Daniel Lawver received his B.S. in Geology from North Carolina State University in 2009 and his Ph.D. in Paleontology from Montana State University in 2017. He was an Instructor of Anatomy at Stony Brook University's Renaissance School of Medicine from 2017-2023. During this time, he taught Gross Human Anatomy for both the medical and dental schools.

Education

• PhD, Paleontology, Montana State University
  
• BS, Geology, North Carolina State University
  

Research

Daniel Lawver's research primarily focuses on the evolution of reproductive anatomy and physiology of turtles, dinosaurs, and their avian descendants. Additionally, he is interested in the ontogenetic changes of these organisms from embryos to sexually mature individuals. Techniques utilized in his lab include analysis of fossil and modern histological sections under polarized light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and cathodoluminescence. Embryological analysis involves micro-computed tomography and specimen segmentation to produce high-fidelity 3D models.