Noemi Montes, Phd Email & Phone Number

Rubí, Ct, Es

Rubí, Ct, Es

•Computerization and geo-referencing of botanical specimens in MsAccess.• Associate Editor for the scientific journal Collectanea Botanica, which publishes articles on plant Taxonomy, Systematics, Biogeography, Bioinformatics, Cytogenetics, Conservation, Ecophysiology, Phylogeny, Phylogeography, Floristics, Functional Morphology, Nomenclature or Plant-Animal relations.•Publication, revision and validation of biodiversity datasets.•Design of protocols, conservation and management of the tissue-DNA bank of the herbarium of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona.• Teaching, master project management (TFM), training of students.• Design, participation and scientific support to guided scientific visits and botany workshops. • Member of the scientific communication committee of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona, developing and correcting scientific contents for the website, social networking sites (facebook, twitter, instagram) and currently supervising the tasks of a scientific communicator technician.• Scientific communication: participation in Bioblitz BCN project (citizen science) carrying out guided visits to the field as a plant specialist. • Main author or co-author in research publications (10 articles-7 SCI-:, 2 book chapters, 13 posters and 4 oral communications).• Attendance at scientific meetings and seminars.•Pyrenean Floristic Atlas Project (POCTEFA Project), elaboration of Pyrenean species data sheets.•Member of the Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants research group at the Botanical Institute of Barcelona.

• Revision of biodiversity dataset, botanical specimen records of the general collection (MS Acess database) of the herbarium of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona.

• Computerization and georeferencing of botanical specimens in an application based on Ms Access. • Guided scientific visits to the herbarium. • Scientific communication, participation in scientific events ("Setmana de la Ciència", "Saló de l'Ensenyament").• Research publications (scientific articles and posters).

• My PhD focused on evolutionary, phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of plants of the Asteraceae family.• Molecular biology techniques such as DNA extraction, purification, cloning, PCR, sequencing, sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis.• Scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy• University teaching, 8 credits of the subject "Botànica Farmacèutica" (Degree in Pharmacy, University of Barcelona)• Author of scientific articles and scientific posters.• Participation and attendance at scientific meetings and seminars.• Research stays in several European centers and museums: University of Montpellier II, Herbier, Institut de Botanique (2004); Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Herbarium (2006); Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Herbarium (2008) and The Natural History Museum of London, Department of Botany (2008).• Research project Flora iberica

• Digitization of botanical specimen types and historical documents.• Edition of high resolution images.• Computerization of botanical specimens in Access database. • Co-author of research poster "Digitization in the herbarium of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona" presented at the International Congress Global Plants Initiative 5th Annual Meeting. Madrid 9-13 April (2012)• International LAPI project (Latin American Plants Initiative project)

• Scientific support to the marketing and sales department for Catalonia, Madrid and Andalusia searching for new customers in life sciences and applied genomics industries.• Training of students.• Prospecting and contact with the main companies and laboratories in life sciences and applied genomics industries. • Training in microarrays and molecular biology (biochemical reagents, PCR and quantitative PCR).• Dissemination of Agilent Technologies products at international conferences and trade fairs.

• Computerization and georeferencing of botanical collection specimens in MS Access.

• Monitoring reproductive parameters in greenhouse experiments and processing plant material of invasive species (oxalis pes-caprae and hypericum perforatum).• Management of palynological databases.• Processing of plant material samples for nutrient analysis.• Participation in research projects (European and national): "Herbivore resistance in St. John's worth, Hypericum perforatum"; "Exotic Plant Invasions: Deletereous effects on Mediterranean Island Ecosystems (EPIDEMIE)" and "Third National Forest Inventory (IFN 3)".

Phd In Biology, Plant Molecular Biology

Dissertation titled: “Systematics and phylogeny of the genera Phagnalon Cass and Aliella Qaiser & Lack (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae)”..

Master'S Degree, Teaching High School Science Education (Cap) · Biology/Biological Sciences

Postgraduate Course, Molecular Biology "Filogenias Y Genealogías De Dna: Reconstrucción Y Aplicaciones"

Biology Degree, Biology