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Dr. Todd Barkman

Associate Professor

E-mail: todd.barkman@wmich.edu

Office: 3437 Wood Hall
Lab: 3456 Haenicke Hall

Office phone:269-387-5610
Lab phone:269-387-2776

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Research Description

Area of Research: Plant Systematics / Molecular Evolution

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. My laboratory research involves the use of DNA sequence data to examine questions about the systematics, evolution, and conservation of plant species. In addition to studying temperate plants of Michigan (N. America in general), I have specific interests in tropical species found in Southeast Asia (especially Malaysia). Current research topics include the systematics and evolution of parasitic plants, Conservation and evolutionary genetics of Rafflesia- the largest flower in the world, biogeography and hybridization of tropical orchids, and the evolution of biochemical pathways.

Students in Dr. Barkman's laboratory

Pam Laureto - Ph.D. degree program