Sheila N Patek, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor  

Sheila N Patek

The primary goal of research in the Patek laboratory is to examine the dynamic interplay between evolutionary processes and the mechanics of organisms.

Education:
Ph.D., Duke University, 2001
AB, Harvard University, 1994

Office Location: 014 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone: +1 919 613 8306
Email Address: snp2@duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.thepateklab.org/

Specialties:
Organismal Biology and Behavior
Evolution
Biophysics

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

  1. Gilmour, KM; Daley, MA; Egginton, S; Kelber, A; McHenry, MJ; Patek, SN; Sane, SP; Schulte, PM; Terblanche, JS; Wright, PA; Franklin, CE, Through the looking glass: attempting to predict future opportunities and challenges in experimental biology., The Journal of experimental biology, vol. 226 no. 24 (December, 2023), pp. jeb246921 [doi]  [abs].
  2. Jorge, JF; Patek, SN, Elastic pinch biomechanisms can yield consistent launch speeds regardless of projectile mass., Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, vol. 20 no. 205 (August, 2023), pp. 20230234 [doi]  [abs].
  3. Dinh, JP; Patek, SN, Tradeoffs explain scaling, sex differences, and seasonal oscillations in the remarkable weapons of snapping shrimp (Alpheus spp.)., eLife, vol. 12 (May, 2023), pp. e84589 [doi]  [abs].
  4. Patek, SN, Latch-mediated spring actuation (LaMSA): the power of integrated biomechanical systems., The Journal of experimental biology, vol. 226 no. Suppl_1 (April, 2023), pp. jeb245262 [doi]  [abs].
  5. Patek, SN; Daley, MA; Sane, SP, A century of comparative biomechanics: emerging and historical perspectives on an interdisciplinary field., The Journal of experimental biology, vol. 226 no. Suppl_1 (April, 2023), pp. jeb245876 [doi] .