Adam Sylvester, MA, PhD
Highlights
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Adam Sylvester
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Background
At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Sylvester is an assistant professor in the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. He has a background in anthropology and zoology.
His research focuses on understanding the way in which humans and non-human primates move through their environments. Movement is essential for finding food, water, safety and potential mates, and is therefore critical to a specie's ability to thrive. He studies the structure and interactions of bones and muscles to learn how they predict an animal's ability to move.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Adam Sylvester on Bones, Movement and Rock Climbing, Fundamentals (3/21/2016)
Research Interests
Bone structure, Early hominin, Functional anatomy of postcranial skeleton, human and primate locomotion, Statistical analysis of biological shape
Lab Website
Adam D. Sylvester Lab - Lab Website
- Research in the Adam D. Sylvester Lab primarily focuses on the way in which humans and primates move through the environment, with the aim of reconstructing the locomotor repertoire of extinct hominins and other primates. We use a quantitative approach that involves the statistical analysis of three-dimensional biological shapes, specifically musculoskeletal structures, and then link the anatomy to function and function to locomotor behavior.