The transition to bipedal locomotion is a key event in human evolution, involving substantial changes to the skeleton, including the bones of the hands and feet (autopods). Hominins evolved a more muscular and opposable thumb while the other fingers are...
My lab's research is on identifying the DNA changes underlying human and non-human primate biological adaptations. In the process of identifying these changes, we seek to reveal basic developmental and genetic mechanisms governing biological trait...
My research interests include human evolutionary genetics with a current focus on genetic and environmental factors underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.
Nina is interested in the genetic processes that shape the human shoulder. She uses developmental genetics and comparative morphology to investigate signals of functional evolutionary change among primates. Prior to Harvard, Nina graduated from the...
