Dr. Rebecca Povilus passed her PhD defense on reproduction and seed development in water lilies.
Congratulations Dr. Povilus!
Entries by Daniel Schissler
Reconstructing the ancestral flower
The early evolution of flowers remains something of a mystery. As part of her Master’s research, Kristel Schoonderwoerd, PhD Candidate in the Friedman Lab, joined a large international team to reconstruct the ancestral flower based on DNA and floral characteristics of known flowers. The results are published in Nature Communications.
Jack Smith joins the Friedman Lab as a DaRin Butz Research Intern for the summer of 2017
Jack will study bud development in Picrasma quassioides during his time at Weld Hill. Welcome Jack!
Austrobaileya scandens, an ancient liana found only in the tropics of Australia, is flowering in the Friedman Lab!
This species has weathered millions of years of changing environmental conditions, and despite its early origins, is the sole remaining species of its family, Austrobaileyaceae. A recent expedition and accompanying study by Ned Friedman, Juan Losada and Julien Bachelier examined prolonged embryo development in this extraordinary species. Austrobaileya scandens Flowering Time Lapse 2 from […]
