The Dean Lab

Dr. Matthew D. Dean lab; Molecular and Computational Biology @mcb_usc University of Southern California @USC #evolution #sexualselection

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Fantastic new paper on carnivoran baculum function @cbrassey
We love that great research is being conducted attempting to understand the function of the enigmatic baculum!

#sexualselection #penisbones

[USC @USC]

Everything we know about the evolution of the lemur may be wrong https://t.co/Tj6KpVZth2

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Congrats Dr. Josh, Dr. Erik and of course @petrelharp

[Peter Ralph @petrelharp]

Hey, look! Here I am with two new Drs! It's been fun working with them.

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

@NHM_Oology @DanLeBatardShow

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Had a great time reading and discussing this paper today out of Leigh Simmons' lab on baculum plasticity in response to sperm competition risk.
We love how much dynamic baculum research is going on!
#sexualselection #penisbone #evolution

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Just back from a super productive sabbatical, learning devo in Marty Cohn’s lab @CohnLab @UF @USC_Research #genitalevolution

[Graham Coop @Graham_Coop]

Correlated evol of baubellum [clitoris bone, bottom panel] & baculum [penis bone, top panel]. Baubellum more developmentally and evol. labile (red/blue=presence/absence). Lough-Stevens et al @MatthewDeanLab https://t.co/SUJRiC4J4e

[Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra]

But that crazy diversity! Here image from https://t.co/RV2x7aey0x

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Article about the great work from our friends in the Kanoski Lab @USC_Research @USCDornsife https://t.co/ONg0HyhskI

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Inspired to read this paper by the great Catsper evolution talks this year at BoS #sperm2017. Very interesting read! #sperm #evolution

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

@ClementYChow Not in the near future

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

@ClementYChow Just published their exomes in Mammalian Genome: https://t.co/jFW3EpzpTC

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Way to go @DianeAKelly! @FiveThirtyEight https://t.co/EUw5PxdAkT

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Matt with Bruce Patterson checking out the baculum collection @FieldMuseum last month
@USCDornsife @USC_Research #sexualselection

[Michael Habib @aeroevo]

For #FossilFriday, here is a skull of Tylosaurus, a large mosasaur from the Western Interior Seaway. This splendid specimen is @NHMLA

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Paper from lab meeting this week; amplexus position rather than strength affects fertilization success. #frogsex #sexual selection

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

Male pheromone influences mammary gland development & milk quality in females which translates to enhanced learning abilities in offspring!

[Field Museum @FieldMuseum]

Journey into The Field Museum’s vast collections with Specimens: Unlocking the Secrets of Life #SpecimensFM https://t.co/ni0ekroRMI

[The Dean Lab @MatthewDeanLab]

But wait, who's the PI? Halloween 2015, when the graduate students in the lab dressed like Matt #ThrowbackThursday @USC_Research @mcb_usc

[Sophie Regnault ☁️ @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social @sesamoidstreet]

#sciart of tuatara scans from our recent paper on sesamoids and lunulae (includes bonus eggs and scleral ossicles). Can you spot 'em all?