Eda Akyar
B.S. in Biological Sciences Class of 2011
Carnegie Mellon University
Mellon College of Science
Minor in Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry
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Location:
634 Mellon Institute
4400 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Research Interest:
I am interested in the evolution of the Pmar1 gene and how the Pmar1 gene functions in different sea urchin species, specifically in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and Lytechinus variegatus. I would also like to explore the evolution of a similar type of gene in sea stars.