The ancestral human microbiome: the evolution and ecology of our microbial self

Date
Wednesday April 05, 2017
Location
Barker Hall
About this event

I am interested in evolutionary medicine and how understanding the ways in which humans have co-evolved with environments, diets, and pathogens allows us to better understand health and disease. My research draws on the methods and theoretical frameworks of several fields, including: molecular biology, archaeology, archaeogenetics (ancient DNA), stable isotope-based paleodietary and...