Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences Professor, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology Affiliate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The basic question I ask — why does the human body look and function the way it does— requires an evolutionary perspective because nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.... Read more about Daniel E. Lieberman
For my research, I take an interdisciplinary approach to studying how phenotypes change in response to environmental constraints and how these changes give rise to complex social and biological identities within hominid species.... Read more about William Eamon Callison
Andrew is doing a Senior Honors Thesis (2020-2021) on how variations in physical activity affect levels of brain derived neurotropic growth factors that help... Read more about Andrew Ford
Physical activity plays a major role in reducing levels of chronic inflammation. Using a combination of fieldwork and laboratory experiments, my work...
Anna is doing a senior honors thesis (2020-2021) on how variations in the duration and intensity of physical activity affect inflammation by modulating levels... Read more about Anna Tavormina
Insulin signaling is a crucial regulator of epiphyseal fusion and the cessation of linear growth in adolescence. Using a combination of field and lab...
Arm swing during walking and running plays an important role in balance and energy expenditure in humans. Over the course of human evolutionary history...
