Dartmouth Events

Full events calendar

Lecture by Ripan Malhi from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

“Paleogenomics, community engagement and evolutionary histories of Indigenous peoples of North America”

Friday, May 4, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars
"Paleogenomics, community engagement and evolutionary histories of Indigenous peoples of North America" by Ripan S. Malhi.  Department of Anthropology, Department of Animal Biology, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
 
Research description by Prof. Ripan S. Malhi: "Recent advances in paleogenomics allow us to use genomic data from biological samples of ancient individuals to directly observe changes in allele frequencies in populations over time. In this presentation, I discuss my research program on paleogenomics in partnership with Indigenous communities in North America to address questions of evolutionary history. Specifically, I focus on (1) the effects of European colonization on the genomes of Indigenous peoples as a result of changing environments after European Contact and (2) questions related to the early peopling of the Americas. I also discuss efforts to engage Indigenous students and community members in genomic research via the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Geomics (SING) Program."
For more information, contact:
Department of Anthropology
anthropology.department@dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://anthropology.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=51510

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.