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Paul Gignac, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology

  • 469 Citations
  • 12 h-Index
20072019
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Research Interests

Dr. Gignac studies evolutionary and developmental function of the vertebrate head, including encephalization and feeding biomechanics. He is also a specialist in contrast-enhanced micro-CT imaging techniques

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Projects 2015 2018

Collaborative Research: Unraveling the Deep History of Avian Neurological Complexity: Implications for the Origins of Flight and Organization of the Modern Avian Brain

Gignac, P.

National Science Foundation

1/04/15 → 31/03/18

Project: Research

Collaborative Research: Iodine-enhanced micro-CT Imaging: Repeated Measures Design to Improve Visualization of Vertebrate Soft-tissue Anatomy

Gignac, P.

National Science Foundation

15/01/15 → 31/12/17

Project: Research

Research Output 2007 2019

  • 469 Citations
  • 12 h-Index
  • 18 Article
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Letter
  • 1 Review article

Are endocasts good proxies for brain size and shape in archosaurs throughout ontogeny?

Watanabe, A., Gignac, P., Balanoff, A. M., Green, T., Kley, N. J. & Norell, M. A., 1 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Anatomy. 234, 3, p. 291-305 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Proxy
ontogeny
brain
Alligators and Crocodiles
Brain

The utility of DiceCT imaging for high-throughput comparative neuroanatomical studies

Gignac, P. M. & Kley, N. J., 1 Aug 2018, In : Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 91, 3, p. 180-190 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Iodine
Tomography
Vertebrates
Brain
Peripheral Nerves
13 Citations (Scopus)

The Biomechanics behind Extreme Osteophagy in Tyrannosaurus rex

Gignac, P. & Erickson, G. M., 1 Dec 2017, In : Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 2012.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Biomechanical Phenomena
Tooth
Bone and Bones
Dinosaurs
Bite Force
6 Citations (Scopus)

A bigger picture: Organismal function at the nexus of development, ecology, and evolution: An introduction to the symposium

Gignac, P. & Santana, S. E., 1 Sep 2016, In : Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56, 3, p. 369-372 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

ecology
phenotype
ontogeny
life history
organisms
12 Citations (Scopus)

A comparison of postnatal arterial patterns in a growth series of giraffe (Artiodactyla: Giraffa camelopardalis)

O'Brien, H., Gignac, P., Hieronymus, T. L. & Witmer, L. M., 1 Jan 2016, In : PeerJ. 2016, 2, 1696.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Artiodactyla
Giraffa camelopardalis
Mammals
carotid arteries
Internal Carotid Artery

Press/Media

OSU/A&M REGENTS APPROVE PERSONNEL ACTIONS

Paul Gignac, Kathleen Curtis, Rashmi Kaul, Aric Warren, Amanda Morris, Haley O'Brien, Subhas Das, Randolph Hubach & Dursun Delen

14/06/19

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media

OSU-CHS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EARNS NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD

Paul Gignac

11/03/19

2 items of Media coverage

Press/Media

T. rexpulverized bones with an incredible amount of force

Paul Gignac

22/10/18

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media

U OF A RECEIVES $700,000 NSF GRANT TO PURCHASE MICROCT SCANNER

Paul Gignac & Haley O'Brien

16/09/17

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media

What the 'Game of Thrones' Dragons Might Really Look Like, According to Science

Paul Gignac

25/08/17

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media