Biologist at Humboldt University, Berlin... Zoology, Functional Morphology, Comparative Anatomy, Biomechanics, Evolutionary Biology, etc. Follow this profile for any news from our lab.https://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3mlo6l5h4i22gVery proud of the first paper of the PhD project of Adrian Scheidt. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo6l5h4i22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3mjf6qjguhk2r2 PhD Opportunities! 🤩 We are recruiting two highly motivated PhD students to join an ambitious project advancing Robotic Paleontology—a rapidly emerging field that fuses paleontology, biomechanics, simulation, and robotics. nyakaturalab.com/news/ Please share!! https://nyakaturalab.com/news/13 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6qjguhk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3mgk7paoktc2rCool new insights into some weird fossil mammals from Madagascar 😎 locomotor behaviour of subfossil Malagasy sloth-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Indriidae) and koala-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Megaladapidae): new insights from limb trabecular bone url: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/206/3/zlag021/850952508 Mar 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgk7paoktc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3mf2rso3uns2yOur paper, based on a uniquely large dataset of vertical descent behaviours in arboreal mammals, is published in @elife.bsky.social. The findings offer fresh perspectives on reconstructing postures in early primates. You can find the accompanying press release here: https://elifesciences.org/for-the-press/04b8fa7a/climbing-behaviours-of-tree-dwelling-critters-unlock-insights-on-early-primate-evolution [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2rso3uns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3mels3wubwk2tOur latest paper is just out 🤩! If you enjoy functional morphology and comparative biomechanics, Adrian's work on the internal joint spacing and its implications for modelling range of motion in the joints of mammals, will be something for you. Cheers! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.7011611 Feb 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mels3wubwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3m6widuh2n22wMore info on our recent paper in this interview in Science... Why does biology keep building things out of tiles? | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/why-does-biology-keep-building-things-out-tiles01 Dec 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6widuh2n22whttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3m5isonqbjk2uThrilled our multi-year work on biological tilings is out in @pnasnexus.org! From virus shells to dinosaurs, seeds to fish scales—tilings are everywhere in biology. Explore the paper and our interactive catalogue (link following in next post): https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf04613 Nov 2025 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5isonqbjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3lrq47o5jdc2vWhoop whoop! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq47o5jdc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3lqwgrea5mk23Wow! Happy to see that the subject groups invited such high-profile speakers as "headliners" for their sections. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwgrea5mk23https://bsky.app/profile/johnnyakatura.bsky.social/post/3lqrpz4v44225Make sure to nab the reduced fee! #DZG2025 in Berlin [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:fnf2x5vpgit3luntuoigyjze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrpz4v44225