Maria Laura Habegger

My lab focuses on the relationship between form and function, mostly on the musculoskeletal systems of fishes. This area of study, called functional morphology, utilizes a wide arrange of techniques such as CT scan renderings, 3D anatomical models and dissections and it can be meshed with other disciplines such as engineering into a discipline called biomechanics. Understanding how anatomical structures work not only can shed light into our understanding of vertebrate evolution but could also reveal valuable information on how nature solves common problems, ultimately igniting new ideas for manufactured products that could range from orthopedics devices to drag reduction mechanisms in airplanes.