BotanyKimberly Giulvezan
2016 The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany
Kimberly D. Giulvezan is an undergraduate in the Biology Department with a concentration in Botany at the University of Central Florida. She will travel to the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru where she will work with the Runa Foundation. Her research will focus on ethnobotany, the scientific study of the relationship between people and plants, and medicinal plants, specifically the native (Ilex guayusa) guayusa tea plant sold by many local farmers.
The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany
To encourage U.S. undergraduate students to expand their knowledge of medicinal botany by pursuing summer study in various projects, courses, and/or internships with supervision and structure.
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