For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. New York Botanical GardenAcademics, Research Centers, & InitiativesDoctoral ProgramsBiologyFacultyBy InstitutionNew York Botanical Garden Ambrose, Barbara Plant Development and Genomics Balick, Michael Economic botany and medicinal plants Boom, Brian M. Systematics and economic botany of neotropical plants Buck, William R. Systematics and floristics of mosses Daly, Douglas C. Systematics, economic botany, and biodiversity in the Amazon Halling, Roy E. Systematics, biogeography and conservation of macro-fungi Henderson, Andrew J. Systematics, floristics, and ecology of new world palms Karol, Kenneth G. Green algal systematics and evolution, comparative organellon genomics Kelly, Lawrence M. Angiosperm systematics and flouristics Litt, Amy Molecular mechanisms; plant genomics Little, Damon P. Plant systematics and character evolution, bioinformatics Michelangeli, Fabian Plant systematics (particularly melastomataceae) and insect-plant co-evolution Miller, James S. Systematics; economic botany; conservation biology Moran, Robbin Systematics, ecology, and geography of the new world tropics Naczi, Robert F.C. Floristics of eastern North America, systematics and ecology of cyperaceous, systematics and ecology of sarraceniaceae Nee, Michael H. Floristics of the solanaceae and cucurbitaceae Padoch, Christine Ecological anthropology: use of plant resources and land management in Borneo and Amazonia Pedraza-Penalosa, Paola L. I conduct taxonomic, phylogenetic, and collections-oriented research that seeks to contribute to both the conservation and botanical knowledge of the tropical Andes. Peters, Charles Tropical plant ecology and the management of tropical forests Plunkett, Gregory M. Vascular plant systematics using molecular and structural data, with an emphasis on the dicot order apiales (e.g. araliaceae and apiaceae); biogeography of plants from the Pacific and Indian ocean basin Stevenson, Dennis Systematics of cycads Thomas, William W. Plant systematics, especially the cyperaceae and simaroubaceae Torke, Benjamin M. The systematics, evolution, and biogeography of the leguminosae Vandebroek, Ina Bioactivity and conservation of medicinal and food plants for human health and well-being in rural and urban environments.