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.
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!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽🎓🇵🇪