biologist of endangered mountain plants. She has collaborated on the current project of the FGCSIC in the research field as well as in outreach.
Anna Traveset
Research Professor. Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies, CSIC-UIB
Dept. of Land Ecology
Her principal line of research falls in the field of plant-animal interactions, in relation to pollination and seed dispersal mechanisms from an ecological and evolutionary perspective.
José María Gómez
Professor of Ecology. University of Granada
Dept. of Ecology
His research focuses on understanding the evolutionary consequences of the ecological interaction between animals and plants.
Jaime Güemes
Botanical Curator and Lecturer. University of Valencia
Dept. of Plant Conservation Biology
His work mainly relates to plant systematics (taxonomy, morphology, nomenclature and phylogeny) and the conservation of endangered flora (reproductive biology, genetic diversity, population dynamics and threat evaluation).
Elena Carrió
Research Associate. University of Valencia
Dept. of Plant Conservation Biology
Specialist in evolutionary biology, reproductive biology and conservation of endangered plant species. Her research focuses on Antirrhinum and Cistaceae species.
