Teaching Interests:
- Genetics
- Development
- Molecular Biology
- Introductory Biology
Research Interests:
Undergraduate researchers working with me study how the freshwater invertebrate, Daphnia, develops and swims. Studies are focused on the genetic control of nervous system development with a particular focus on the development of the motor program.
See lab webpage: www.beckmanlab.org
Education
- B.S. Biology, Brandeis University
- Ph.D. Neuroscience, University of Alabama, Birmingham
- Postdoc, Yale University
- Postdoc, University of Montana
- Postdoc, University of Minnesota