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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD

@tropicalbotany.bsky.social

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Botanist. Evolutionary biologist. Associate Professor and Herbarium Director, LSU. Passionate about plants, inclusive mentoring, and puzzles. I don't know what I'm doing here. https://www.lagolab.net

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’m honored to be highlighted in the most recent @botany.one feature!

Botany One @botany.one · Jul 11

Meet Dr. Laura Lagomarsino, who fell in love with plants during childhood camping trips in California's redwood forests. Her passion for plant-pollinator relationships began with a magical moment watching hummingbirds visit curved flowers in Costa Rica's cloud forests.

#Botany 🧪

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Dr. Laura Lagomarsino smiling at the camera while conducting fieldwork in a tropical environment. She wears a colorful striped knit hat with red trim and a light-colored field jacket with yellow straps. Behind her is a distinctive tropical plant with large, paddle-shaped leaves arranged in a rosette pattern, characteristic of high-altitude Andean vegetation.

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Ana Bedoya @botana-bedoya.bsky.social · 17h

One week to apply before reviews start for the postdoc I am offering investigating the tempo and pattern of river connections with the closure of the isthmus of Panama and its impact on river plant (Podostemaceae) migration. Genomic+fossil+geological data + fieldwork 👇

Ana Bedoya @botana-bedoya.bsky.social · Aug 29

I am recruiting a postdoc to work for 2-3 yrs on our NSF-funded project aiming to investigate plant migration and river connectivity with the closure of the Isthmus of Panama. Leading publications, fieldwork in CR & Panama, applying and expanding phylo. & pop.gen tools👇

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Employment | New York Botanical Garden

Find out what employment opportunities are available at The New York Botanical Garden.

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 2d

I’m so proud of my grad student @evoyeyo.bsky.social for defending his @lsubiosci.bsky.social PhD thesis on macroevolution of #Brachyotum and the broader Andean flora today. Felicidades, Dr. Paredes-Burneo!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽‍🎓🇵🇪

Diego and I posing next to each other after his defense in the LSU herbarium.

Diego in front of a slide that says “Plant evolution in the Andes is more complex than current phylogenomic models can explain” with lots of pretty plant photos around the text.

A celebration in Diego’s honor in the LSU herbarium.

Diego, family, me and other close friends celebrate at dinner.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 5d

History repeats.

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 7d

I’m going to miss this city (y especialmente su gente). #Bogota 🇨🇴❤️

Impressive and colorful display of fruits in the Paloquemao market

A delicious bowl of ajiaco (from a restaurant appropriately named El Mejor Ajiaco del Mundo), a chicken and potato stew topped with sour cream and capers and paired with avocado and rice. Daniel’s looking hungry in the background.

Daniel and I at the SINCHI, the Herbario Amazónico Colombiano de Dairon Cárdenas López

Sofía, Daniel, Julio and I take a selfie after our cenita de despedida

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Rosana Zenil-Ferguson @roszenil.bsky.social · 7d

The Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky is hiring a Microbiologist (broadly defined). Microbial eco-evo folks, this is your sign to come work with us. Not in the search committee, but happy to answer questions.
ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...
#microbiology #ecology

Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology

The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 10d

And yes, that first image is Frailejón Ernesto Pérez’s kin. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re very welcome (I’ve had this cute kid’s song stuck in my head all day 😅):

Frailejon Ernesto Perez

YouTube video by Piragna

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 10d

Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, one of my happiest places 🇨🇴🌼⛰️❤️.

Close up of a white-wooly frailejon in flower, its yellow compositae inflorescences reaching comically above the plant. Theres a windswept tree in the background. Espeletia grandiflora?

A close up of a deep red inflorescence of an Ericaceae, maybe Macleania

Landscape image with paramo in the foreground, a lake in the middle and endless mountains beyond. The blue sky is largely clear (where it would normally be cloudy), allowing you to see far into the distance.

Cute, Dr Suessy frailejons look like cartoon palms on a hillside. Espeletia uribei?

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Prof Christelle Vincent @xl772.bsky.social · 12d

In FY25, the University of Vermont had 39 H1B beneficiaries approved.

In 2016, I was one of them.

What this country, my adopted country, my child’s country, is doing is monstrous and will have grave repercussions for all Americans well beyond this current presidential term. This is so sad to see.

The Xylom @thexylom.com · 13d

EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.

The Most Detailed Maps of H-1B Visa Holders Joining America's Top Research Institutions

A new analysis by The Xylom shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers — and how this…

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 12d

It seems the GRFP solicitation is FINALLY released (like 5 minutes ago)! Due dates have also been pushed back, thankfully! 🧪 🔭

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Emily Josephs @emjo.bsky.social · 12d

Application review begins in one week for the MSU herbarium director position!!!! More info here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 14d

"For centuries, scientists and sailors have know that sperm whales hunted the 'giant squid', Architeuthis dux. Whale bodies are scarred with huge sucked marks and gashes from Archituthus. But the battles take place in deep water, far beyond where humans can easily travel…"

- Awesome stuff.

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 14d

*Twitches in bilingual*

In NYT Spelling Bee, “tamale” is an accepted word, but not “tamal”

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Jen Golbeck @jengolbeck.bsky.social · 18d

I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Benjamin Wolfe @benwolfe.bsky.social · 22d

Such a delight to share our work on the evolution of a cheese rind fungus in @currentbiology.bsky.social.

This is the fantastic PhD work of @nicolasleonlouw.bsky.social and resulted from amazing collaborations, a wedding proposal(!), an undergrad course, & more!

🧵

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Long-term monitoring of a North American cheese cave reveals mechanisms and consequences of fungal adaptation

Using a unique longitudinal sampling approach, Louw et al. demonstrate how a cheese-associated Penicillium population has adapted in an artisan cheese production facility in Vermont, USA. Adaptation i...

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Noah Reid @noahreid.bsky.social · 23d

What is the longest anything has ever sat in your brain's "I should look that up on the internet" queue?

In like 2006 my MS advisor showed me this book, and ever since I have periodically been like "what was the name of that book again? I should figure that out and get a copy"

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Dimitri Forero @dimitriforero.bsky.social · 24d

¡Muy invitados a una nueva charla en nuestros #EncuentrosdeBiodiversidad del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (ICN)! Tendremos este miércoles 17 de Sep a las 5pm a la Dra. Laura Lagomarsino @tropicalbotany.bsky.social, quien hablará sobre macroevolución de la flora Andina 🌱🌿🌳🌴

Poster de la charla de la Dra Lagomarsino este miercoles 17 de septiembre. Muestra a la Dra Lagomarsino y algunas plantas representativas de su charla

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 24d

I never share these, but WHAT??!!??? 🍀

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 25d

Sábado en Bogota- ajiaco, amigos, aventuras 🇨🇴.

A warm bowl of chicken soup, known as ajiaco, with avocado, fried plantain, rice, cream and capers on the side

Three cute smiling men are wearing their new hats. The guy in the center has a recently baked treat called pandebono in his hands.

Daniel and me stand next to the plaque describing the importance of botanical exploration in early Colombia

Julio gives a thumbs up in a fairy-lit cobble shone street

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26d

Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

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Assistant Professor-Neurobiology

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 26d

The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT!

Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 27d

Oooof. I didn't see anything disturbing, per se, either, but the prime Harvard Square real estate with fancy furnishings (despite being largely empty when I visited) was bizarrely opulent and disconnected, especially/even when constrasted with the other very nice labs in the department..

Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 27d

I'm just a US citizen, finding a little bit of solace in today's news out of Brazil...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27d

Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup

Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election * Anatomy of a coup plot: why Jair Bolsonaro is on trial A majority of Brazil’s supreme court judges have voted to convict the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup, leaving the far-right populist facing a decades-long sentence for leading the criminal conspiracy. Justice Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha ruled on Thursday that Bolsonaro – a former paratrooper who was elected president in 2018 – was guilty of seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing the 2022 election, meaning three of the five judges involved in the trial had found Brazil’s former leader guilty. Continue reading...

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 28d

Tell me about it!!

Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 28d

That place-- the Center for Evolutionary Dynamics-- always gave me exactly the wrong vibes. Hard pass from me.

Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 28d

I also looked up Nowak in the Epstein book. He lists himself with "Epstein Institute, Harvard" as his affiliation. (No Epstein institute exists).
Epstein donated millions to Nowak over the years which funded Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics.

Screenshot of first page of Martin Nowak's entry to the Epstein birthday book. The title is "The mathematics of life", the second line reads "Martin Nowak", third line: "Epstein Institute, Harvard University. The 4th line and further is about science / genetics/ evolution.

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