llagomarsino1-at-lsu.edu

PhD, Harvard University (2015)
BS, University of California- Berkeley (2008)

I'm an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University.

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lball4-at-lsu.edu

BS, California State University- Long Beach (2019)

Joined LagoLab: Fall 2019

Laymon is studying phylogenomics, macroevolution, and pollination biology of Hillieae (Rubiaceae), a Neotropical group of florally diverse epiphytic shrubs. Laymon is supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and an HHMI Gilliam Fellowship- go Laymon!

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dpared1-at-lsu.edu

​BS, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (2010)
MS, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (2019)

Joined LagoLab: Fall 2019

Diego is studying phylogenomics and introgression history of of the primarily high Andean genus Brachyotum (Melastomataceae) to understand the impact of Andean uplift on plant diversification.

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larang1-at-lsu.edu

BS, Universidad del Valle, Colombia (2022)

Joined LagoLab: Fall 2022

Before coming to the LagoLab, Katherin teased apart hybridization history in Gesneriaceae. In her PhD research, Kathe will integrate across scales to understand the role of hybridization in Andean evolution— starting with the phylogenomics of Cavendishia (Ericaceae) and moving down to comparative phylogeography of widespread Andean plant species.

amumfo5-at-lsu.edu

MS, University of New Hampshire (2022)
BA, Trinity College Dublin (2020)

Joined LagoLab: Fall 2022

Aislinn has a long interest in plant diversity and is pursuing a PhD in plant systematics after deciding working on breeding of a single species (kiwiberry) during her Masters wasn’t enough! Aislinn will be working on phylogenomics and evolution of color signals in Palicourea (Rubiaceae) for her PhD dissertation.

Joined LagoLab: Fall 2024

Nolan is an undergraduate researcher supported by the LSU Presidential Future Leaders in Research program. He is currently working on leaf morphometrics of Hillieae (Rubiaceae), though is interested in developing an honors thesis focused on plant-insect mutualisms.

Daniel is a broadly trained Neotropical botanist interested in the floristics of his native Costa Rica, and taxonomy of various plant groups including Myristicaceae and Pentaphylacaceae. He is collaborating on several projects in the lab.