People

Verónica S. Di Stilio, PhD

Principal Investigator. Plant evo-devo.

I enjoy thinking broadly about plant evolution, spending time with my family, playing with our dog, baking, gardening, practicing yoga, and going on hikes.

Hannah McConnell, Ph.D. candidate.

LEAFY function in the fern Ceratopteris richardii.

I’m interested in investigating the evolutionary trajectory of plant genes. I enjoy playing music and long-distance running, and I can often be found in a tea shop, bookstore, or at a concert. 

Anthony García, Ph.D. student.

genetic basis of wind pollination-related floral traits in Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae)

Nicholas (Nic) Gjording, lab technician.

A bit of everything, fern LFY mostly.

Undergraduate researchers: Katie Willis and Sasha Strode.

(from left) Chansie Yang (rotating), Katie Willis, Hannah McConnell, Verónica Di Stilio, Sasha Strode, Anthony García and Nic Gjording (March 8, 2024).

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Alumni

Postdocs (year, current position): Stephanie Conway (2016-2018, Laureate Fellow Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Queensland); Valerie Soza (2010-14, Scientific Editor, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle); Corey Snelson (2011-12, Department of Children, Youth and Families); Christina Owen (2011-12, UW Botanic Gardens Director, Seattle).

Visiting Postdoc:Tatiana Arias (2015, Research Botanist, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida).

Graduate students: Simra Zahid (MSc., 2021); Kelsey Galimba (Ph.D., 2015, Ass. Prof. of Horticulture, Oregon State U.).

Rotation graduate students: Anthony García (Sp-Su 2023), Janet Solano (Wt 2022), Christine Nolan (Wt 2021), Simra Zahid (Sum 2020), Miles Fenske (2010), Kelsey Byers (2008), Rachana Kumar (2007-08), Patricia Montaño (2007).

Research technicians: Jancee Rice Lanclos (2020-2022), Kristen Hazelton, Alessandra (Sanna) Sullivan, Patricia Salles.

Undergraduate students (since 2003): Ethan Riccobelli, Nicholas Gjording, Genevieve Stockmann, Samantha Hartogs, Jesús Martínez-Gómez, Michael Kastama, Henry Blazina, Courtney Matzke, Melissa Wong, Brittany Dean, Jonathan Yee, Jens Johnson, Mary Swadener, Kendall Haworth, Theresa Wang, Erin Cote, Theresa Pak, Sarah Choe, Max McDermott, Richie Lee, Nicole LaRue, Kacie McCarthy, Teddy Tolkin, Anjelique Schulfer, Jason Naud, Viet-Nam Le Huyhn, Brittany Ng, Parisa Aalami, Nora Kozlov, Lisa Ching, Laura Eifford, Melissa Horton, Caitlin Connelly, Andrea Crosson, Sean Schneider, Huy Nguyen.

Visiting seniors (China exchange program): YangBo, Xuening Chen, Jing Yi (with B. Hall lab).