Yunqui (Daniel) Wang, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Wang studies the genetic structure of South Florida’s slash pine population using polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers. Slash pines are a keystone species of the Everglades pine and rockland community, one of the most endangered forest types in the world. Dr. Wang’s work to characterize the genetic relationships among the remaining pineland population and identify genetically diverse seed sources, are critical steps in the race to restore pine rocklands before a major hurricane hits South Florida.