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Research at the UNM Herbarium
Asclepias uncialis, Fendlera rupicola and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius © 2004 Robert Sivinski
Timothy K. Lowrey, Professor and Curator of the UNM Herbarium
Research Interests: The main focus of my research is on biosystematic and
molecular studies of the Asteraceae, particulary on Tetramolopium and
related genera in Australasia and the Pacific. Currently, I
am involved in the following studies:
- Evolutionary genetics of adaptive radiation in Tetramolopium (with R. Whitkus, Sonoma State University)
- Molecular systematics of Tetramolopium and Vittadinia (with C. Quinn, RBG Sydney)
- Genetic diversity of Larrea in the Chihuahuan Desert
- Biosystematic Revision of Pteronia (Asteraceae) in Southern Africa (with P. Herman, NBI, Pretoria)
David T. Hanson, Assistant Professor and Associated Curator of Bryophytes
Research Interests:
- Evolution of photosynthetic CO2 concentrating mechanisms and the role of pyrenoids
- evolution of the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco and of isoprene synthase
- physiological ecology of Sphagnum moss and general bryophyte biology
- molecular and whole plant physiology.
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