Invertebrate Biodiversity Research
An appreciation for the bone-less things in life (including spicy Buffalo wings!)
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Overview
The Hochberg lab is dedicated to the study of invertebrate biodiversity, and so our primary goal is to better understand all animals without backbones. That being said, we do have our favorite invertebrates including gastrotrichs, rotifers, and whipscorpions. The students in this lab are dedicated to their favorite taxon, and as P.I., it is my job to ensure that we have all the tools and funding necessary to study these animals to the best of our abilities. Below is a list of some of the major projects currently active in the lab and some of the funding bodies that have helped to support student research. The award abstracts link you to the individual grants.
Current Projects
1. Evolution of the infundibulum (adult head) in collothecid rotifers
2. The biology of extracorporeal secretion in gnesiotrochan rotifers
3. Biodiversity of Caribbean Gastrotricha
4. Structure of whipscorpion and whipspider exoskeletons - histology and metallization
5. Functional morphology of whipscorpion pygidial glands
6. Structure of whipscorpion eyes
Sponsored Research Activity
1. National Science Foundation: An International Approach to the Biodiversity, Biogeography and Evolution of Caribbean Gastotricha. 2009-2013. PI: R. Hochberg. Award Abstract #0918499
2. National Science Foundation: Collaborative Research: Integrating genetics, life history and morphology into understanding the diversification of an enigmatic metazoan lineage. 2013-2018. Co-PI: R. Hochberg. Award Abstract #1257110
3. National Science Foundation: MRI: Acquisition of a Next Generation Sequencing System for Genomics Research and Training at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. 2014-2017. co-PI: R. Hochberg. Award Abstract #1429212
4. Experiment.com: Xenomorphs of the Arachnida: Whipscorpions and their acid defense. co-PI: R. Hochberg. Abstract.
The Hochberg lab is dedicated to the study of invertebrate biodiversity, and so our primary goal is to better understand all animals without backbones. That being said, we do have our favorite invertebrates including gastrotrichs, rotifers, and whipscorpions. The students in this lab are dedicated to their favorite taxon, and as P.I., it is my job to ensure that we have all the tools and funding necessary to study these animals to the best of our abilities. Below is a list of some of the major projects currently active in the lab and some of the funding bodies that have helped to support student research. The award abstracts link you to the individual grants.
Current Projects
1. Evolution of the infundibulum (adult head) in collothecid rotifers
2. The biology of extracorporeal secretion in gnesiotrochan rotifers
3. Biodiversity of Caribbean Gastrotricha
4. Structure of whipscorpion and whipspider exoskeletons - histology and metallization
5. Functional morphology of whipscorpion pygidial glands
6. Structure of whipscorpion eyes
Sponsored Research Activity
1. National Science Foundation: An International Approach to the Biodiversity, Biogeography and Evolution of Caribbean Gastotricha. 2009-2013. PI: R. Hochberg. Award Abstract #0918499
2. National Science Foundation: Collaborative Research: Integrating genetics, life history and morphology into understanding the diversification of an enigmatic metazoan lineage. 2013-2018. Co-PI: R. Hochberg. Award Abstract #1257110
3. National Science Foundation: MRI: Acquisition of a Next Generation Sequencing System for Genomics Research and Training at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. 2014-2017. co-PI: R. Hochberg. Award Abstract #1429212
4. Experiment.com: Xenomorphs of the Arachnida: Whipscorpions and their acid defense. co-PI: R. Hochberg. Abstract.
