Nataly Allasi
Canales, PhD
I am a Quechua Amazonian evolutionary biologist, who studies the diversity, evolution, and origins of plants in the Andes and Amazonia.
My main interest is to explore Indigenous and local plants and support their use within their custodians.
My work addresses challenges like food insecurity, biodiversity conservation, and the preservation of traditional knowledges.
I collaborate with communities, herbaria, and botanical gardens to enhance the scientific, cultural, and practical value of agrobiodiversity.
My dream is to strengthen research in the Andes and Amazon by collaborating with Indigenous communities to explore the regions' amazing flora and knowledges.
By leveraging natural history collections through our cosmovision, advanced genomic, biochemical, ecological, and ethnobotanical methods, I will help build local research capacity and support better livelihoods.
