Anatomy
Beyond the Bones: The “Tail” of an Ancient Beast
NYITCOM Associate Professor Simone Hoffmann, Ph.D., is part of a team “unearthing” significant clues about an extinct, ancient mammal.
Beyond the Bones: Brainy Birds
Assistant Professor Aki Watanabe, Ph.D., published the first study from his NSF CAREER grant-funded research project; he proposes using a domesticated chicken to study how birds—and perhaps animals in general—ended up with differently shaped brains.
Beyond the Bones: Sizing Up Thunder Beasts
Research co-authored by Associate Professor Matthew Mihlbachler, Ph.D., explores the fossil record of an ancient relative of the rhino to help explain why natural selection might favor larger animals more often than smaller animals.
Beyond the Bones: (Climbing) Birds of a Feather
Anatomy research demonstrates how birds use their tails to climb.
Keeping Science on Its Toes
In a study published by PeerJ, Professor Nikos Solounias, Ph.D., and NYITCOM student Shannon Smith explain why a bony structure—which they dub “the bony cap”—may play a large role in finger and toe regeneration and nail growth.
Researchers Secure Leakey Foundation Grants
Two researchers from NYITCOM’s Department of Anatomy have secured grants from the Leakey Foundation, which exclusively funds research related to human origins.