Gloria Recio Herrera
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details. Cuban, female, year of birth 1942.
Qualifications. Graduate degree: Licenciatura (Biological Sciences), 1971, Havana University; PhD (Biological Sciences), 1989, Havana University; appointed Assistant Professor, 1977, Havana University.
Current position. Scientific researcher in the Mycological Laboratory of the National Botanical Garden since 1972 (Head of Laboratory, 1980-1995).
Expertise. Mycology; identification of ascomycetes; expert in systematics of Ascomycetes, Xylariaceae; teaching Mycology, Algology and Botany in the Faculty of Biology (1972-2002); supervision of postgraduate students. Curator of the collection of fungal living cultures (1974-1991). Experience of data-entry for computerized biological recording. Scientific member in the following projects: Fungi of the Caribbean (Darwin Initiative, 1997-2000); Fungal Diversity at the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, Cuba; Electronic Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi (British Council, 2001-2003); Biodiversity Conservation in Cuba (Darwin Initiative, 2001-2004); Diversidad Fúngica en la Reserva Ecológia "Alturas de Banao", Escambray, Cuba (2002-2004); Fungal Diversity in Ecological Reserve "Alturas de Banao", Escambray, Cuba (2002-2004).
Scientific events. Active participation in many different scientific events, attendance to more than 15 international and national congresses, including IX National Simposium of Criptogamic Botany (Spain, 1991); First, Second, Third and Fourth Latin-American Mycological Congresses (La Habana, 1993; La Habana, 1996; Caracas, 1999; Xalapa, 2002); Symposium of Tropical Mycology (Liverpool, 2000). Many publications (more than 10 in Cuba).
Languages. Spanish, English (basic).
Dra G. Recio Herrera,
Departamento de Micología,
Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba,
Havana,
Cuba.
Tel.: (+53) 7 549310
Fax: (+53) 7 544184
E-mail: hajb@ceniai.inf.cu
Experience overseas. Various study periods in the following institutions: Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany (1983, 1985); Musée d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (1998); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK (1998).
Previous achievements. Member of Cuban Society of Botany since 1985; founder member of the Latin-American Association of Mycology (ALM) and Secretary (1990-1993); member of the Organizing Committee of two Latin-American Congresses of Mycology (1993, 1996); Cuban Representative Latin-American Association of Mycology (1993-1996); leader of I and II National Exhibitons of Fungi (1991 and 1993) in the National Botanical Garden (Cuba).