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Fred Nijhout is broadly interested in developmental physiology and the interactions of development and evolution. His research focuses on understanding how complex traits arise from the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. He specifically studies the control of polyphenic development in insects, aiming to elucidate the underlying processes involved in this phenomenon. Nijhout's work is essential in adding to the body of knowledge regarding the development of novel traits and the concept of phenotypic plasticity, which are key in the fields of development and evolutionary biology.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)