ABOUT

I am a Colombian botanist and paleobiologist.

Being the tropical creature that I am, I grew up surrounded by plants, and from an early age became marveled with leaves, photosynthesis, and evolution

I have worked with various topics related to plants, ranging from taxonomy and phylogenetics of fossil plants to phloem hydraulics and leaf functional morphology, plant-insect interactions in living and past ecosystems, and paleoecology.

Currently, I combine observational and experimental approaches on plant function with the fossil record to better understand the paleobiology and evolution of past tropical rainforests. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute wrote a wonderful piece describing my work as a postdoctoral fellow: 

On the side, I love camping, winter hiking, cooking, and baking.