Jennifer Mansfield
Professor of Biological Sciences
Department
Biology
Office
1205 Altschul Hall
Fall 2020: Mondays 12-2pm
Contact
212-854-4381
jmansfield@barnard.edu
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Jennifer Mansfield studies development and evolution of vertebrate body plans. Research in the lab focuses on the development and evolution of somites, which are embryonic structures that give rise to various musculoskeletal derivatives. We seek to understand how Hox transcription factors regulate the development of somites and their derivatives in order to produce differing musculoskeletal morphologies along the body axis.
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B.A., Oberlin College
Ph.D., Columbia University
Developmental genetics
Vertebrate development
BIOL BC2100 Molecular and Mendelian Genetics
BIOL BC3352 Development
BIOL BC3304 Topics in Molecular Genetics
BIOL BC3305-3306 Project Lab in Molecular Genetics
BIOL BC3303 Lab in Molecular Biology
BIOL BC3590 Senior Seminar in Evolution of Development
2012 Tow Award for Innovative and Outstanding Pedagogy, Barnard College
2014 Emily Gregory Award, Barnard College
2018 Teaching Excellence Award, Barnard College
Please see full list of publications here.
In The News
Professors Jonathan Snow, JJ Miranda, Allison Lopatkin, and Jennifer Mansfield Publish New Research on How Thermal Stress Affects Honey Bee Digestion
September 10, 2021
Students and Alumnae Salute Award-Winning Faculty | Part Two
To celebrate Women’s History Month (March), all month long we are highlighting select lists of Barnard’s dedicated faculty who have been previously recognized with teaching and leadership awards.
March 8, 2021
Meet the Lab Techs in Biology!
Despite the drastic changes to how research in Altschul has been conducted since last June, our laboratory technicians have been hard at work throughout the pandemic to help sustain productivity in our faculty labs alongside their PIs. Today, Olivia Anastasio, Lena Kogan (BC '19), Abby Ryckman (BC '18), and Nicole Rondeau (BC '18) join?us to discuss what drives them as scientists and who they are outside of Altschul.?
March 5, 2021
Barnard Faculty and Staff Awarded Research Grants
Read about the new accomplishments of Barnard scholars.
September 21, 2020
Barnard College Announces Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty Members
September 12, 2019