Gæsteforskerens navn:

Dr. Manju Balhara

Hjeminstitution:

Dr. Manju Balhara is on leave from her position as lecturer at the Department of Botany, Shivaji College, University of Delhi in India.  She has a Master’s degree in plant eco-physiology and obtained a PhD degree in Seed Technology from University of Delhi in 2003.

Evt. personlig hjemmeside for gæsteforskeren:

Opholdsperiode ved instituttet:

Dr. Manju Balhara is planning to stay in Denmark for a three years period.  She will be associated with the department during 2010. She is married and has a 4 years old daughter.

Kort beskrivelse af forskningsfelt, evt. planer for gæsteopholdet ved instituttet:

Summary of research interests:

During her stay at the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Manju Balhara will collaborate with assoc. professor Anders S. Barfod on floral ontogeny of Ceroxyloid palms and the origin of dioecy in three evolutionary lineages of South American palms.   The research will be conducted within the framework of a project entitled 'Modelling Neotropical palm diversity based on taxonomic, phylogenetic ecological and structural evidence', which is funded by the  Danish Council for Independent Research in Natural Sciences.

Faglig kontaktperson/medarbejder ved instituttet under opholdet ved instituttet:

Lektor Anders S. Barfod, Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity

Arbejdsplads på instituttet: lokalenr., bygningsnr., tlf.nr., evt. mail-adresse.

Bygning 1137, Herbariet

manju.balhara@biology.au.dk