Research Interests
Developmental genetics, limb development, alternative splicingBiosketch
Sean is a fifth year Ph.D. student in the Applied Biology program at UMass Lowell working under Jennifer Fish, Ph.D. and is studying developmental biology. His research focuses on how changes to genetic developmental mechanisms like alternative splicing can lead to differences in morphologies in both evolution and human disease contexts. One of his projects involves exploring how Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS - forever chemicals) contamination impacts early development, specifically in a genetics context.