#  Loren Rieseberg 

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  ![Headshot of Dr. Loren Rieseberg](/sites/default/files/styles/square_400/public/rieseberg.jpeg?itok=kIdIfl9e)  

           

Loren’s lab employs a combination of ecological, genomic, and bioinformatics approaches to study the origin and evolution of new species, exploits the genetic diversity of wild extremophile species for crop improvement, and combats invasive weeds, focusing on members of the sunflower family.

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### Loren Rieseberg

 Professor , Botany

<lriesebe@mail.ubc.ca>

[604-827-4540](tel:604-827-4540)

 

- [Departmental Profile](https://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/loren-rieseberg)