Las Cruces Discovered:

A Sampling of Botanical, Ecological and Ethnomedicinal Research

A symposium held in honor of Dr. Luis Diego Gómez Pignataro (1944 - 2009) 

In honor of Luis Diego Gómez Pignataro, OTS will hold a half-day symposium entitled Las Cruces Discovered: A Sampling of Botanical, Ecological, and Ethnomedicinal Research on February 27th at the Las Cruces Biological Station. Luis Diego, who passed away on 13th November 2009, was station director at Las Cruces for almost 20 years and his absence will be deeply missed by many. Please join us in honoring his many years of commitment to OTS and his incredible contribution to tropical science and research as a whole. A reception will follow the keynote address that will be given by Dr. John Kress, Research Botanist and Curator at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Keynote Address

Dr. John Kress
Research Botanist and Curator
Smithsonian Institution

A coevolutionary Mosaic of Heliconia-Hummingbird Pollination Systems

Speakers

Dr. Kifah Sasa
Global Coordinator, Green Commodities Facility, UNDP

Dr. Pablo Ortiz
Director General, Área de Salud Coto Brus

Dr. Héctor Castañeda
Profesor, Global Health Semester Abroad Programe OTS

Dr. Eugenio González
Director, Research and Academic Center in Costa Rica at Texas A&M

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Contact information:
(506) 2773 4004 ext. 3000
recepcion.lc @ ots.ac.cr