Mission Statement:
The Molecular Archaeology Group identifies biomarkers in the archaeological record to explore interfaces between cultural and biological environments. Research questions capture cross-disciplinary interest in archaeology to connect laboratory science and cultural heritage, and to explore the past as a means to inform the present.
Advisory Board:
Dr. Michael Sussman, Dr. Jim Dahlberg, Dr. Phil Farrell, Dr. Lloyd Smith, Dr. William Aylward
Researchers:
Dr. William Aylward, Coordinator
Dr. Greg Barrett-Wilt, Director, Mass Spectrometry / Proteomics Facility
Dr. Jim Burton, Director, T. Douglas Price Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry
Dr. Duncan Carlsmith, Professor of Physics
Dr. Sebastian Heath, Research Assistant Professor, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU
Dr. Josh Hyman, Director, DNA Sequencing Facility, Biotechnology Center
Dr. David Meiggs, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Caitlin Pepperell, Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Medicine
Dr. Erika Marín-Spiotta, Assistant Professor of Geography
Dr. Garret Suen, Assistant Professor of Bacteriology
Staff:
Sophia Carman
Students:
Cora Betsinger
Katherine Helbig
Geoffrey Ludvik
Joanna Michelic
Tasia Williams
Erin Lawrence
Daniel Cochran
Sara Champlin
Adrienne Hagen
Amy Speich