News from Functional Anatomy & Evolution

Read our latest announcements about department updates, honors and publications.

 

Announcing the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Geobiology Symposium at JHU

(Image above) 2024 Mid-Atlantic Geobiology Symposium hosted by the University of PennsylvaniaWe are excited to announce the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Geobiology Symposium! The symposium will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at Johns Hopkins University. We welcome attendees...

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Upcoming Seminar by Dr Jianping Fu (Sep 12, 2:30 PM)

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jianping Fu will be the distinguished seminar speaker on September 12 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the Mountcastle Auditorium. His presentation, titled "Bioengineering Human Embryo and Organ Models," will explore the development of an...

Publication Alert: Jacob Wilson, Dr EJ Huang, and Dr Gabriel Bever

New paper published on exciting research from the Bever Lab! The asteroid impact marking the end Cretaceous famously shaped the modern biota by killing off some lineages, such as non-avian dinosaurs, while promoting the success of others, such as mammals.  In this...

Congratulations to Catherine J. Llera-Martin!

Catherin J. Llera-Martin successfully defended her dissertation on January 31st. Her dissertation titled “Age and Additive Genetic Effects on Cross-Sectional Morphology in Primates” estimates the heritability of bone cross-sections in two primate colonies....

Dr. Matthew J. Ravosa joins FAE as new Director

We are excited to announce that effective January 1, 2023, Dr. Matthew J. Ravosa is the new Director of the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. Ravosa joins us from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a Professor of Biological Sciences, Aerospace and...

Dr. Cooke Promoted to Associate Professor

Dr. Cooke Promoted to Associate Professor

Siobhán Cooke was promoted to Associate Professor of Functional Anatomy and Evolution, effective October 1, 2022. A full-time faculty member in the Center, Dr. Cooke earned her PhD in Anthropology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her...

Congratulations Dr. Deanna M. Goldstein!

Congratulations Dr. Deanna M. Goldstein!

Huge congratulations to Dr. Deanna M. Goldstein for completing her PhD and graduating on May 25th, 2022! Dr. Goldstein was hooded by FAE Graduate Program Director and advisor, Dr. Adam Sylvester. Dr. Goldstein is currently working as a Research Instructor in the...