University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Former Graduate Students

Sidoti, Brian

Background & Research Interests:  Having earned a BS from Colby College and a MS from Florida International University, Brian’s research integrates a suite of novel approaches to study the pattern and process of evolution of the epiphytic Tillandsia fasciculata(Bromeliaceae) complex in order to: 1) determine phylogenetic relationships of the T. fasciculata complex; 2) examine genetic variation …

Wang, Shenyi (Shane)

Background & Research Interests: Shenyi graduated from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and joined the Cameron Lab in 2015.  His research interests are plant taxonomy, conservation genetics, and the use of molecular data to identify potential areas that may have served as northern glavial refugia for plants during the last glacial maximum. Dissertation:  “Systematics of …

Zuluaga, Alejandro

Background & Research Interests: A native of Colombia, Alejandro’s research interests are systematics, biogeography and evolution of tropical aroids, in particular the subfamily Monsteroideae and the Neotropical genus Monstera. His research integrates a monographic revision and an evolutionary analysis of this Neotropical genus.  Alejandro’s education in the USA was funded in part through a Fullbright …