Cover of PNAS
We (well, Calochortus tolmiei to be exact) got the cover of PNAS!!
Queens of the Lab!!!
The Specht Lab is excited to celebrate the career accomplishments of Dr. Heather Phillips (seated, left) and HHMI Gilliam Fellow Ayress Grinage (seated, right). Heather was offered and accepted a postdoc position with José ...
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Heather Phillips passes her B exam and is officially ABD!!!
11/31/23 Congratulations for passing your B exam, Heather. And thanks for leading a celebration in style!!
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The Specht Lab group comprises a powerful cohort of fearless researchers — including grads, undergrads, and postdocs — all working together to understand the patterns and processes of plant evolution and diversification. Chelsea Specht ...
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Graduation 2022
Congratulations to Dra. Adriana Hernández and Dr. Jesús Martínez-Gómez on their PhDs in Plant Biology from Cornell University. Its impossible to express how proud we are of you, for all you’ve contributed to Cornell ...
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Introducing Dr. Martínez-Gómez!!!
On April 29th, Jesús Martínez-Gómez became the second graduate student in two weeks to successfully defend his dissertation and earn is PhD in Plant Biology. Congratulations, Dr. Martínez-Gómez!!!! Jesús’ dissertation is entitled: A morphological ...
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Introducing Dra. Adriana Hernández!
On Monday April 18th at approximately 5pm Eastern, following a brilliant presentation and defense of her dissertation, Dr. Adriana Hernandez was awarded her PhD in Plant Biology. ...
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Adriana presents at SACNAS 2021 National Diversity in STEM Conference
The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) held their annual meeting from October 25-29 in a virtual format for the second year in a row. Despite not being ...
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Heather, Adriana win Schmittau-Novak awards
Heather Phillips and Adriana Hernandez are both recipients of a 2021 Schmittau-Novak award from the School of Integrative Plant Science. They are two of nine students across SIPS selected to receive this prestigious research ...
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Nola, Arya and Nick receive BSA Undergraduate Research Awards
In a record landslide, 3 researchers from the Specht Lab were awarded undergraduate research awards from the Botanical Society of America. Nola Rettenmeier, Arya Saksena, and Nick Rocha were each awarded $500.00 to support ...
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