James Cheverud, Ph.D
Position: Principal Investigator
E-mail: cheverud@pcg.wustl.edu
My laboratory has also been involved in studying both human and non-human primate craniofacial growth using advanced morphometric and data acquisition techniques, such as finite element scaling and three-dimensional reconstructions from CT scans. We have been studying artificially deformed human crania in order to understand the interrelationship of facial and neural growth.
We are also beginning an experimental study of the genetics of somatic growth in mice. This study involves mapping the chromosomal locations of single genes with minor effects on growth using a combination of molecular and quantitative genetic techniques. We are particularly interested in finding genes with opposite effects on early and late growth.