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The Wenzell Lab at South Dakota State University studies plant evolutionary ecology and conservation, with a focus on plant-pollinator interactions, floral traits, and the genetic connectivity of plant populations.
Katie Wenzell, PhD
I’m a plant evolutionary ecologist working to understand and conserve biodiversity.
I’m a plant evolutionary ecologist working to understand and conserve biodiversity.
I study floral trait variation and plant-pollinator interactions to understand how these interactions shape the mating and evolution of plant species. Our lab's research integrates phenotypic, genomic, and ecological approaches to better understand early stages of divergence and support conservation.
I study floral trait variation and plant-pollinator interactions to understand how these interactions shape the mating and evolution of plant species. Our lab's research integrates phenotypic, genomic, and ecological approaches to better understand early stages of divergence and support conservation.
- I'm an Assistant Professor of Plant Conservation and Director of the C.A. Taylor Herbarium in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State Univeristy.
Stay tuned for news as I start up my new lab at SDSU!
- Prior to that, I was an NSF Posdoctoral Research Fellow studying environmental drivers of floral phenotypic and genomic divergence in species complexes of Castilleja (the paintbrushes).
- I received my PhD in Plant Biology and Conservation in the Skogen-Fant Lab at Northwestern University and Chicago Botanic Garden, where I studied geographic variation in floral traits, pollinators, and population genetics of Castilleja sessiliflora and the C. purpurea complex.
- As a postdoc, I researched the evolution of floral scent and color in relation to pollinator behavior in monkeyflowers (Mimulus) and Alpine orchids in the Byers Group at John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK.
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