MEEP Lab
Tiny plants. Harsh habitats.
Big ecological stories.
In the Moss Ecology, Evolution, & Physiology Lab we study how mosses survive, evolve, live with microbes, and shape dryland ecosystems.
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Shaped by context: Evolutionary trajectories of desiccation tolerance in land plants. How an ancient trait was lost, retained, and repeatedly reassembled across land plants.
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From alpine summits to desert floors, we study how mosses survive and shape the places they live.
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The MEEP Lab studies how mosses survive, evolve, and shape life across extreme landscapes.
From alpine summits to desert floors, we study how mosses survive and shape the places they live.
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How we work together.
The MEEP Lab is built around community, collaboration, and curiosity. These values guide how we do science, how we support one another, and how we build a lab culture where people can grow as researchers, mentors, educators, scientists, and whole humans.
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