The Albertin lab studies how novelty arises over the course of evolution and development using cephalopods as models.
Late stage Doryteuthis pealeii embryos in their chorions
The Albertin lab explores how developmental programs evolve and the biology of cephalopods (octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) using diverse approaches, including comparative genomics, gene expression studies, and live imaging.
We are part of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.