Yasmin Amparo Alomia-Aguirre

Yasmin Alomia M.Sc. is a Biologist from Universidad del Valle-Colombia (2005-2010). During her undergraduate studies, she received several awards for her academic performance. In that moment, she studied three species of basidiomycetes fungi and its role in nature as important decomposers. Later, she got the scholarship ‘Excellent Graduate Student’, a grant from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and she startedher Master studies in Biological Sciences (2012-2014). In her master studies, she was focused on the interactions between Vanilla orchids and mycorrhizal fungi. Also, she studied the seed germination process in three Vanilla species from Valle del Cauca. Later, she got the ‘Grant Colciencias National Doctorate’, and currently, she is working on her Ph. D. at Universidad de los Andes. Her research interest is focused on symbiotic relationships between orchids and pollinators, as well as between orchids and mycorrhizal fungi (above and below-ground interactions) in tropical forests. Her research question is how these relationships have helped the orchid diversification in these ecosystems. M.Sc. Alomia has been theacher of the Botany and General Biology courses at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. In collaboration with other researchers, she has published two scientific papers, one book, and one book chapter. Also, she has participated as a referee of scientific journals, and attended several academic events, both as an assistant and as an organizer.