Brian Vanden Heuvel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

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Degrees

B.A. Botany, Colorado State University
Ph.D. Botany, University of Texas-Austin

Contact

Office: LS 248
Phone:(719) 549-2270
FAX: (719) 549-2993
E-Mail: brian.vandenheuvel@colostate-pueblo.edu

Courses

Research Interests-

Research Interests:  taxonomy, diversity, systematics, and evolution of flowering plants.  Specific research includes the systematics of the genera Cercocarpus and Purshia, and studies examining the evolution and diversification of the actinorhizal symbiosis, a nitrogen-fixing mutualism involving the roots of a small group of plants and the soil bacteria Frankia .

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