About me |
I am currently a PhD student in Twyford Lab, at Institution of Ecology and Evolution, the University of Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
My research interest is broadly in plant evolution and diversity. My PhD project aims to evaluate the extent and consequences of natural hybridisation in the British native plants. I’ll investigate the post-glacial introgression at a flora scale. Apart from my PhD topic, I am interested in speciation (e.g., What are the drivers for speciation? How to delimitate species? How are the boundaries between species maintained?), adaptation (e.g., What are the costs for adaptation? How do niche evolution and niche conservatives shape the evolutionary dynamics?), and diversification (e.g., Why some regions have higher level of biodiversity? How do rapid radiations happen?). My passion towards the natural world, plants especially, started at a very young age. Anywhere I am able to be close to nature, I feel genuinely delightful. Anything related to plants, from gardening and botanical illustrations to scientific research, will spark my enthusiasm. I always feel so inspired when I am learning from plants with an evolutionary perspective. |