December 24, 2011

Last Thursday, I visited
the Yale University Herbarium which belongs to Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. I am very grateful of Dr. Patrick Sweeney (collections manager) for both arranging the visit and allowing me to see Elatine specimens. Below is a slide show that I have made from the pictures I took from various buildings of Yale campus, the herbarium, and the streets around Peabody Museum.

December 20, 2011

Welcome to my Elatine blog!
Thank you for visiting my blog. Here, I will post my findings about the genus Elatine. I will also share interesting papers, pictures and videos of my field trips, and other information that might suit your interest. So, please help me achieve this goal by providing me with links of articles and news that are related to plant biology, systematics, and evolution.

Teaching experience at EEB

I have had the opportunity to teach both undergraduate- and graduate levels in EEB at University of Connecticut. Introduction to Biology Lab (1102) in Fall, 2010 and Systematic Botany Lab (3271/5271) in Spring 2011.

Lab Work

As a doctoral student in Dr. Les Lab, I have been working with cutting-edge methodologies in Biology, including DNA extraction, amplification of various molecular markers, ...