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Professor Lowe is a trained biologist with a background from Sussex University in the UK. After completing his graduate training under Greg Wray at SUNY Stony Brook in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, he worked on the evolution of body plans and the origin of echinoderms. He obtained his PhD and later worked as a Miller Fellow at UC Berkeley, focusing on the evolution of the vertebrate central nervous system in laboratories led by prominent scientists like Mike Levine, John Gerhart, and Marc Kirschner at Harvard. In 2005, he began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. Lowe moved to Stanford University in 2010, where his laboratory is based at the Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey. His main research interests revolve around major groups of animals and how they evolved, particularly in adopting emerging techniques in biotechnology to apply to new species. His appointment at the Hopkins Marine Station allows him access to the incredible biodiversity of the marine environment in Monterey Bay.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Professor of Biology at Stanford University, focusing on evolutionary development and marine biodiversity.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Assistant Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy.
UC Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Conducted research on evolution of vertebrate central nervous system.
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