Dr. Mark Q. Martindale, Ph.D.

Director, Professor, and Researcher

Lab Personnel

Post Doctoral Fellows:

Dr. Patricia Murata - Investigating the evolutionary origins of embryonic polarity and innate immunity using the cnidarian, Nematostella vectensis. Email: plee@hawaii.edu
Dr. Andreas Hejnol - Unravels the secrets of gene expression during the development of the acoel flatworm Convolutriloba longifissura. Email: hejnol@hawaii.edu
Dr. Craig Magie - Analyzing the cellular mechanisms underlying gastrulation in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis. Email: cmagie@hawaii.edu
Dr. Eric Rottinger - Investigating the ancestral role of tyrosine kinase signaling pathways and the evolution of biomineralization in cnidarians. Email: rottinge@hawaii.edu
	(photo not available)	Dr. Mattias Ormestad Email: ormestad@hawaii.edu
	(photo not available)	Dr. Yale Passamaneck Email: yale@hawaii.edu
	(photo not available)	Dr. Michael Layden Email: layden@hawaii.edu
		Assistant Researcher:
		Dr. William Browne - Studying head and nervous system development in amphipod crustaceans. Email: wbrowne@hawaii.edu
		Graduate Students:
Mr. Kevin Pang - Investigating the evolutionary origin of mesoderm and the origin of axial properties and germ layer segregation. Email: kpang@hawaii.edu
Ms. Heather Marlow - Investigating the evolutionary origin of mesoderm and the origin of axial properties and germ layer segregation. Email: marlow@hawaii.edu
	(photo not available)	Mr. Jorik Loeffler Email: jorik@hawaii.edu
	(photo not available)	Mr. Timothy DuBuc Email: tdubuc@hotmail.com