#  Physiology 

 



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Research in HEB on human and non-human physiology integrates field, laboratory, experimental, mathematical, and theoretical approaches to understanding the physiology of living humans and non-human primates in all their diversity.

Major topics of current research include:

- The physiological integration of metabolism and reproduction
- Interactions and trade-offs between growth, reproduction, and immune function
- Comparative studies of patterns of physical activity in children
- Life history variation and the evolution of life history strategies
- Pooled energy budgets and human evolution
- Energetic constraints on gestation
- Energetics and life history transitions
- Health impacts of the human and non-human primate microbiomes
- Host-microbial interactions in energy gain and utilization
- Behavioral strategies to manipulate dietary energy gain
- Isotopic fractionation in the human gut



 

##  Associated Faculty 

[Rachel Carmody](/people/rachel-carmody)

[Peter Ellison](/people/peter-t-ellison)

[Daniel Lieberman](/people/daniel-e-lieberman)

[Noreen Tuross](/people/noreen-tuross)



 

##  Associated Laboratories 

[Biogeochemistry & Mass Spectrometry](/biogeochemistry-lab)

[Reproductive Ecology](/reproductive-ecology-lab)

[Skeletal Biology](http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/skeleton)