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Lúcia Lohmann - Professor, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: to be negotiated     Location: On Campus

Herbaria are museums that house preserved plant collections for scientific purposes. For centuries, plant specimens have been collected from various locations, labeled with essential data, and stored for use by scientists and researchers worldwide. Properly curated plant specimens can last indefinitely, providing data for generations of scholars to study taxonomy...

Lúcia Lohmann - Professor, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: to be negotiated     Location: On Campus

The spirit collection in the University and Jepson Herbaria houses thousands of plant and algae specimens preserved in alcohol. This preservation method is essential for material that cannot be dried or pressed, as it retains their three-dimensional structure and allows for detailed examination without the distortion or shrinkage that...

Klara Scharnagl - Curator, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs     Location: On Campus

Welcome to the lichen lab! We study lichens; symbiotic associations between filamentous fungi and green algae or cyanobacteria. We are interested in how the symbiosis forms and is maintained over the lifetime of a lichen and over evolutionary time. We use a variety of approaches, including field work, culturing, and...

Klara Scharnagl - Curator, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs     Location: On Campus

We are using a combination of microscopy and stable isotope (carbon and nitrogen) analyses to better understand the intimacy of the relationship between the filamentous fungal partner and the photosynthetic (green algae or cyanobacteria) partner within the lichen symbiosis, and how this will impact their ability to respond to global...

Klara Scharnagl - Curator, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs     Location: On Campus

Natural history collections are incredible repositories of information. However, due to the sensitive nature of the specimens, they remain largely closed to the public. In the Lichen Collection in the University Herbarium at Berkeley, we are endeavoring to make our collections more visible while maintaining their integrity...

Klara Scharnagl - Curator, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs     Location: On Campus

The University and Jepson Herbaria are a natural history museum on campus, home to over 2 million dried plant and fungal specimens. The Herbaria currently suffer from outdated/faded signage. We seek one or two creative individuals to help us spruce up our image and signage while simultaneously learning about...

Carol Wilson - Research Botanist, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: to be negotiated     Location: On Campus

Mistletoes are shrubby, aerial-branch parasites belonging to order Santalales. Most are hemiparasites that obtain water and mineral nutrients and a portion of their carbon from the xylem sap of their host plants. Although they can be forest pathogens, particularly to conifer tree species that are under stress from drought...

Carol Wilson - Research Botanist, University and Jepson Herbaria

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: to be negotiated     Location: On Campus

Carol A. Wilson is conducting research that examines phylogeny, biogeography, endemism, and ecology of a lineage of Iris that mostly occur in a biodiversity hotspot (California Floristic Province). Iris comprise a highly diverse genus of perennials that provide significant food resources including nectar, pollen, arils, and underground structures, as well...