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Dr. Chema Martín-Durán is a Reader in Organismal Biology at Queen Mary University of London, affiliated with the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. He is a core member of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology and the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics. His research focuses on understanding the evolution of animal embryogenesis and its role in phenotypic transitions, particularly in marine annelid worms.
His work employs interdisciplinary approaches, integrating genomics, epigenomics, and developmental biology to study ancestral embryonic processes like spiral cleavage. Key research themes include developmental system drift, heterochronic shifts, and the molecular mechanisms underlying axis specification and trunk formation. The lab has established novel research species among marine annelids to explore these questions.
While no specific grants or awards are listed in the provided text, his lab's website (martinduranlab.com) likely contains further details on collaborative projects and funding. No student advisees or published articles are explicitly mentioned here, but his group's focus on comparative embryology and functional genomics indicates active research in these areas.
