Andrew Spence

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  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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  My research group is interested in how and why animals move, with a recent focus on spinal cord injury. Evolution has produced animals with breath-taking abilities. Legged animals gallop, climb, and jump through complex, uncertain environments. Arboreal animals climb, leap, glide, and fly through the forest canopy. We are challenged with discovering the mechanisms by which animals achieve these feats, and the selective pressures that have shaped them. If we can discover the general principles of how biological systems move, then we can advance both biology and medicine, whilst inspiring new technology. We have begun to use genetic technologies to attempt to tackle long standing problems in the control of locomotion, working with optogenetics and chemogenetics to manipulate the nervous system in intact, moving animals. Recently, we have taken an interest in spinal cord injury, and are working to use genetic tools to understand the mechanisms by which recovery from such injuries can be improved. We take an integrative approach. In the words of Karl Popper, we are students of problems, not disciplines. There is no reason to think the best tools to solve a given problem will come from within one discipline. Further, we strive to integrate across length scales to give more accurate understanding, and to tightly integrate theory and experiment. I am fortunate to work with, and am continuously learning from, many hard working undergraduates, PhD students, and postdocs. They, combined with generous and supportive mentors, make science fun! Temple University

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  Temple University

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  My research group is interested in how and why animals move, with a recent focus on spinal cord injury. Evolution has produced animals with breath-taking abilities. Legged animals gallop, climb, and jump through complex, uncertain environments. Arboreal animals climb, leap, glide, and fly through the forest canopy. We are challenged with discovering the mechanisms by which animals achieve these feats, and the selective pressures that have shaped them. If we can discover the general principles of how biological systems move, then we can advance both biology and medicine, whilst inspiring new technology. We have begun to use genetic technologies to attempt to tackle long standing problems in the control of locomotion, working with optogenetics and chemogenetics to manipulate the nervous system in intact, moving animals. Recently, we have taken an interest in spinal cord injury, and are working to use genetic tools to understand the mechanisms by which recovery from such injuries can be improved. We take an integrative approach. In the words of Karl Popper, we are students of problems, not disciplines. There is no reason to think the best tools to solve a given problem will come from within one discipline. Further, we strive to integrate across length scales to give more accurate understanding, and to tightly integrate theory and experiment. I am fortunate to work with, and am continuously learning from, many hard working undergraduates, PhD students, and postdocs. They, combined with generous and supportive mentors, make science fun!

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  Andrew Spence has prior experience in the following industries:
  Temple University , Structure And Motion Lab Royal Veterinary College , Structure And Motion Laboratory Royal Veterinary College , Uc Berkeley

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  Andrew Spence has the following professional experience:
  Temple University , Temple University , Structure And Motion Lab Royal Veterinary College , Structure And Motion Laboratory Royal Veterinary College , Uc Berkeley .

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  Temple University