PEOPLE

GROUP MEMBERS

	Prof. Dr. Christina Warinner Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University; Group Leader of Microbiome Sciences, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Group Leader of Archaeogenetics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology-HKI; University Professor of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany Research Interests: Microbial Archaeology; Human Microbiome; Origins of Dairy; Paleodietary Reconstruction; Evolutionary Medicine; Ancient DNA; Paleoproteomics Office Phone: +49 (0) 341 3550 867; +1 617-495-1279 Email: christina_warinner@eva.mpg.de; warinner@fas.harvard.edu See also: Harvard faculty page, Google Scholar
POSTDOCS
	Dr. Alexander Hübner Postdoc Research Interests: Human Microbiome; Bioinformatics Email: alexander_huebner@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. Irina Velsko Postdoc Research Interests: Oral biology; Microbiology; Oral Microbiome Evolution; Ancient DNA Email: irina_marie_velsko@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. James Fellows-Yates Postdoc Research Interests: Bimolecular Archaeology; Prehistory; Metagenomics; Microbiomes; Big Data Email: james_fellows_yates@eva.mpg.de See also: Research website, ResearchGate, Twitter
	Dr. Matthäus Rest Postdoc Research Interests: Anthropology; Ethnography; Peasant Studies; Dairying; Cheese Making Email: matthaeus_rest@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. Ashley Scott Postdoc Research Interests: Experimental Archaeology; Proteomics; Dental Calculus; Residue Analysis; Origins of Dairying Email: ashley_scott@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. Maxime Borry Postdoc Research Interests: Bioinformatics; Microbiome; Tool Development; Dental Calculus; Paleofeces Email: maxime_borry@eva.mpg.de See also: Research blog
	Dr. Roshan Paladugu Postdoc Research Interests: Stable Isotopes; ZooMS; Megafauna Email: roshan_paladugu@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. Akari Shinoda Postdoc Research Interests: Microbiology; fermented foods; dairy products
STUDENTS
	Megan Michel PhD Student Research Interests: Exploring the impact of human dietary transitions on the evolution of the cariogenic oral microbe Streptococcus mutans; Using ancient genomics to illuminate the evolutionary origins of human malaria parasites, particularly Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax; Application of ancient DNA methodologies to non-invasively generate pathogen genomes from poorly-preserved metagenomic contexts Email: megan_michel@g.harvard.edu
	Melina Seabrook PhD Student Research Interests: Biomolecular Archaeology; Proteomics; Zooarchaeology; Human-animal relationships; Trade and mobility; Southwestern Asia Email: melina.seabrook@g.harvard.edu
	I-Ting Huang PhD Student Research Interests: Microbial Evolution; Symbiosis; Host-Microbe coevolution; Bioinformatics and Metagenomics; Horizontal Gene Transfer and Mobile Genetic Elements Email: ihuang@g.harvard.edu
	Percy Hei Chun Ho PhD Student Research Interests: Animal Genomics and Proteomics; Biomolecular archaeology; Zooarchaeology; Domestication, Hybridisation and Inbreeding; Human-Animal Interactions Email: hei_chun_ho@eva.mpg.de / heichunho@fas.harvard.edu See also: Research webpage
	Keri Burge PhD Student Research Interests: Biomolecular Archaeology; Human Microbiome; Dental Calculus; Bioinformatics; Human-Environment Interactions; Prehistoric Health; Stable Isotope Analysis Email: keri.burge@gmail.com
	Reed Morgan PhD Student Research Interests: Bioarchaeology; Migration; Kinship; Diet; Identity; Past Pandemics; Environmental History; Late Antique History; Early Medieval History; the Ancient Mediterranean Email: reedmorgan@g.harvard.edu
	Eden Hill PhD Student Research Interests: Biomolecular Archaeology; Proteomics; ZooMS/Peptide Mass Fingerprinting; Zooarchaeology & Human Osteoarchaeology; Ancient Disease & Paleopathology Email: eden_hill@eva.mpg.de
	Claire Yi Jia Liow Visiting PhD student, University of Tokyo Research Interests: Evolution of Human Diets, Gut Microbiome, Gut-brain Axis, Eating Behavior Email: yijialiow@fas.harvard.edu
STAFF
	Raphaela Stahl MPI-EVA Technician Email: stahl@shh.mpg.de
	Anusha Adhikari Harvard Radcliffe Research Partner undergraduate research assistant Research Interests: Ancient Disease & Paleopathology, Ancient DNA, and Gut Microbiome Email: anusha_adhikari@college.harvard.edu
	Rabsa Sikder Harvard Radcliffe Research Partner undergraduate research assistant (on leave) Research Interests: Human Microbiome, Infectious Diseases, Proteomics Email: rsikder@college.harvard.edu
	Emilie Blondin Harvard undergraduate research assistant Research Interests: Bioarchaeology; Colonialism; Human Remains in Medical Schools; Repatriation; Caribbean History Email: emblondin@college.harvard.edu
	Emily Ding Harvard undergraduate research assistant Research Interests: Bioarchaeology, ZooMS/Peptide Mass Fingerprinting, ancient disease, human evolutionary history, ancient Mediterranean Email: emilyding@college.harvard.edu
	Maximilian Schumacher MPI-EVA Student Assistant Research Interests: Pharma-Biotechnology; Bioinformatics; Metagenomics Email: maximilian_schumacher@eva.mpg.de
	Ts'episo Seisa African language facilitator for Adventures in Archaeological Science coloring book project
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS
	Dr. Pierre Stallforth Head of Paleobiotechnology, Leibnitz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoll Institute Research Interests: Chemical ecology of the amoebae-bacteria symbiosis; Prokaryotic and eukaryotic signal molecules; Structure elucidation and biosynthetic studies Email: pierre.stallforth@hki-jena.de
	Dr. Soninkhishig Tsolmon Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences School of Public Health Department of Nutrition President of the Mongolian Dietetics Association Research Interests: Nutrition; Fatty Acid Metabolism; Health; Traditional Mongolian Foods Email: soninkhishig@mnums.edu.mn
	Khulan Lkhamsuren, M.M.Sc. Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences School of Public Health Department of Nutrition Research Interests: Nutrition; Health
	Tuul Nyambal, MBS Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences School of Public Health Department of Nutrition Research Interests: Nutrition; Health
	Dr. Björn Reichhardt Research Interests: Anthropology; Ethnography; Mongolia; Landscape; Videography Email: bjoern_reichhardt@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. John Walden Postdoc Research Interests: Maya archaeology; Kinship; Social organization; Belize Valley Email: john_walden@eva.mpg.de
	Dr. Taylor Hermes University of Arkansas Research Interests: Livestock Genomics; Stable Isotope Analysis; Archaeology of Central and Inner Asia Email: taylor_hermes@eva.mpg.de
	Tianrui Zhu PhD Student, NYU Research Interests: Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes; Central Asia and the Silk Road; Chinese archaeology; Proteomics; Ancient DNA Email: tz1217@nyu.edu
	Dr. William Taylor University of Colorado, Boulder Research Interests: Archaeozoology; horses; human-animal relationships; archaeological science; animal domestication Email: william.taylor@colorado.edu
	Dr. Jessica Hendy University of York Research Interests: Proteomics; Ceramic Residue Analysis; Paleodietary Reconstruction; Dental Calculus Email: jessica.hendy@york.ac.uk

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