Man

Rosa Amelia Scherson Vicencio

Associate Professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


My research focuses on the use of phylogenetic and bioinformatic tools for molecular systematics. I have incorporated phylogeny-based approaches to study the evolutionary value of taxa and ecosystems, with a focus on aiding conservation efforts

Educación

  •  Plant Systematics and Evolution, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- DAVIS. Estados Unidos, 2007
  •  Ingeniero Agrónomo, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  Botany, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Canada, 2000

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - At present

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2015

  •   Lecturer Other

    UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

    Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2008

  •   Lecturer Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2005 - 2006

  •   Postoctoral Researcher Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - 2010

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Outreaching Part Time

    Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - 2010

Formación de Capital Humano


Current Ph.D Students

Daniela Mardones Agurto PhD (c)
CONICYT Fellow
Doctorado en Ciencias Mención Ecología y Biología Evolutiva
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile

Constanza Schapheer
CONICYT Fellow
Doctorado en Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias y Veterinarias
Universidad de Chile

Post doctoral Fellows
Taryn Fuentes-Castillo
2017-2020
CONICYT 223323 International Cooperation Program “Integrating molecular and spatial modeling approaches in new world Mediterranean flora: A multiscale study for understanding evolutionary relationships in Central Chile and California, two endemic-rich biodiversity hotspots”


Difusión y Transferencia


Symposia and talks
• Scherson, R.A. Contributions of evolutionary biology to the conservation of the flora of Chile. Online Seminar, Chilean Evolutionary Society SOCEVOL. Octubre 27 2020.
• Scherson, R.A. Contributions of Phylogenetic Diversity to plant conservation. Chicago Northwestern University, June 19 2020.
• Scherson, R.A. Evolutionary value of the flora of the Atacama Desert. Pamela Ramírez, Rosa Scherson. Simposio “Biogeografía, Disyunciones, interacciones en Márgenes Desérticos”. August 27 - 29 2019. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Scherson, R.A.,Taryn Fuentes-Castillo; Patricio Pliscoff; Roman Mari?a Jose?; Bruce Baldwin; Matthew Kling;
Andrew Thornhill; David Ackerly; Brent Mishler. Comparative spatial phylogenetics between Mediterranean
Chile and California. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. October 2019.
• Scherson, R.A., Rami?rez, P. Evolutionary value of the flora of the Atacama Desert. Pontificia Universidad Cato?lica
de Valparai?so, Valparai?so, Chile, August 2019.
• Scherson, R.A. Diversidad Filogene?tica en Biomas Chilenos y Conservacio?n. Universidad Metropolitana de
Ciencias de la Educacio?n. Sept 2018.
• Scherson, R.A. Phylogenetic diversity measures in the native flora of Chile. University of Bonn, Germany, June
2018
• Scherson, R.A., Thornhill, A., Freyman, Will, Pliscoff, P., Baldwin, B., Ackerly, D. Brent D. Mishler. Spatial
phylogenetics of the native vascular flora in Mediterranean Chile. MEDECOS, Seville, Spain Jan 31- Feb 4 2017.
• Scherson. R.A. Phylogenetic endemism and is patterns in the vascular flora of Chile. Chilean Botanical Society
Conference, Concon, Chile, Nov 5-8 2016.
• Urbina-Casanova, R., Freyman, W., Thornhill, A., Mishler, B. Scherson, R.A (presenter). Phylogenetic diversity and
endemism in the vascular flora of Chile. Symposium "Phylogeny-based biodiversity assessments for conservation: perspectives from the Southern Hemisphere", VIII Southern Connection Congress, Punta Arenas, Chile. January 18-23 2016.
• Scherson, R.A., Urbina-Casanova, R., Carvallo, G., Pinochet, C., Pliscoff, P., Kalin-Arroyo, M. Phylogeny-based biodiversity assessment in the Chilean flora. Symposium "Phylogenetic approaches to understanding biodiversity and endemism", Botany Conference 2015, Botanical Society of America, Edmonton, Canada. July 25-29 2015.

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
• 2010 up to date, Botanical Society of America
• 2018 up to date. Representative of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Nature Conservation for the Office of
Gender Equality of the University of Chile, Santiago.
• 2018 up to date. President of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Nature Conservation committee for gender
issues.
• 2018 up to date. BioGenesis working group – Future Earth Global Network
• 2019 up to date. Phylogenetic Diversity Task Force, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• 2019 up to date. Scientific Committee, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) International.
• 2019 up to date. Scientific Committee, working group for United Nations COP25 meeting in Chile.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best undergraduate teacher

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2013

    Best teacher in the Faculty

  •   Best undergraduate teacher

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2015

    Best teacher

  •   Research award

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2017

    Award for research excellence year 2017


 

Article (15)

Spatial phylogenetics of the native woody plant species in Hainan, China
Biogeography, phylogenetic relationships and morphological analyses of the South American genusMutisiaL.f. (Asteraceae) shows early connections of two disjunct biodiversity hotspots
Flora of the hot deserts: emerging patterns from phylogeny-based diversity studies
Modelling the current and future biodiversity distribution in the Chilean Mediterranean hotspot. The role of protected areas network in a warmer future
Lichenomphalia altoandina, a new species of Hygrophoraceae from the Chilean Altiplano.
Spatial phylogenetics of the vascular flora of Chile.
Assessing floristic representativeness in the protected areas national system of Chile=> Are vegetation types a good surrogate for plant species?
Domeykoa andina (Apiaceae; Azorelloideae), a New Species from Northern Chile
Consideraciones sobre la sistemática de las familias y los géneros de plantas vasculares endémicos de Chile
Genetic diversity of Rhizobium from nodulating beans grown in a variety of Mediterranean climate soils of Chile.
Endemicity and evolutionary value=> a study of Chilean endemic vascular plant genera
Foliar micromorphology and anatomy of Ugni molinae Turcz. (Myrtaceae), with particular reference to schizogenous secretory cavities
Variability in Phylogenetic Diversity (PD) estimates illustrated with plant data for the high Andes of South America.
NEW EVIDENCE ON THE USE OF INITIAL CULTIGENS BY THE HUNTER-GATHERER GROUPS OF THE ARCHAIC IV PERIOD AT EL PLOMO, ALTO MAIPO, CENTRAL CHILE
Phylogeny, biogeography, and rates of diversification of New World Astragalus (Leguminosae) with an emphasis on South American radiations.

BookSection (2)

Medidas basadas en filogenias como argumentos de selección de taxa y áreas para conservación aplicadas a la flora nativa de Chile
Phylogeny-based measures of biodiversity when data is scarce: Examples with the vascular flora of Chile and California

BookWhole (1)

Phylogenetic Diversity: Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science

Proyecto (9)

The biogeography of climate change in Chile=> Vulnerability of ecosystems and species under spatial and temporal dynamics
Biogeographic patterns and conservation of evolutionary diversity in the vascular flora of Chile under climate change
Consorcio patrimonio botánico Universidad de Chile (PBUCH)=> Rescate, difusión y puesta en valor del patrimonio natural en las colecciones botánicas indexadas de la Universidad de Chile
Integrating molecular and spatial approaches to understand the evolutionary patterns that shape the distribution of the native vascular flora of Chile and its responses to a changing environment
Integrating molecular and spatial modeling approaches in new world Mediterranean flora=> A multiscale study for understanding evolutionary relationships in Central Chile and California, two endemic-rich biodiversity hotspots
Fortalecimiento de la línea de investigación en evaluación molecular de taxa y ecosistemas con fines de conservación, del área de Botánica.
International Cooperation Project. UCB-U.Chile working group for comparative evolutionary studies of New World Mediterranean-type flora.
EVOLUTIONARY VALUE OF CHILEAN ENDEMIC FLORA=> INSIGHTS TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATION PRIORITIES
PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY (PD) AND ITS CORRELATION WITH TAXON RICHNESS IN THE FLORA OF THE HIGH ANDES OF SOUTH AMERICA=> A STUDY OF SOME LARGE ANDEAN PLANT FAMILIES.
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Rosa Scherson

Associate Professor

Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Patricio Pliscoff

Profesor Asistente

Geografia

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Federico Luebert

Full Professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Pablo Marquet

Full Professor

Ecology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Derek Corcoran

Investigador Postdoctoral

Ciencias Biológicas

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Herman Silva

Professor

Departamento de Produccion Agricola

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile