UC Davis faculty member Crystal Rogers studies neurodevelopment, and specially addresses how neural crest cells migrate and differentiate to form facial features, external pigment, and parts of the nervous system. What's more, she uses a comparative lens and studies development in chickens, quail, peafowl, and axolotls. Insights from her research may lead to increased understanding of vertebrate evolution, as well as disorders in developmental pathways that can lead to some types of cancer.

You can learn more about Crystal's research (ad see more of Chonk and her siblings) in this podcast by UC Davis communications specialists Kat Kerlin and Amy Quinton.