Linnea Wilder

Linnea Wilder completed her Ph.D in Biological Anthropology in 2020 at UC San Diego, working under Dr. Katerina Semendeferi in the Laboratory of Human Comparative Neuroanatomy. Her research interests lie in the evolution and development of the brain, and in defining neuroanatomical features and developmental patterns that are either unique to humans or shared with our closest living relatives, the great apes. Her doctoral work explored the role of glial cells in Williams Syndrome. Linnea now works as an instructor at UCSD, teaching anthropology and human development.