Meeting Plant Scientists
Santiago Ramírez-Barahona: “There is Always Something New With Plants”
Botany One interviews Dr Santiago Ramírez-Barahona, a Mexican scientist fascinated with tree ferns, cloud forests and plant evolution.
Ecosystems
Butterfly Havens in Forgotten Lots
Common plants and abandoned lots turn urban spaces into vital feeding grounds for butterflies.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Mariana S. Artur: “I Always Wish I Had a Pocket-Sized Microscope”
Botany One interviews Dr Mariana S. Artur, a Brazilian scientist who found her way to the Netherlands to study the wonders of seeds and plant resilience.
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Sarah J. McInnes: “When You Really Stop and Look, You’ll Be Amazed By What You Can See.”
Botany One interviews Sarah McInness, an Australian chemist who found her way into how plants regenerate after fire.
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Filip Vandelook: “Let Yourself Be Amazed!”
Botany One interviews Dr Filip Vandelook, a Belgian botanist fascinated by seeds and sharing botanical knowledge with the public.
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Bethina Stein: Hands in the Soil, Eyes on the Ecosystem
Botany One interviews Bethina Stein, a Brazilian PhD student digging up the hidden riches of the Cerrado.
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Paul M. Kirika: Botany as a Legacy and Vocation
Botany One interviews Dr. Paul M. Kirika, the curator of the largest herbarium in tropical Africa.
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Patricia Silva-Flores: “A Whole Hidden World Waiting to Be Discovered and Admired!”
Botany One interviews Dr Patricia Silva-Flores, a Chilean biologist whose work brings attention to the vital, overlooked role of fungi in ecosystems and society.
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Francisco Navarro-Rosales: Studying Plant Resilience in the Cerrado and Beyond
Botany One interviews Francisco Navarro-Rosales, a PhD student fascinated by fire ecology in tropical ecosystems.
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Stefanie Ickert-Bond: A Life Among Gymnosperms
Botany One interviews Dr. Stefanie Ickert-Bond, speaker at the “Evolutionary History of the Gnetales” symposium held during Botany 2025.
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Cristian Atala: From Balcony Succulents to Mediterranean Orchids
Botany One interviews Dr. Cristián Atala, a Chilean botanist that aims to brings to light the overlooked complexity of plants.
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Gláucia Silva: “Show Plants with Kindness, Respect and Interest”
Botany One interviews Gláucia Silva, a Brazilian PhD Student passionate for passion fruits and sparking the botanical interest of their students.