TropBio 2019 | Faculty
Full-time Faculty
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TropBio2019​ is formed by a group of four full-time faculty. Dr. Sofia Rodriguez-Brenes and Dr. Patricia E. Salerno act as a single full-time faculty, splitting the first and last three weeks of the course, respectively, and Dr. Pablo Allen acts as a full-time faculty (all six weeks!). Gabriela Quesada-Ávila, biology bachelor from Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), is our full-time teaching assistant.
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Invited guest Faculty
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Aside from the four full-time academic faculty, TropBio 2019 has a total of 11 invited faculty from various Institutions and countries:
Sabrina Amador-Vargas, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, guest faculty at Palo Verde and Cabo Blanco sites
Manuel Spinola, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, guest faculty at Palo Verde site
Lucas Majure, Florida Museum of Natural History, USA, guest faculty at Palo Verde and Cabo Blanco sites
Esteban Suarez, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, guest faculty at Monteverde site
Esteban Brenes, Nai Conservation Society, Costa Rica, guest faculty at Monteverde site
Victor Arroyo, Universidad Autónoma de México, guest faculty at La Selva site
Susan Letcher, College of the Atlantic, USA, guest faculty at La Selva site
Darko Cotoras, California Academy of Sciences, guest faculty at Cuerici site
Oscar Laverde, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, guest faculty at Las Alturas and Las Cruces sites
Erin Kuprewicz, University of Connecticut, guest faculty at Las Alturas and Las Cruces sites
Marcelo Casacuberta, De La Raiz Films, guest faculty at Las Cruces
Nelson Saint-Hilaire, Costa Rica, guest faculty at Las Cruces