Symbiosis Continuum
Lab Members
Graduate Researchers
Bri Baumbach is a PhD Student in Integrative Biology, co-advised by Dr. Britt Koskella. Bri is interested in the microbial ecology and dynamics of symbiosis in lichens and how environmental changes affect these relationships.
Congratulations to Bri for receiving the NSF GRFP and the Chancellor's Fellowship!!!
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Danielle Ward is in the Integrative Biology department at UC Berkeley, and is co-advised by Dr. David Ackerly. Danielle will be tackling many questions of lichen ecology and evolution, with a particular focus on foliicolous lichens.
Congratulations to Danielle for receiving the NSF GRFP and the Berkeley Fellowship!!!
Ann Evankow is a PhD candidate at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway. She is supervised by Dr. Einar Timdal and co-supervised by Dr. James Speed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Annie is working on the Integrative Systematics of the lichenized fungal genus Psora, and affiliated photobionts, in North America and other regions of the world.
[Klara serves on Ann's PhD thesis committee.]
Undergraduate Researchers
Claire Donahue is an undergraduate student studying Molecular Environmental Biology. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of ecology and public health. She is currently working on a project under the supervision of Dr. Inga Conti-Jerpe to learn more about fungal algal symbiosis in lichens using stable isotope analysis.
Congratulations to Claire for receiving the 2024 URAP Summer Award!
My name is Eemai Holt and I am a third-year Integrative Biology student at UC Berkeley. I work on analyzing lichen samples in the Bioimaging Lab alongside Klara Scharnagl. By closely observing lichen structures, we can further understand how lichens interact with their algal symbionts.
Congratulations to Eemai for receiving the 2023 URAP Summer Award!
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Clara Schuur is a multi-major undergraduate student, who has been working on patterns and drivers of urban lichen diversity in Berkeley, with a particular focus on the unique substrates of sidewalks!
Lab Group Photos
Spring 2023
Fall 2023
Spring 2024 lab members learning ASL and BSL for "symbiosis." [see https://aslcore.org/biology/entries/?id=symbiosis, https://www.signbsl.com/sign/symbiosis]