BotanyJacob Dixon
2024 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
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Fungal Symbionts and Their Effects on Beetle Herbivores in Neotropical Montane Forest Habitats
In collaboration with the Fundación para la Conservación de los Andes Tropicales, Dixon will explore the ecological role of fungi, the chemicals they produce, their plant hosts, and the insect herbivores that feed on host plants.
School: PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University
The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
To protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. Providing this research opportunity for botanists can, in turn, assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines.
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