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Personal details. Cuban, male, year of birth 1972.

Qualifications. Graduate degree: Licenciatura (Biological Sciences), 1998, Havana University; appointed Aspirante a Investigador, Havana University; MSc 2002, Havana University (studies in taxonomy of Ustilaginomycetes).

Current position. Scientific researcher of the Mycological Laboratory of the National Botanical Garden since 1998.

Expertise. Taxonomic studies of Ustilaginomycetes of Cuba. Curation of the mycological collection in the herbarium (HAJB) since 2000. Scientific member in the following projects: Fungi of the Caribbean (Darwin Initiative, 1997-2000); Fungal Diversity at the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, Cuba; Electronic Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi (British Council, 2001-2003); Biodiversity Conservation in Cuba (Darwin Initiative, 2001-2004); Fungal Diversity in Ecological Reserve "Alturas de Banao", Escambray, Cuba (2002-2004).

Scientific events. Participation in different scientific events, attendance over 7 international and national congresses, including, Third and Fourth Latin-American Mycological Congresses (Caracas, 1999; Xalapa, 2002); Second Congress of Ecology, Biosfera '98 (La Habana, 1998); Simposio de Palinología Tropical y Subtropical (La Habana, 2001). publications (over 5 in Cuba and the UK).

Languages. Spanish, German (basic), English (basic).