André is leaving us for a while! He was awarded a FAPESP Research Internships Abroad fellowship to study red mangroves (Rhizophora) from the New World and South Pacific islands, using genetic markers (SNPs) obtained by high throughput sequencing. He will live in Ueda and work at the Sugadaira Montane Research Center (Tsukuba University) under the supervision of Yoshiaki Tsuda, a great plant molecular ecologist.
I am sure André will enjoy this life changing experience!
I wish you a great time in Japan, André-san! GM
