Expertise
Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Vertebrate Embryology, Craniofacial Development, ImagingResearch Interests
My research interests are in uncovering the developmental and genetic mechanisms behind vertebrate morphological evolution. I employ a broad comparative approach spanning a wide range of vertebrate species and various imaging techniques to investigate these topics.
Education
- B.S. Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
Biosketch
Srinath is a Ph.D. student in the applied biology program at UMass Lowell working under the mentorship of Jennifer Fish. During his undergraduate studies, he conducted research investigating disease ecology of bumblebees while majoring in general biology and environmental science. He now works on the developmental mechanisms governing the evolution of vertebrate jaws. In this pursuit he has the pleasure of working with the embryos of an incredible diversity of vertebrate species ranging from lamprey to mice and using a range of molecular and imaging techniques to uncover the shared and diverged developmental process amongst them. He is particularly interested in research that investigates fundamental aspects and rules that govern the evolution of vertebrates both in the past and the future and seeks to pursue such research even after his graduate studies.