DDEP: The clusioid clade (Malpighiales): Systematics, biogeography, and horizontal gene transfer; Brazil

这项DDEP提案是为了支持博士生Brad Ruhfel在PI Charles Davis博士的指导下在巴西进行研究。Ruhfel先生将与两位进行实地工作的巴西导师合作，他们分别是坎皮纳斯州立大学的玛丽亚·阿马拉尔教授和里约热内卢联邦大学的克劳迪娅·博夫教授。鲁菲尔？S先生提出的研究将研究不同植物类群之间的进化关系，包括代表87属约2,000种的4科植物，其中包括重要的经济植物圣约翰麦草和热带水果如乳蜜苹果。这些家族有着古老的化石记录，在巴西尤其多样化。这项研究将为通过分子和生物地理学研究更好地了解现代热带植物的组装提供一个极好的机会。

This DDEP proposal is to support PhD candidate Brad Ruhfel working under PI Dr. Charles Davis to conduct research in Brazil. Mr. Ruhfel will collaborate with two Brazilian mentors conducting field work, Professors Maria Amaral and Claudia Bove from the Campinas State University and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro respectively. Mr. Ruhfel?s proposed research will study the evolutionary relatedness among various groups of plants including four families representing 87 genera and approximately 2,000 species, among them such economically important plants as St. John Wort and tropical fruits such as the Mammey apples. These families have an ancient fossil record, and are especially diverse in Brazil. The research will provide an excellent opportunity to understand better the assembly of modern tropical plants through molecular and bio-geographical studies.