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== Suman Neupane ==
 
  
 
== Contact ==
 
 
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology <br>
 
University of Connecticut <br>
 
75 North Eagleville Road <br>
 
Storrs, CT 06269 <br>
 
Office: <br>
 
Phone: <br>
 
E-mail: suman.neupane@uconn.edu<br>
 
Academic Advisor: [[Paul Lewis]]<br>
 
 
== Research ==
 
 
My dissertation research project addresses three broad but related issues; systematics, evolution of secondary woodiness and historical biogeography of the <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> complex in the plant family Rubiaceae with special focus on Asian-Pacific lineages. The <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> is a highly debated group in the Rubiaceae family with no strong consensus to date on its generic delimitations. By building a robust phylogeny using DNA and incorporating data from morphology and anatomy my project seeks to resolve the long-standing taxonomic debate within the group that has existed since the time of Linnaeus. In an attempt to build a well-resolved phylogeny in the large group such as <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> complex (ca. 600 spp.), I am also investigating the issues of data combinability (e.g. of different gene regions from targeted sequencing method), effect of taxonomic sampling and missing data, and the resulting systematic bias in the phylogeny inferences under Bayesian framework.<br>
 
A few lineages within <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> complex (e.g. <i>Hedyotis</i> s.s.) are characterized by having secondarily derived wood, a narrow and montane distribution and a high species diversity compared to their herbaceous sister lineages. The other goal of my study is to understand the correlates of the secondary woodiness, differential rate of evolution and diversification between herbaceous and woody clades and ancient dispersal patterns of this group into and inside of tropical Asia. <br>
 
 
== Education ==
 
2014- present: Doctoral candidate, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA <br>
 
2008– 2013: Graduate student, Old Dominion University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Norfolk, VA USA. Advisor: [Timothy J. Motley]<br>
 
2007: Master of Science in Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal <br>
 
2001: BS in Biology, Amrit Science College, Tribhuvan University, Nepal <br>
 
 
== Grants, Awards and Scholarships ==
 
2012-2014: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant <br>
 
2012: American Society of Plant Taxonomist Graduate Student Research Grant <br>
 
2012: Workshop on Advances in Multiple Sequence Alignment and Phylogeny Estimation. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC <br>
 
2010: ASPT Travel Grant for Botany 2010, Providence, RI, American Society of Plant Taxonomy <br>
 
2009: Delzie Demaree Travel Award, Missouri Botanical Garden Annual Botanical Symposium <br>
 
2008-2012: Dominion Scholar in Ecological Sciences, Old Dominion University <br>
 
 
==  Publications == 
 
Neupane, S., Dessein, S, Motley, T. J. 2009. The <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia-Kohautia</i> complex (Rubiaceae) in Nepal: A study of fruit, seed and pollen characters and their taxonomic significance. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 66: 371-390.  <br>
 
Wikstorm, N., Neupane, S., Karehed, J., Motley, T. J., & Bremer, B. 2013. Phylogeny of <i>Hedyotis</i> L. (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae): Redefining a Complex Asian-Pacific Assemblage. Taxon  62 (2). <br>
 
 
== Presentations ==
 
Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Motley, T. J. 2008. The <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia-Kohautia</i> complex (Rubiaceae) in Nepal: A study of fruit, seed and pollen characters and their taxonomic significance. IV International Rubiaceae (Gentianales) Conference, Xalapa, Mexico. <br>
 
Neupane, S., Dessein, Motley, T. J. 2009. The <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia-Kohautia</i> complex (Rubiaceae) in Nepal: A study of fruit, seed and pollen characters and their taxonomic significance. BGSO spring symposium, Old Dominion University. <br>
 
Neupane, S. & Motley, T. J. 2010. Search for “true <i>Hedyotis</i>” (Rubiaceae) in Asia and its biogeographic implications. Botany 2010, Providence, RI, USA. <br>
 
Neupane S. & Motley, T. J. 2010. Phylogeny of Asian-pacific Shrubby <i>Hedyotis</i> L. (Spermacoceae) and Preliminary Evaluations of Biogeographic Patterns, Insular Woodiness, and Fruit Evolution. The Fifth International Rubiaceae and Gentianales Conference Stockholm, Sweden. <br> 
 
Neupane, S. & Motley, T. J. 2011. <i>Hedyotis</i> L. (Rubiaceae) in Asia-Pacific: Phylogeny, Biogeography and Character Evolution. Annual BGSO spring symposium, Old Dominion University, VA, USA. <br>
 
Neupane, S. & Motley, T. J. 2011. Phylogeny of Asian <i>Hedyotis</i> L (Rubiaceae): A model group for studying historical biogeography of Asian flora and evolution of secondary woodiness in insular settings. Minzu University, Beijing, China (Invited talk). <br>
 
Neupane, S. & Motley, T. J.  2013. Origin and diversification of <i>Hedyotis</i> L. (Rubiaceae) in Asia. Annual BGSO spring symposium, Old Dominion University, VA, USA. <br>
 
Neupane, S. & Motley, T. J. 2013. New generic combinations within <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> complex (Rubiaceae). Botany 2013, New Orleans, USA. <br>
 
Neupane, S. 2013. Origin and diversification of <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> complex (Rubiaceae) in Asia and the Pacific. Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. <br>
 
Neupane, S. 2014. Evolution of secondary woodiness in <i>Hedyotis-Oldenlandia</i> complex (Rubiaceae) in Asia and the Pacific. Evolution 2014, Raleigh, NC, USA. <br>
 
 
==  Teaching Experience ==
 
 
== Field Experience ==
 
Nepal: Southern plains (2003, 2004, 2005), Central Eastern Himalaya region (2001, 2004, 2008); Mexico (2008); Sri Lanka (2009); India (2009); S.E United States: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia; China: Beijing (2011), Guangdong & Hainan (2012); Thailand (2012); Cambodia (2012); India (2012); Nepal (2012)
 

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