News from Functional Anatomy & Evolution
Read our latest announcements about department updates, honors and publications.
Upcoming QiBBS Event at Ministry of Brewing – 12/10
The last LGBTQuesday of the year is near. We are thrilled to invite you to a queer happy hour hosted by Queer in Basic Biomedical Sciences (QiBBS) next Tuesday, December 10th at 5:00 PM at the Ministry of Brewing (1900 E Lombard Street). Build connections with...
Do you think he saur-us? Dinos and sensory ability
Dr Balanoff discusses dinosaurs and sensory processing
New publications from the Bever Lab!
The Bever Lab has published two new papers on the early reptile skull. Lab members William Foster (PhD student), Paul Gensbigler (MS student), Jacob Wilson (PhD student), and Gabriel Bever (PI) led a study on the Triassic stem archosaur Mesosuchus and the deep history...
Welcome New MSAE Students!
FAE is thrilled to introduce Jess Chmielewski, Chrissy Davis, Sara Gum and Ezzat Shammas as MSAE students for the 2023 academic year. They bring strong experience in the life sciences to the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. Jess earned a BS in Biology from...
Congratulations!!
We are excited to announce that two of our postdoctoral fellows are departing for tenure-track faculty positions starting this Fall. Dr. Allison Machnicki, who has assisted in anatomy instruction to our medical and graduate students, will be joining the Biomedical...
Welcome!
It is our distinct pleasure to announce that Dr. Amy L. Balanoff will be joining the FAE faculty on July 1. Amy is currently the Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies, David S. Olton Behavioral Biology Program, and Assistant Research Professor in...
Dr. Sylvester to Collaborate with Dr. Cowgill on NSF-MCA Grant at University of Missouri
Dr. Adam Sylvester has been named as a collaborator by Dr. Libby Cowgill of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri for her NSF-MCA grant, titled "Validating Patterns of Bone Functional Adaptation in Living Humans." Bone is a living tissue that...
Congratulations to our Paleontological Society Student Research Grant recipients!
Stephanie Palmer for her proposal, "Insights into aquatic transitions through carnivoran comparative endocranial morphology." Savannah Cobb for her proposal, "Using computer vision to classify ‘honing premolars’ by sex and diet." Will...
Welcome New PhD Students!
FAE is excited to welcome Bianca Neale and Elizabeth Jewlal as PhD students in the fall of 2023. Both Bianca and Elizabeth bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, and we are thrilled to have them join our...