Congratulations to Diana Cruz-Tejada, one of the PeerJ Award winners at the XXth International Botanical Congress (IBC) at IFEMA. Tailored primarily towards students and early career researchers (ECRs), PeerJ Awards grant winners with a free publication in any of the PeerJ journals (subject to peer review), along with a spotlight feature showcasing their research on the PeerJ blog. Diana began her career as a botanist in Colombia, and is currently focusing on the seed germination niche of native plants in the Mediterranean Basin to better understand plant responses in a constantly changing environment. Learn more about Diana and her work: https://tinyurl.com/DianaCTPeerJAward #OpenAccess