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Terence Capellini

Harvard University
Peabody Museum
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA 2138
USA

tcapellini@fas.harvard.edu
914-672-4242

PI: YES
Taxa Studied: Vertebrate Animals
Techniques Employed: Quantitative PCR (qPCR), Solexa (Illumina) Sequencing, Bioinformatics/Sequence Analysis, In Situ Hybridization, Antibody Staining, Sectioning for Histology, Transgenesis
Research Description: My lab's research is on identifying the DNA changes underlying human and non-human primate biological adaptations. In the process of identifying these changes, we seek to reveal basic developmental and genetic mechanisms governing biological trait formation and inheritance as well as their influence on disease risk. In the lab, we use a variety of tools spanning developmental biology, genetics, genomics, comparative biology, and primate/human evolution. Currently, we are focusing on two specific areas: 1) the discovery of the genetic alterations that determine the unique human post-cranial skeleton; and 2) the elucidation of the genetic and developmental architecture underlying the diversity of joint types in primates.
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Willing to Host Undergraduates: YES
Actively Seeking Undergraduates: YES
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