Dr. Gustavo Heiden is Researcher on Botany and Plant Genetic Resources at Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. He completed his PhD studies on Botany at the University of São Paulo, with an internship at Gothenburg University, Sweden; Master in Botany from Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Bachelor and Licentiate degree in Biology at Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil; and has been awarded the Excellent Scholar Award, at the XIX International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China. He is interested in Systematics, Biogeography, Evolution, Conservation and Applied Uses of plants, specially South American Subtropical and Temperate flora. Major research interests include Systematics and Evolution of Asteraceae; Genetic Resources and Pre-breeding of Crop Wild Relatives; Sustainable Management and use of the palm landscapes from Southern Brazil; and Curation and Exploration of Herbaria Data. He is also curator of Herbarium ECT and member of the Brazilian Botanical Society, the Brazilian Genetic Resources Society, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, the Botanical Society of America, the International Association of Plant Taxonomist, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission, the International Compositae Alliance, the Linnaean Society and the Systematics Association.
