Gregorio Tomás Delgado Rodríguez
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details. Cuban, male, year of birth 1974.
Qualifications. Graduate of the Biology Faculty, University of la Habana, 1998.
Current position. Researcher, since 1998.
Expertise. Amateur mycologist (1983-1998). Researcher in the Department of Mycology of the Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES) since 1998. Participant of the following national projects: Fungal Diversity in the "Sierra del Rosario" Biosphere Reserve, Cuba and Automated Classification of Plant-pathogenic Microscopic Fungi based on Explorative Analysis of Data and Advanced Techniques for Image Processing. Member of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Botánica since 1986. Specialist in systematics and ecology of anamorphic / mitosporic fungi. Training in identification of mitosporic fungi on different substrata in the Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES) under the supervision of Dr Mena Portales since 1998. Scientific member of the following projects: Fungi of the Caribbean (Darwin Initiative, 1997-2000); Diversidad Fúngica en la Reserva de la Biosfera "Sierra del Rosario", Cuba; Electronic Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi (British Council, 2001-2003); Biodiversity Conservation in Cuba (Darwin Initiative, 2001-2004).
Languages. Spanish, English (adequate), French (fluent).
Principal publications
- Minter, D.W.; M. Rodríguez Hernández; Mena Portales, J. [eds] (2001). Fungi of the Caribbean. England, Isleworth, PDMS Publishing, 946 pp. [co-author of the parts dealing with mitosporic fungi]
- Delgado Rodríguez, G.; Mena Portales, J. (2000). Diversidad y distribución geográfica de los hifomicetes de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Rosario, Cuba. Boletín de la Sociedad Micológica de Madrid 25: .
- Mena Portales, J.; Delgado Rodríguez, G. (2000). Nuevas combinaciones para especies de Sporidesmium sens. lat. Boletín de la Sociedad Micológica de Madrid 25: 265-269.
- Delgado Rodríguez, G.; Mena Portales, J. (en prensa). New or rare mitosporic fungi from Alturas de Trinidad, Cuba. Nova Hedwigia.
- Mena Portales, J.; Delgado Rodríguez, G.; Mercado Sierra, A.; Guarro, J.; Gené, J.; Iacona, V. (en prensa). New or interesting hyphomycetes from the Biosphere Reserve of Sierra del Rosario, Cuba. Mycologia.
Gregorio Tomás Delgado Rodríguez,
Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES),
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA),
Carretera de Varona km 3.5,
Capdevila, Boyeros, AP 8029, CP 10800,
Ciudad de La Habana,
Cuba.
Tel.: (+53) 7 578010, (+53) 7 578769, (+53) 7 578780
Fax: (+53) 7 578266
E-mail: ecologia@ceniai.inf.cu ecologia@cidea.cu.unep.net
Scientific Events. Participation in over 23 different international and national scientific events, including: III and IV International Congresses on Systematics & Ecology of Myxomycetes (ICSEM3 Beltsville,1999; ICSEM4 Meise, 2002); I, II, III and IV Latinamerican Congresses of Mycology (La Habana, 1993; La Habana, 1996; Caracas, 1999; Xalapa, 2002); IV Mexican Congress of Mycology (Guanajuato, 1994); V Latinamerican Botanical Congress (La Habana, 1990); IX Simposio Nacional de Botánica Criptogámica (España, 1991).
Previous achievements. II Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología. Biosfera 98. III Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología. Symposium "Flora of the Greater Antilles" 2000. VII Exposición "Forjadores del Futuro". VI Simposio de Botánica. Award-winner in the Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática for the project Automated Classification of Plant-pathogenic Microscopic Fungi based on Explorative Analysis of Data and Advanced Techniques for Image Processing. Prizewinner in the VII Exposición "Forjadores del Futuro".