Welcome to the Coates Lab!
We sit at the crossroads of evolutionary developmental biology, paleobiology, and anatomy. Our research interests are wide-ranging, and broadly fall under the evolution and diversity of early vertebrates, as well as adding paleontological and comparative anatomy perspectives to evo-devo. We are also very interested in the use of new imaging and visualization technologies in our work, such as CT scanning and 3D printing.
NEWS
National Broadcast Japan comes to film Coates Lab for “Science View”!
In late January NHK (National Broadcast, Japan) sent a film crew to interview Tetsuto, Mike, Vicky Prince, and Urs Schmidt-Ott and follow their research activities in OBA and the Field Museum. Here, Tetsuto is demo-ing zebrafish injection/engaging in a fossil fish...
Burning up at Burns Night 2020 #fyrefestival
Our lab met to celebrate the legacy of Mr. Burns, a Scot, at Tetsuto/Kesia/Toru's apartment. We sipped on whiskey, ferociously snacked on pork belly and cous cous salad, and ate too much chocolate pudding. Thank you hagfish-in-training Tetsuto and Kesia for hosting a...
Goodbye to Kristen!
On a dark and stormy day in January, we bid goodbye to our beloved lab artist, Kristen, who has ascended to Kansas. As Kristen lay on a table among human bones, we read aloud tragic eulogies and wept. Finally, we launched a boat into Botany Pond and set it aflame,...
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