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Reader in Geology

The main focus of my research is the relationship between development and evolution, and the origin of major groups of animals. In particular, I am interested in the role of palaeontology within the synthesis of evolutionary developmental biology, which addresses the relationship between evolution at the level of the gene, embryo and adult.

I am a member of the editorial boards of the journals Evolution & Development, Lethaia, Palaeontology, Organisms, Diversity & Evolution, and the Transactions of the Royal Society of Ediinburgh: Earth Sciences. I also serve as member of the NERC peer review college.

I recently completed a NESTA Fellowship which funded a sabbatical in Robert Kelsh's lab at the Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, where I explored the role of key transcription factors implicated in skeletogenesis in the development of the skeleton in lampreys, sharks, and the Zebrafish. Funding from NESTA and a Philip Leverhulme Trust also facilitated the establishment of molecular facilities in my laboratory in Bristol.

Dr Philip Donoghue, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ, UK; Tel: 0117 954 5440; Fax: 0117 925 3385 email Contact Me