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Monique McHenry is a Ph.D. student in the Barrington lab. The focus of Monique's work is a monophyletic clade within the genus Polystichum that is rich in endemic species from the northern and central Andes. She's using a traditional systematic approach integrating fieldwork, morphological and molecular data, and phylogenetic analyses to unravel the evolutionary history of Polystichum in the Andes. |
The Plant Biology Department offers a thesis-based graduate program that is centered on basic scientific research in various aspects of Plant Biology, including genetics, molecular and cell biology, plant physiology, systematics, evolution, ecology, and so on. Please click here for a list Plant Biology laboratory groups organized by their areas of research. Most students in the thesis-based Plant Biology graduate program earn a Ph.D. although M.S. candidates are sometimes also accepted.
In addition to our thesis-based graduate program, the Plant Biology Department also houses the project-based Field Naturalist Master's Program, which is a unique field-based program that develops the potential of tomorrow's conservation leaders by emphasizing scientific integration, oral and written communication, and environmental problem-solving.
