Welcome Dr. Laymon Ball into the world! @laymonstera.bsky.social rocked her PhD defense today.

Happy #SSB2026 from the #LagoLab and #ZeFeLab, descendants & friends! @tribblelab.bsky.social @laymonstera.bsky.social @racheljabaily.bsky.social @oschwery.bsky.social @evoyeyo.bsky.social @nicolas-cr.bsky.social @justkathe.bsky.social @laufran.bsky.social @ixchelgr.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social

I’m so proud of my grad student @evoyeyo.bsky.social for defending his @lsubiosci.bsky.social PhD thesis on macroevolution of #Brachyotum and the broader Andean flora today. Felicidades, Dr. Paredes-Burneo!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽‍🎓🇵🇪

It was such an amazing experience to grow, learn, and laugh together this past year with @lcorleto08.bsky.social. Already missing her!

Meet Dr. Laura Lagomarsino, who fell in love with plants during childhood camping trips in California's redwood forests. Her passion for plant-pollinator relationships began with a magical moment watching hummingbirds visit curved flowers in Costa Rica's cloud forests. #Botany 🧪 wp.me/pdRZhH-m9q

Ice cream was in order because we had a couple something’s to celebrate: @evoyeyo.bsky.social submitting a major paper and @lcorleto08.bsky.social wrapping up her @lsulagniappe.bsky.social year! #LagoLab @laymonstera.bsky.social @justkathe.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to Our Amazing Scholars! 🎉 What an incredible year of research, growth, and achievement! ☀️ Thank you for your contribution. Looking forward to see you shine. Wishing you all the very best! #postbacc #NSF #RaMP #proudofyou❤️

Yeap — looks like gold and purple smoke is a thing in the LagoLab these days! 🥳🎊

So happy with my first round of data! 🥳⛰️🫐 Thank you @madiraibullock.bsky.social, @mossmatters.bsky.social!

🚨Looking for two PhD students to join our lab in Fall' 25🚨 If you know someone that loves/works with Neotropical birds and/or species interactions, and is looking for a PhD please share this with them! (application deadline is January 3rd). More info here --> montanolab.com/join-us/

Interested in target capture sequencing? @madiraibullock.bsky.social and I are happy to announce a new service at TTU. Send us DNA, get reads enriched for your probes. Angiosperms353, GoFLAG, Compositae1061 & more! Funds go to grad student stipends and tuition! mossmatters.com/blog/TargetC...