Dr Alistair Evans is a biologist interested in the evolution of shape, exploring evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), functional morphology and palaeontology. Al studied zoology and completed his PhD at Monash University in 2003 before moving to Finland for postdoctoral work at the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki. He returned to Monash in 2008 as an Australian Research Fellow, and now has an ARC Future Fellowship and Associate Professor.