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In the Konow Laboratory, we seek to understand how biological movements during feeding and locomotion arise from mechanical interactions between contracting muscles, springy tendons and jointed skeletons. We leverage tools from muscle physiology, biomechanics and functional anatomy in a program with relevance for students interested in organismal biology, ecology and evolution, and in biomedical or healthcare careers. Ongoing studies aim to determine how changes in movement patterns impact ecological transitions and how muscle-tendon mechanics change from birth to death of organisms, with implications for questions in human health.
