CV

La Pied du Col, Hautes-Alpes, France, 2012

La Pied du Col, Hautes-Alpes, France, 2012

APPOINTMENTS

2021 – current Harvard University Herbarium Research Fellow, Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. “Drivers of floral color evolution in Silene“. Mentor: Dr. Robin Hopkins website

2016 – 2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Bern Institute of Plant Sciences, Plant Genetics & Development Group. “Molecular ecology of plant-pollinator interactions in Petunia.” Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Cris Kuhlemeier website

2014 – 2016 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado-Boulder, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology. “Mechanisms of convergent flower color evolution above and below the species level.” Supervisor: Dr. Stacey D. Smith website

  • 2015-2016 (concurrent with above), University of Colorado-Boulder, BioFrontiers Institute. “Investigating flavonoid pathway evolution across angiosperms using bioinformatics, phylogenetics, and network analysis.” Supervisor: Dr. Aaron Clauset website

EDUCATION

2014 Ph.D. in Biology, concentration in Ecology and Evolution, University of Virginia (UVa), Dissertation Title: “The Role of the Plant Flavonoid Pathway in Adaptation to the Environment”, Advisor: Dr. Douglas Taylor website

2008 B.A. in Biology, Minor: Geography, Colgate University, Advisor: Dr. Frank Frey website

Please contact me via email for a more detailed CV at andreaberardi (at) fas.harvard.edu