by mmbonilla | Jul 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our research team has discovered a close relative of Tiktaalik, the four-legged “fishapod” that journeyed from water to land 375 million years ago. Unlike Tiktaalik, “Qikiqtania wakei” opted for life underwater. Read the full Nature research article here,...
by mmbonilla | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Two University of Chicago scientists received grants from the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP). Neil Shubin, PhD, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, and Yamuna Krishnan, PhD, Professor...
by mmbonilla | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
In this study, Letelier et al. show that the inactivation of the gli3 gene in medaka fish results in the formation of larger dorsal and paired fins.
by mmbonilla | Nov 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
In this study, Mika et al. take the first steps towards filling in gap on microbial transmission from parent to offspring by investigating the microbiota associated with embryonic development in the little skate, Leucoraja erinacea, a common North Atlantic species and...
by mmbonilla | Aug 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
We are excited for Dr. Tom Stewart who will be joining the Biology department at Penn State as an Assistant Professor in 2022. His lab will study the evolution and development of fins and limbs, with the aim of understanding the basis of morphological novelty. He is...
by mmbonilla | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program is proud to welcome its cohort of scholars for the 2021-2022 academic year. This impressive group, 46 leaders in their respective STEM fields from the US, Canada and Israel, will focus on research, make new discoveries and lead...
