In the Konow Laboratory, we want to understand how biological movements, like feeding and locomotion arise from mechanical interactions between contracting muscles, springy tendons and jointed skeletons. We combine tools in muscle physiology, biomechanics and functional anatomy in a program with relevance for students focused on organismal biology, ecology and evolution, as well as on biomedical and healthcare careers. Ongoing studies aim to determine how changes in movement patterns impact ecological transitions and we also study how muscle-tendon mechanics change from birth to death of organisms, with implications for questions in human health.