Thiago Souza-Campos

Thiago Souza-Campos

Thiago Souza-Campos is an agronomist and postdoctoral researcher in the Horticultural Sciences Department. Thiago is interested in saw palmetto, a native U.S. palm valued for its therapeutic use in managing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) complications. He aims to assess saw palmetto genetic variability through DNA barcoding and analyze the lipido-sterolic composition of its berries to support conservation efforts and promote saw palmetto as a specialty crop in Florida.

Thiago has a Master’s in Plant Production, State University of Goiás (UEG) and a Ph.D. in Agronomy focused on plant physiology, São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture – part of Course #0016056, 3 optional CEs FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional – APPROVED UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Continuing Education – APPROVED This nearly half-day session provides a wide-ranging overview of horticulture, landscape and ecology topics of interest to anyone working professionally with native plants who […]

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