Team - Tribble Lab

Tribble Lab group photo — The 2026 Tribble Lab!

Carrie M. Tribble | Assistant Professor and Curator

Enjoys long walks through parameter space, deep dives into historic herbarium specimens, and early mornings in cloud forest ecosystems. Download my CV.
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Lauren Frankel | Postdoctoral Scholar

Likes making sense of messy biological data at her computer. Especially fond of a good story involving hybridization, trait evolution, and pollination in Neotropical plant lineages.
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Emily Humphreys | PhD Candidate

Excited about evolutionary ecology endeavors, specimen-driven science, purposeful pedagogical practice, and sharing scientific stories through scicomm.
Lab Tip Fairy
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Makoa De Almeida | PhD Student

Inspired by the complexity of species boundaries, the ingenuity of insular flora, and the ongoing effort to better protect and understand the living world.
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Sheng Kao | Research Tech

Interested in a genomic view of evolution, phylogenetic methods, synapomorphies, and disentangling species relationships.
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Peter Ricci | Post-Bacc Researcher

Entranced by the sheer psychedelic strangeness of living systems. Often found reading about evolution, development, and philosophy of biology, or found staring at lichens and plants.
Lab Social Committee
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Hayden Wright | Undergraduate Researcher

Endlessly fascinated by the living world, with a focus on plants: their evolution, diversity, biogeography, and the central role they play in terrestrial systems. In free time can be found wandering aimlessly outside and exploring plant diversity through photography.

Elizabeth Kenny | Post-Bacc Researcher

Enjoys learning about all aspects of the evolutionary history of plants, from genetics to ecology and to biogeography. Special interest in bryophytes, graminoids, and traditionally difficult taxa.

Lab Alumni

Chiara Smythies | Alumnus—Former Research Tech

Now a fancy PhD student at Cornell University and NSF GRFP Fellow! Loves basking in the rays of evolutionary radiation, nestling in the cryptic intertwinings of coevolution, and being blown away by showy blooms.
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Alan Li | Alumnus—Former Undergraduate Researcher

Alan’s fascination with plants began through crafting my own vivariums, which soon evolved into an enduring love for photographing plants and an ever-growing excitement for discovering the endless wonders and complexities of the plant kingdom.

Benjamin So | Alumnus—Former Undergraduate Researcher

Driven by the intersection of technological development and research in biological systems.

Inga Gudeman | Alumnus—Former Undergraduate Researcher

Delighted by the delicate and complex nature of flowering plants. Adores the creative process of arranging blossoms & wrapping bouquets as a part-time florist. Constantly intrigued by the development & evolution of unique floral morphologies.
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Fanya Yuan | Alumnus—Former Undergraduate Researcher

Driven by a deep curiosity for plant systematics, passionate about understanding how plants have evolved and adapted over time.
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