Plants and fungi are essential to life on earth—key components of the planet’s ecology, biodiversity, climate, and human cultures. The study of plants and fungi is fundamental to medical science, conservation, genetics, agriculture, food-web studies, soil science, climate studies, anthropology, and many other fields. Field Museum botanists are leaders in the study of plant and fungi evolution, ecology, biogeography, environmental/climate impact, plant-animal interactions, and more.
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- Anna BallaCollections Registrar
- Christine NiezgodaCollections Manager
- Corine VriesendorpMacArthur Senior Conservation Ecologist and Director of the Andes-Amazon Program
- Daniel LeDigital Media Specialist
- Darlene Dowdy-PritchettCollections Assistant
- John EngelCurator Emeritus
- Juliana PhilippField Guide Devloper
- Lucia KawasakiCollections Specialist
- Matthew Von KonratHead of Botanical Collections; McCarter Collections Manager, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
- Michael DillonCurator Emeritus
- Nancy HensoldTropical Plant Taxonomist
- Nigel PitmanMellon Senior Conservation Ecologist