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Ryan Schott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at York University, affiliated with the Centre for Vision Research and the Connected Minds initiative. His research focuses on understanding how vertebrate visual systems evolve and adapt to environmental pressures, combining comparative genomics, transcriptomics, and experimental approaches. He leads the Schott Lab, which explores topics such as photoreceptor evolution, fossorial adaptation, and developmental mechanisms in amphibians, squamates, and turtles.
His work integrates ecological, genetic, and developmental perspectives to address questions about visual system diversification. Current projects include studying visual evolution in amphibians, the molecular basis of novel photoreceptor types, and convergent adaptations in fossorial vertebrates. Schott collaborates internationally with experts in evolutionary biology, genomics, and ecology.
Publications highlight his contributions to understanding opsins, lens morphology, and retinal adaptations across species. He is active in training graduate and undergraduate students, offering opportunities in evolutionary and developmental research. His lab also develops bioinformatic tools for genomic analyses.
