Evolution and Development Research Group

Department of Zoology
University of Oxford

Group members Academic staff Professor Peter Holland (Linacre Professor of Zoology, Associate Head of Department & Head of Research Group) Dr Sebastian Shimeld (University Lecturer and Fellow of Balliol College) Dr Rebecca Furlong (Junior Research Fellow, Christ Church) Go to main Department of Zoology, Oxford page	The principal focus of research in the field of Evolution and Development is investigation of the interplay between genes, embryos and evolution. This research area has witnessed a remarkable resurgence of activity in the past twenty years, as new tools are applied to old problems, with the ultimate goal being to unravel the genetic basis of morphological diversity.