‘Omics in the Anthropocene

A short history of humans and biodiversity It is undeniable that humans have unprecedented environmental impacts, especially with continued global industrialization (1). Among the myriad anthropogenic transformations, greenhouse gas emissions stand as a colossal contributor to global climate change. Concurrently, alterations like deforestation, expansive urbanization, and the release of harmful chemicals have further exacerbated theContinueContinue reading “‘Omics in the Anthropocene”

Of Mojave Milkweed and Mirrors: a tale of solar energy production and plant populations

I (and coauthors!) recently published the first chapter of my dissertation. Here is a short summary of the work we did and our findings! I used ChatGPT to generate the basic summary and then went through and made edits. I highly recommend this! See the full paper here (It’s open access!) Get to know theContinueContinue reading “Of Mojave Milkweed and Mirrors: a tale of solar energy production and plant populations”

Look Ma, I made it!

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a whole team of incredible people to raise a PhD. I began this journey in August 2017, as a first-generation undergraduate with little idea of how to actually navigate grad school. Some of the many things I had to (un)learn through this journeyContinueContinue reading “Look Ma, I made it!”