American botanist.
Lois Brako (born July 25, 1957) is an American botanist, mycologist and explorer. She has conducted botanical expeditions in Peru. Brako has a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Queens College, a Master’s of Science studying lichens from the University of Minnesota working with Clifford Wetmore, and a Ph.D. in biology from the City University of New York supervised by Richard Harris. Lois Brako's botanical eponym is "Brako". She has contributed to the discovery of 13 different plants. All of these plant species are flowering plants, with 9 that are part of the Hippeastrum family. In 1991 her