Welcome to

The Schaal Lab!

Department of Biology
Washington University
Campus Box 1229
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
(314) 935-7230
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
Barbara Schaal, Ph.D.
"La grande fromage"
schaal[at]biology.wustl.edu
Rice diversity,
insane amounts in Thailand-
how much, and from where?
Graduate Student
mmenke[at]artsci.wustl.edu
Aethionema,
one half of base mustard split,
now to find out more.
Graduate Student
bjoberle[at]artsci.wustl.edu
Niche evolution,
in some Dodecatheon,
makes moist cliff relicts.
Graduate Student
gyu[at]artsci.wustl.edu
Domestication:
What made rice become tasty?
I would like to know.
Genevieve Croft
Graduate Student
croft[at]wustl.edu
Tropical forests,
Why aren't you happy now?
fragmentation hurts.
Taina Matheson
Graduate Student
tmatheso[at]artsci.wustl.edu
Ah, Phemeranthus:
Will these pink flowers prove a
rocky road to fame?
Graduate Student
kewaselk[at]artsci.wustl.edu
Oh my weedy plants
with such cruel plasticity
How shall I know thee?
Shih-Chung Hsu
Graduate Student
shihchunghsu[at]gmail.com
Haiku forthcoming...
Pu Huang
Graduate Student
huangpu1985[at]gmail.com
Rice is what I like.
A plant I have been feeding on.
Now I look into it.
Questions or problems with this web page? Please e-mail Brad