Comparative Histology, Anatomy and Physiology

The following labs within the Biomedical Sciences department have a research area of focus in genetics and genome function:

Keila Dhondt, DVM
Senior Lecturer

mammalian histology, arctic wildlife physiology & health, infectious diseases

comparative pathology, digestive system pathophysiology, gastroenterology, intestinal lymphatic disorders

Brandon Hedrick, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hedrick Lab

evolutionary ecology, macroevolution, climate change, vertebrate biology, functional morphology

Bill Ryerson, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Anatomy
Course Leader, Foundation Course I (The Animal Body)
Ryerson Lab

herpetology, functional morphology, biomechanics, feeding, plasticity

bone, orthopaedics, osteogenesis, regenerative, translational

Praveen Sethupathy, PhD
Professor of Physiological Genomics
Chair
Sethupathy Lab

comparative intestinal physiology and disease, fibrolamellar carcinoma, gene regulation, microRNAs, functional genomics

Aline Vieira, DVM, MSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer - Veterinary Physiology

metabolic physiology & disease, small animal endocrinology, diabetes, canine, feline

Research