Welcome to
The Schaal Lab!
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Department of Biology
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Washington University
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Campus Box 1229
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One Brookings Drive
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St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
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(314) 935-7230
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We are a group of graduate students with interests in plant evolution and diversity, working under the direction of Dr. Barbara Schaal, Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor of Biology at Washington University. There are many diverse projects in the lab, including studies of biogeography, crop evolution, invasive species, phylogeography, speciation, and systematics. We are studying a wide variety of plants, including Aethionema (Brassicaceae), Ambrosia (Asteraceae), Dodecatheon (Primulaceae), Oryza (Poaceae), and Phemeranthus (Portulacaceae). Many of us work in collaboration with the Missouri Botanical Garden. The current lab members are highlighted below, our individual research interests are described in haiku.
Current lab folks and their research interests (in haiku) - individual lab pages currently under construction
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Barbara Schaal, Ph.D.
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"La grande fromage"
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schaal[at]biology.wustl.edu
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Rice diversity,
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insane amounts in Thailand-
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how much, and from where?
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Graduate Student
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mmenke[at]artsci.wustl.edu
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| Aethionema, |
| one half of base mustard split, |
| now to find out more. |
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Graduate Student
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| bjoberle[at]artsci.wustl.edu |
| Niche evolution, |
| in some Dodecatheon, |
| makes moist cliff relicts. |
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Graduate Student
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gyu[at]artsci.wustl.edu
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| Domestication: |
| What made rice become tasty? |
| I would like to know. |
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Genevieve Croft
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Graduate Student
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croft[at]wustl.edu
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| Tropical forests, |
| Why aren't you happy now? |
| fragmentation hurts. |
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Taina Matheson
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Graduate Student
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| tmatheso[at]artsci.wustl.edu |
| Ah, Phemeranthus: |
| Will these pink flowers prove a |
| rocky road to fame? |
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Graduate Student
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| kewaselk[at]artsci.wustl.edu |
| Oh my weedy plants |
| with such cruel plasticity |
| How shall I know thee? |
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Shih-Chung Hsu
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Graduate Student
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| shihchunghsu[at]gmail.com |
| Haiku forthcoming... |
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Pu Huang
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Graduate Student
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huangpu1985[at]gmail.com
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| Rice is what I like. |
| A plant I have been feeding on. |
| Now I look into it. |