The Mazer Lab conducts research on understanding and predicting the mechanisms by which plants adapt to ecological risks and opportunities that they encounter. During the summer of 2022, Lauren participated in the Nemophila mensiezii microevolution project. This wildflower can is widespread across the coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevadas. As a part of a larger four-year project Lauren analyzed data to understand the correlation between reproductive fitness and days to first flower. Days to first flower are ecologically important because it can determines synchrony with pollinators and how much time the plant has to produce fruit. This trait is also influenced by environmental conditions. It is important to understand how days to first flower varies between populations and within the species to predict how it will evolve in future generations.