new poppy paper published

One of Liz Ryan’s thesis chapters was published, titled “Clinal variation in phenological traits and fitness responses to drought across the native range of California poppy.” She found that California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) varies tremendously across it’s...

Welcome Karagan!

Karagan Smith has joined the lab as a new PhD student! Karagan received her BS with Honors from Pepperdine University where for four years she pursued research on plant recovery from wildfire. She also completed research in Spain on drought responses of Aleppo Pine,...
The California Poppy Project

The California Poppy Project

The lab received funding from the California Conservation Genomics Project (https://www.ccgproject.org/) to sequence full genomes from 100 California poppy individuals collected from across the state. Some of the sampled individuals were grown from seed collected by...
Congratulations to Julia on her defense!

Congratulations to Julia on her defense!

Congratulations to Julia Gaudio on her successful Masters thesis defense! Her thesis was titled: “Early-season Drought Favors Delayed Germination Strategies in Two Grass Species.” Many past experiments in the lab have found that it’s generally...