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LSU Health New Orleans
Emma R. Schachner, PhD
Emma R. Schachner, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Cell Biology and Anatomy
Assistant Professor of
Cell Biology and Anatomy
1901 Perdido Street
New Orleans LA 70112
(504) 568-4017
(504) 568-4392
Degrees
2010 - Ph.D. Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania. Thesis: Anatomical reconstructions of respiratory morphology and hindlimb musculature in Poposaurus gracilis (Archosauria: Poposauroidea) and related dinosauriformes (Supervisor: Prof. Peter Dodson; External supervisor: Dr. Phil Manning)
2006 - M.Sc. in Paleobiology (First Class Honors), Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, U.K. Thesis: The osteology and myology of the pectoral girdle of Tenontosaurus tilletti (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) (Supervisors: Prof. Mike Benton and Dr. Phil Manning)
2004 - B.A. in Political Science, Dept. of Political Science, Bucknell University; Semester abroad with the School for Field Studies (SFS) in Kenya (Wildlife ecology and management)
Bio
01/2016-Present - Assistant Professor at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
05/2014-12/2015 - Postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory for Equine and Comparative Orthopedic Research (LECOR) at the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
2012-2013 - American Association of Anatomists Postdoctoral Fellow
08/2011-Present - Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester Palaeontology Research Group
07/2010-2014 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Utah (PI: Dr. CG Farmer), Sauropsid respiratory physiology and functional morphology