Who we are
The Ostevik Lab is committed to fostering an open and collaborative environment for scientific discovery.
We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
Current Lab Members (in order of appearance)
Kate Ostevik
Assistant Professor (she/her)
Google Scholar / Research Gate / LinkedIn
Kate is the principal investigator of the Ostevik Lab. She is interested in all things evolution, especially how new flowering plant species arise!
Email her: kostevik@ucr.edu
Kathy Le
Research Assistant (she/her)
Kathy is interested in biology & all things science, but specifically human biology and the study of Dermatology. Her most recent undergraduate work on “How Does Environmental Temperature Affect Eczema?” sparks her curiosity in environmental sciences as well.
Rebeca Hernández Gutiérrez
Postdoctoral Scholar
Rebeca is interested in evolution, especially in how flowering plants diversify in number and form at macro- and microevolutionary scales
Previous Lab Members
Harshini Lakshminarayanan
Summer Research Intern (she/her)
Harshini is super interested in ecology & biology and is specifically intrigued by environmental influences on organisms!
Banner photo: Penstemon collecting trip in the Sierra Mountains, CA. Photo by Kimmy Stanton.