PRINCIPAL INVESTIGADOR (PI)
Marcelo R. Pace
Full-time Associate Professor
Head of the National Herbarium of Mexico (MEXU)
Curator of the MEXUw Wood Collection
Associate Researcher at the Smithsonian Institution

I am an evolutionary plant biologist fascinated by the processes that drive anatomical diversification in vascular plants. I am especially interested in habit transitions in plants, vascular variants, and all sorts of events that lead to increase anatomical complexity. My research explores these processes across two timescales: developmental (ontogeny) and evolutionary (phylogeny). I grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, where I completed my academic training at the University of São Paulo, followed by postdoctoral research at the Smithsonian Institution and São Paulo State University. I feel fortunate to work on what I am most passionate about, and I strive to foster that same sense of enthusiasm and curiosity in my lab.

CURRENT STUDENTS
ALUMNI

COLLABORATORS
Our lab has national and international collaborations. Our goal is to collaborate to gather and generate the best possible data to address our research questions and produce robust works.