Jenna Miladin

UArk PhD student in the Latvis Lab|. Botany, macroevolution, phylogenetics| Silene fan

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Such a cool and enlightening experience, very grateful to have had this opportunity!

[Botanical Society of America @Botanical_]

The BSA Public Policy Award supports two early-career botanical scientists' attendance at a Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC.

This year's two award winners are Cael Dant of Northwestern University/Chicago Botanic Garden, & Jenna Miladin, of the University of Arkansas!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

#Botany2024!! What a fabulous time- excellent research, great friends, and beautiful Lake Michigan sunsets (ft. the new Latvis lab album cover photo😎) See you next year!

[Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! @MartineBotany]

#upallnightwednesday #botany2024

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

A few pictures from the week- cherry blossoms, visiting Capitol Hill & the White House, and great people!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

What a wonderful week in D.C. at the Corps Network Conference!!#corpscon24 I was honored to be able to speak in front of an amazing group of people working tirelessly in the many aspects of conservation.
Recorded speech: https://t.co/oOzH322Ogg

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

What a wonderful time at #Botany2023! Saw some great plants, caught up with friends/met new ones, and had a blast talking about Capitol Reef NP’s florivorous fruit flies. See you next year!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Latvis Lab at Botany! @MaribethLatvis @Tolliebastin

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Gorgeous river views driving into Boise for #Botany2023

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@MaribethLatvis Wishing you a smooth and speedy recovery!! So happy to hear it went well

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@EvelynMVelaz Thank you!!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Desert bloomscape here in the park…absolute magic☀️🌼✨

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@82Deepap @MaribethLatvis Yes! One of my favorites, I saw it in the field in 2021 (:

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Some exciting news- so happy to announce that I will be joining @MaribethLatvis’s lab at UArk for my PhD! I will be continuing to work on Silene, and am excited to explore evolutionary drivers of rarity in this genus🌸🧬

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Asclepias ruthiae and Asclepias pallida, two gorgeous milkweeds!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@MaribethLatvis @roszenil Yes absolutely!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@Nate_S_Anderson Totally agree, it’s stunning and there’s endless area to explore! Definitely my favorite place I’ve lived

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Today wraps up the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (branch of the NPS) conference in Moab. It was a wonderful time meeting people and presenting the unique plant, fruit fly, parasitoid interaction unfolding in Capitol Reef NP.

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@aeberardi @jcsplants Thank you so much Andrea!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

Very excited to say I defended my masters thesis yesterday! This project has been the culmination of the past 6 years as an undergrad and grad student- biggest thank you to my advisor Dr. Janet Steven @jcsplants for everything. What an incredible time it has been!🌸🧬🌱🐝

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@jloureiro_13 @jcsplants Thank you!

[Jenna Miladin @phylojennatics]

@the_snake_sage @jcsplants Thank you Brianna!!