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...
by mmbonilla | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Julius Tabin was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) honor society due to outstanding academic achievement. PBK honors the best and brightest liberal arts and sciences undergraduates across the nation through a highly selective, merit-based invitation process. Julius...
by mmbonilla | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr. Katelyn Mika was awarded the Trainee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award for her work with the Chicago Undersea Explorers Society (CUES). Their mission is to foster curiosity, camaraderie, and diversity through underwater education and exploration. This award is...
by mmbonilla | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Drs. Igor and Patricia Schneider will be moving their labs this fall as new faculties at the LSU Department of Biological Sciences. They will continue their research on the evolution of regeneration and eye evo-devo on the four-eyed fish (respectively).
by mmbonilla | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the 1st of June, Dr. Gayani Senevirathne defended her dissertation on Embryological, transcriptomic and regulatory approaches to the origin of the novel frog body plan. She is joining the Capellini lab as a Postdoctoral scholar at The Department of Human...
