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Joe Kesler
Ph.D. Student in Biology, admitted Autumn 2024
BioI am a Ph.D. student studying evolutionary ecology and biogeography in the Daru Lab. My research focuses on how plants adapt to changing environments across temporal and spatial scales. My current project integrates biogeographic analyses and phylogenetic mapping to understand the evolutionary and ecological forces shaping plant traits and distributions.
In June 2023, I received a B.S. in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution from UC San Diego, where I worked primarily with Professor Elsa Cleland, researching the demography of the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and how its traits vary across different climates within the state. I also participated in two other labs, broadly investigating plant-pollinator interactions and plant genetics respectively. After graduating, I assisted the Green Biome Institute at CSU East Bay by collecting DNA samples of endangered California plant species, followed by work as a habitat restoration technician in wetland and grassland ecosystems in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In the Daru Lab, I am excited to continue investigating how plants respond to environmental changes over evolutionary timescales, with the ultimate goal of informing habitat restoration management and conserving biodiversity worldwide.
