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.
Anthony García, Ph.D. candidate.
Genetic basis of wind pollination-related floral traits in Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae)
Undergraduate researchers: Avery Klein and Saya Natsuume.
Getting ready…
May 2025
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Hannah McConnell, Anthony Garcia, catalina Lind, Verónica Di Stilio, Joseph Gessell, Isai Mendoza and Avery Klein.
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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: Hannah McConnell (Ph.D., 2025, Instructor Seattle University); 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: Nic Gjording (2024-2025); Jancee Rice Lanclos (2020-2022), Kristen Hazelton, Alessandra (Sanna) Sullivan, Patricia Salles.
Undergraduate students (since 2003): Catalina Lind, Joseph Gessell, Isai Mendoza, Katie Willis, Sasha Strode, 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).