People
Lucas C. Majure, Curator of the Herbarium (FLAS), Principal Investigator
Ph.D. (Botany), University of Florida, 2012
M.Sc. (Biology), Mississippi State University, 2007
B.S. (Biology), Mississippi State University, 2003
Research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lucas_Majure
W. Mark Whitten, Research Botanist
Ph.D. (Botany), University of Florida, 1985
M.S. (Botany), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1979
B.S. (Biology), Thomas More College, 1976
Mark is a man of many talents and the backbone of the herbarium
molecular laboratory. Although he is a specialist in the systematics
of Orchidaceae, he also works on floristics projects, community
phylogenetics and much, much more. Mark's Research Gate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Whitten
Ph.D. (Botany), University of Florida, 1985
M.S. (Botany), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1979
B.S. (Biology), Thomas More College, 1976
Mark is a man of many talents and the backbone of the herbarium
molecular laboratory. Although he is a specialist in the systematics
of Orchidaceae, he also works on floristics projects, community
phylogenetics and much, much more. Mark's Research Gate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Whitten
Current Students
Ayress Grinage, Undergradute Student (Bioscience Scholar, UF Biology)
Ayress is working on the systematics of the genus Sabal in the southern
United States with a specific focus on the Sabal minor complex.
Ayress is working on the systematics of the genus Sabal in the southern
United States with a specific focus on the Sabal minor complex.
Lab Alumni
Yuley Encarnación Piñeyro, B.Sc. (Co-advised with Angela Guerrero - UASD).
Yuley worked on the population demographics of a Hispaniolan endemic species
of Melocactus, M. praerupticola (Cactaceae) for her bachelor's degree at
the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. She is now the
herbarium manager for the Jardín Botánico Nacional de Santo Domingo and
is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in plant systematics.
Yuley worked on the population demographics of a Hispaniolan endemic species
of Melocactus, M. praerupticola (Cactaceae) for her bachelor's degree at
the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. She is now the
herbarium manager for the Jardín Botánico Nacional de Santo Domingo and
is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in plant systematics.
Sean Noudali (ASU) was an undergrad intern in the lab at DBG from
fall 2017-spring 2018. He worked on a variety of projects in the lab,
and is now working on his degree in neuroscience at ASU.
fall 2017-spring 2018. He worked on a variety of projects in the lab,
and is now working on his degree in neuroscience at ASU.
Peter Breslin (Ph.D. Candidate) worked in the lab at DBG and is focusing
on the biogeography, phylogenetics and population demographics of
hummingbird-pollinated species of Mammillaria (Cactaceae) in Baja, California.
on the biogeography, phylogenetics and population demographics of
hummingbird-pollinated species of Mammillaria (Cactaceae) in Baja, California.
Dawn O'Brien was a volunteer in the lab at DBG from 2014-1015 and helped
advance a number of important projects, including much of the whole plastome
sequencing in Opuntia. She is now working on her medical degree at University of Arizona.
advance a number of important projects, including much of the whole plastome
sequencing in Opuntia. She is now working on her medical degree at University of Arizona.
Students in Training
Gabriel Majure specializes in carnivorous plants and has a keen interest in Medusozoa (we are a diverse group).
Prospective students and Post-docs should contact lmajure@floridamuseum.ufl.edu for more information.
