John Philip Trinkaus

Trinkaus was a developmental biologist who studied cell migration and gastrulation, specifically in teleost fish. Trinkaus published dozens of academic papers during his career on a variety of subjects within embryology, but much of his research focused on cell migration and development during gastrulation. He found a particularly appropriate research subject in the fish Fundulus heteroclitus. The transparent eggs and embryos of this teleost served his needs, as much of his research was primarily observational. Though he used dye-stains and transmission electron microscopy, many of his research publications were based on simple photomicrographic images of the teleost eggs. Through observation and dissection, Trinkaus became an expert on the developmental processes occurring within the eggs.

He both took and taught in the Embryology Course at MBL. Trinkaus was a professor at Yale University and had a summer research lab at MBL for many years.