Contact

The Barker Lab is in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona. We are located in BioSciences West 321.

Prospective Lab Members
We welcome inquiries from motivated researchers interested in plant evolution, evolutionary genomics, polyploidy research, hybridization, chromosome evolution, and biodiversity informatics. Prospective graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and undergraduate collaborators are invited to explore current research opportunities through the lab's ongoing projects → and study systems →.

Lab Meetings
If you are interested in joining the lab, please feel free to contact a current member (People). The lab meets twice weekly for to discuss ongoing projects and recent papers through journal club and research meetings. Those of you interested in the lab should feel free to join us and hear about our science!

Collaboration Opportunities

• Graduate Research: We are currently accepting graduate students for the upcoming Fall 2025 round of admissions. Applications for graduate study through the EEB Department → at University of Arizona (5 years of TA support provided); students may also apply for the CAMBIUM NRT → program.

• Postdoctoral Research: We are always eager to hear from potential new postdocs that may be interested in applying for NSF PRFB awards, NIH Postdocs, and other fellowship opportunities.

• Undergraduate Research: We have many opportunities for students to join us to conduct independent study and honors thesis projects in plant diversity, evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, as well as field and greenhouse research. Please contact us if interested!

• Visiting Scholars: We also welcome sabbatical and short-term research visitors to join us!