/smithlab/ en /smithlab/2018/11/13/congrats-lexi-her-thesis-defense <span>Congrats to Lexi on her thesis defense!</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-11-13T07:19:16-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 07:19">Tue, 11/13/2018 - 07:19</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/smithlab/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/lexithesis.jpg?h=db506c42&amp;itok=UpPVAXgi" width="1200" height="600" alt="Lexi Thesis"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/smithlab/taxonomy/term/57"> Events </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/smithlab/taxonomy/term/55" hreflang="en">Events</a> <a href="/smithlab/taxonomy/term/12" hreflang="en">Newsfeed</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/smithlab/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/pacutifolia_copy.jpg?itok=F1CNJ1NY" width="1500" height="1892" alt="Physalis acutifolia"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lexi has been conducting research on breeding systems in <em>Physalis acutifolia</em> for the last two years with Chelsea as her mentor.&nbsp; Working together, they discovered that this species varies in self-compatibility, with some populations self-compatible and others self-incompatible.&nbsp; Lexi's thesis also examined how this intraspecific variation affect the potential for <em>P. acutifolia</em> to accept pollen from other <em>Physalis</em> species.&nbsp; With her successful defense, Lexi will graduate with high honors (magna cum laude).&nbsp; Well-deserved!</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Lexi successfully defended her honors thesis on breeding systems in Physalis.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:19:16 +0000 Anonymous 395 at /smithlab