“Fast and furious skull evolution” in fish topic of seminar

RICHLAND, Wash. – “Fast and furious skull evolution: genetics and adaptation in fishes” is the topic of a free, public seminar at noon Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The session on evolutionary developmental biology is presented by Craig Albertson, assistant professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

 

His research focuses on craniofacial ecology, evolution and development in bony fishes, particularly in the massive adaptive radiations of the East-African rift-lake cichlids. His lab uses zebrafish as a developmental-genetic model, and he has explored skull and skeletal evolution in such derived groups as Antarctic icefishes.

 
The one-hour seminar is in the Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory (BSEL), Room 101, at 2720 Crimson Way, Richland. From George Washington Way, turn onto Sprout Road and turn left into campus; parking is free. The BSEL entrance is on the west side of the greenhouses.
 
Albertson’s talk is sponsored by the WSU School of Biological Sciences and is part of the WSU Tri-Cities Arts and Sciences Season of Events. For more on Albertson and his research, visit http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/about/directories/faculty/r-craig-albertson.
 
WSU Tri-Cities is located along the scenic Columbia River in Richland, Wash. Established in 1989 with upper division and graduate programs, WSU Tri-Cities expanded in 2007 to a four-year undergraduate campus offering 18 bachelor’s, 10 master’s and six doctoral degrees. Learn about the most diverse campus in the WSU system at http://www.tricity.wsu.edu.

 

 

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Contacts:
W. James Cooper, WSU Tri-Cities, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, 509-372-7175, jim.cooper@tricity.wsu.edu
 
Melissa O’Neil Perdue, WSU Tri-Cities, Marketing and Communications Manager, 509-372-7319, cell 509-727-3094, moneil@tricity.wsu.edu