Steffi M. Ickert-Bond, Curator, 907-474-6277

I am broadly interested in phylogenetic relationships, biogeography, and gene evolution in three diverse groups of vascular plants: 1) the temperately distributed herbaceous legume genus Oxytropis; 2) the Asian-North American disjunct family Altingiaceae (the "sweet gums"), and 3) the arid gymnosperm genus Ephedra (Gnetales). My current research concentrates on three major areas: 1) comparative biogeography of arctic and alpine species in the genus Oxytropis, assessing how climatic conditions in the past provide a major framework for understanding current environmental changes and diversification in Oxytropis (including past migrations and Pleistocene refugia); 2) molecular systematics, phylogeny, biogeography and morphological evolution of Oxytropis, Altingiaceae, and Ephedra; and 3) classical revisionary work and floristic work in Altingiaceae, New World Ephedra and Oxytropis.

Read more details: http://users.iab.uaf.edu/~stefanie_bond/

Alan Batten, Collections Manager, 907-474-7109

Jordan Metzgar, Collections Manager, 907-474-7109

Carolyn Parker, Research Associate, 907-474-7109

David Murray, Curator Emeritus

Zach Meyers, Graduate Student (Department of Biology and Wildlife)

I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. My thesis involves a taxonomic revision of Oxytropis section Arctobia as well as the examination of biogeographical diversification in this enigmatic group of arctic legumes. I am passionately interested in biogeography, evolution, and climate change and how these factors contribute and interact to form dynamic species distributions.

Barbara Murray, Research Professor (Bryophytes and Lichens)

Celia Miller, Undergraduate Student (Department of Biology and Wildlife), 907-474-7109

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