Nelis Blanco Hernández
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details. Cuban, female, year of birth 1970.
Qualifications. Graduate degree: Licenciatura (Biological Sciences), 1992, Havana University; Master of Sciences, Institute of Ecology and Systematic, 1999.
Current position. Scientific research in Mycological Laboratory in the Institute of Ecology and Systematic since 1992.
Expertise. Mycology, study of edible mushrooms and Agarics from taxonomic point of view. Experience of data-entry for computerized biological recording. Collaborator in the Conservation Strategy of Fungal Diversity in Cuba. Scientific member in the following projects: Fungi of the Caribbean (Darwin Initiative, 1997-2000); Fungal Diversity of the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, Cuba; Electronic Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi (British Council, 200-2003); Biodiversity Conservation in Cuba (Darwin Initiative, 2001-2004); Fungal Diversity in Ecological Reserve "Alturas de Banao", Escambray, Cuba (2002-2004).
Languages. Spanish.
Scientific events. Active participation in many different scientific events, attendance to 15 international and national congresses, including Second and Third Latin-American Mycological Congresses (La Habana, 1996; Caracas, 1999); seven publications.
MSc N. Blanco Hernández,
Departamento de Micología,
Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática,
Academia de Ciencias,
Carretera de Varona km 3.5,
Capdevila, Boyeros,
Ciudad de La Habana,
Cuba.
Tel.: (+53) 7 578266 /(+53) 7 578090
E-mail: botanica.ies@ama.cu
Experience overseas. Training on Taxonomy of Agarics, Mexico; Belgium
Previous achievements. Founder and active member of Latin American Association of Mycology (ALM) and member in Organizing Committee of Second Latin American Congress of Mycology (La Habana-1993).