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Dr Blake Dickson is a Lecturer in the Department of Anatomy at the University of New South Wales, affiliated with the School of Biomedical Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in 2020 from Harvard University, following a First Class Honours B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from UNSW in 2013.
Research Interests
- Evolution of biomechanical traits during ecological transitions
- Functional morphology of vertebrates
- Adaptive landscapes and evolutionary modeling
- Primate locomotion and musculoskeletal trade-offs
- Development of morphometric software tools (Morphoscape, AlignR)
Publications highlight his work on:
- Terrestrial adaptation in early tetrapods
- Jaw biomechanics in mammalian evolution
- Vertebral evolution paradigms
- Swimming adaptations in aquatic tetrapods
- 3D digitization techniques for morphological analysis
Scientific Awards
- Leakey Foundation Research Grant (2022)
- Duke Lemur Center Director’s Fund (2022)
- Duke ASC Faculty Research Grant (2022)
- Gans Collections and Charitable Fund travel grant (2019)
- Robert A. Chapman Fellowships (2019, 2018)
Grants funded studies on primate locomotion, fossil analysis, and adaptive landscape modeling.
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