Helsinki Evo-Devo community
Research using the tooth model
Jukka JernvallDevelop the use of mammalian dentition as a model system in biological research; and to address questions such as what is the role of development in shaping evolutionary diversity, how to approximate the environment and foods of extinct species, how aging affects wild primates, and what are the genetic underpinnings in dental variation.
NOW laboratory
Mikael Fortelius- Many of the current macroevolutionary projects are a collaboration with this Neogene of the Old World (NOW) database project.
Embryonic Organ development
Irma Thesleff- Research on the mechanisms that regulate the formation of ectodermal organs, including teeth, hairs and glands.
Developmental genetics of turtle shell development
Scott Gilbert- We are interested in how do the scutes of the turtle shell form and grow, and how is this development related to the formation and growth of structures such as hair, feathers and teeth.
Research on microbes and morphology
Juha Laakkonen- Research on microbes and morphology - collaboration on parasite diversity of lemurs and macroscopic anatomy of mammals
Other collaborators
Greg Wilson
Assistant Professor of Biology
Adjunct Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
University of Washington
Research in Madagascar
Patricia C. Wright- Information on primate conservation and diversity in Madagascar, where extinction of tropical biodiversity may be one step ahead the rest of the world.
