Pupfish have fascinating evolutionary histories of extreme adaptations and morphological divergence across the Americas. From isolated ponds in the middle of the Mojave Desert, to the highest Andean plains, pupfishes as a group have adapted to the harshest environments on the continent.

Our lab uses multi-omics, modern embryology, gene editing, and microscopy, in combination with field work expeditions and museum sciences to answer questions in craniofacial and sensory evolution.