Welcome to my second Sully Asks A Scientist! My first guest blog featuring my partner Dan was very well received, so we're going to keep on rolling with it :D As a quick reminder, these SAAS posts will feature a Q&A format that will hopefully allow you to learn about who these scientists are as people. I'll also be sure to incorporate plenty of links for you to have quick and easy access to social media profiles, websites, articles, and other means of finding out more about each guest's research. Please leave some comments and let me know if there are other questions you'd like answered. Enjoy!
What is your elevator pitch? AKA what do you do/study?
I study the DNA from humans and human-associated microbes/pathogens from hundreds to thousands of years ago. My approach focuses on integrating this ancient DNA component with anthropological data (skeletal, archaeological, historical) to look at how humans interact with the environment to create dynamic landscapes of disease, as well as how humans respond to changing environments.
Stephanie's Publication Highlights
Harnessing ancient genomes to study the history of human adaptation.
Marciniak & Perry. 2017. Nature Reviews Genetics.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 1st-2nd century CE southern Italy.
Marciniak et al. 2016. Current Biology.
Ancient human genomics: The methodology behind reconstructing evolutionary pathways.
Marciniak et al. 2015. Journal of Human Evolution.
A preliminary assessment of the identification of saw marks on burned bone.
Marciniak. 2009. Journal of Forensic Science.
Harnessing ancient genomes to study the history of human adaptation.
Marciniak & Perry. 2017. Nature Reviews Genetics.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 1st-2nd century CE southern Italy.
Marciniak et al. 2016. Current Biology.
Ancient human genomics: The methodology behind reconstructing evolutionary pathways.
Marciniak et al. 2015. Journal of Human Evolution.
A preliminary assessment of the identification of saw marks on burned bone.
Marciniak. 2009. Journal of Forensic Science.