Elizabeth Joyce

Dr. Elizabeth Joyce is a Research Fellow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, affiliated with the Faculty of Biology and the Department of Systematics, Biodiversity & Evolution of Plants. She works in the research group led by Prof. Kadereit, focusing on plant evolution and biogeography. Her work employs multi-scale approaches combining phylogenomic, phylogeographic, and floristic data to investigate Southeast Asian, New Guinean, and Australian flora dynamics, particularly the role of the Sunda-Sahul Floristic Exchange in shaping tropical diversity. She specializes in the angiosperm order Sapindales and dispersal syndromes impacting regional biogeography.

Her research collaborations span institutions globally, including the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew/Sydney), James Cook University, and the University of São Paulo. She has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed publications, emphasizing phylogenetic frameworks, taxonomic revisions, and computational methods for resolving evolutionary conflicts in plant genomes. While not explicitly noted here, her work reflects strong engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of plant systematics.

Key areas of expertise include genomic data analysis using tools like HybPhaser for hybrid detection, molecular phylogeography of disjunct plant species, and integrative approaches to species delimitation. Her recent studies highlight innovative methods for improving locus recovery in target capture datasets, advancing comparative phylogenomics across angiosperms.