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Kimberly Cooper completed her PhD at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. She conducted her postdoctoral studies in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. In November 2013, she joined the faculty of the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include the study of skeletal development and evolutionary processes, focusing on mechanisms of limb development and the evolutionary adaptations seen in various species. Cooper's work employs classical embryology, cell biology, quantitative microscopy, and mouse genetics to explore the developmental pathways that determine limb morphology and function. She is particularly interested in the three-toed jerboa, a small bipedal rodent, to understand the evolutionary mechanisms that underlie skeletal diversity and the genetic factors that govern limb proportion and digit formation.
Division Biological Sciences, U.C. San Diego • La Jolla, CA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of biology, focusing on skeletal development and evolutionary processes.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).