Evolution
and Development Research Group
Dr
Seb Shimeld
Lecturer
in Zoology
Research at the interface of Evolutionary and Developmental Biology has seen a major Renaissance in recent years, fuelled by the development of molecular methods applicable to a wide range of organisms and by the rapidly-expanding potential of comparative genomics and transcriptomics. Research in my laboratory is focused on understanding major transitions in animal evolution and the origins of animal morphological diversity. This includes studies at several levels of biological organisation, from anatomy, embryology and developmental biology to genes, genome organisation and molecular evolution. A principal aim is to determine how the evolution of genes their organisation and interactions underlies the evolution of new morphological features. Within this broad theme several different projects are currently underway in my laboratory involving a wide range of study organisms, from sponges, molluscs and worms to sea squirts, lampreys and dogfish. Please see the Research Projects link below for more details. I serve on the Editorial Board of Developmental Dynamics and Faculty of 1000, and am a member of various BBSRC committees. I am based in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford and am The Julian Huxley Fellow at Balliol College.
Links to:
· Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Positions
· Undergraduate, Masters, DTP and DTC projects
· People
Contact: Department of Zoology University of Oxford Tinbergen Builduing South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PS Tel: +44 (0) 1865 281994 Email: sebastian.shimeld@zoo.ox.ac.uk