plant evolution

about me

Patrick McKenzie

I’m a PhD candidate in Deren Eaton’s plant evolution lab at Columbia University.

I study flowering plant genomics, with a focus on systematics, speciation, hybridization, and computational methods.

Outside of research I enjoy birding and botanizing, taking pictures, dreaming up side projects, and playing banjo.

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Labeling Pedicularis cranolopha pollen with fluorescent quantum dots.

Labeling Pedicularis cranolopha pollen with fluorescent quantum dots.

Pedicularis fetisowii in Sichuan, China.

Pedicularis fetisowii in Sichuan, China.