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2011: As a graduate in the Diggle Lab at the University of Colorado, Rob Baker focused on the evolution of shoot architecture by examining the molecular developmental pathways within and among populations, where genetic divergence, adaptation, and speciation occur. Specifically, he examined natural variation in shoot architecture patterning in Mimulus gattatus. Currently, he is a post-doc in Cynthia Weinig’s lab at the University of Wyoming. |
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Fall 2011: Elena Kramer is a professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. The Kramer Lab is interested in the evolution of plant developmental genetics with a particular focus on floral evolution. Elena spent her sabbatical at the Weld Hill Research Building of the Arnold Arboretum, primarily writing but also taking advantage of the Arboretum’s microscopes and beautiful surroundings. |
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2010-2011: Brian Morgan was an Arnold Arboretum Putnam Fellow, and his research focused on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) technology as a management and decision-making tool for public gardens. Brian created a GIS platform for the Arnold Arboretum based on the ArcGIS Public Garden Data Model, and created a web-based application for performing collections research. He is the director of the Alliance for Public Gardens GIS. |
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2010-2011: Erin Kurten was a post-doctoral fellow working with Stuart Davies and CTFS-AA. Erin’s work focuses on tropical plant community ecology and the interactions which underlie community assembly processes and biogeographic patterns. With CTFS, Erin investigated how tree species adapt their phenology in response to drought stress in the seasonally-dry tropical forests of Southeast Asia. |
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Summer 2011: Juan M. Losada is a graduate student in the Pomology Department of the Aula Dei Experimental Station–CSIC, Spain. He is interested in the events between pollination and fertilization, primarily the role of arabinogalactan proteins in pollen-pistil interactions in Malus. During his stay at the Arboretum, he worked with Ned Friedman to expand his dissertation studies to include Magnolia and Stewartia. |
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Summer 2011: Iñaki Hormaza from La Mayora Experimental Station in Malaga, Spain, is interested in flower and fruit development and pollen-pistil interactions. He spent his summer at the Arnold Arboretum studying the Rosaceae collection. |
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Summer 2011: Emily Scherbatskoy was a Deland Award recipient working in the Friedman Lab with Julien Bachelier. In an effort to shed light on the evolution of female gametophyte development, her research focused on the comparative morphology of female gametophytes in diverse conifers. |
