Evolution of the Vertebrate Skull: Cell Types, Tissues, and Morphology

Author Biography

Takayuki Onai, PhD, is a lecturer at the University of Fukui, Japan. He specializes in vertebrate evolutionary developmental biology, with a particular focus on the evolution of the head mesoderm and neural crest in vertebrates, using model organisms such as amphioxus, lampreys, and hemichordates. His recent research explores the “Syntax Evolution Theory” (SET) and the “Genetic Polarization” hypothesis. Dr. Onai is also a Principal Investigator on a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grant, and his work has been published in journals such as Developmental Cell, EMBO Journal, and iScience among others. ORCID: 0000-0002-5402-3828 Noritaka Adachi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Iwate Medical University, Japan. He has expertise in comparative morphology and is particularly interested in the craniofacial musculoskeletal development and evolution in vertebrates. He has studied different species of embryos such as mouse, turtle, zebrafish, shark, skate, and lamprey. His work has been published in journals such as Development, Evolution & development, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences among others. ORCID: 0000-0002-9482-8436