Julia Mackessey is the 2024 James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award winner from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Developed Institute (FPG). This award will support her dissertation research on the impacts of birth experiences for maternal and infant health in …
Anneliese Long successfully defended her Master’s Thesis on April 13th, 2021: “Serum Levels of C-Reactive Protein and Anti-Mullerian Hormone, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, and Inhibin-b in Women Attempting Pregnancy in North Carolina”. Congrats to Anneliese!
Stephanie Berger from the Human Biology Lab at UNC successfully defended her dissertation on April 14th, 2021: “Exploring Pre-Columbian Health and Lifeways in the Greater Coclé Region, Panama”. Stephanie’s work was funded through the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian …
Congrats to lab members Jacob Griffin, Sophie Dent, and Stephanie Berger for their March 2021 Special Issue in the American Journal of Human Biology! “Pathways linking activity, adiposity, and inflammation to bone mineral density in women and men from NHANES …
Join the Human Biology Lab for our virtual Open House on Wednesday, October 21st from 2:40PM-5PM. Zoom Link : https://unc.zoom.us/j/92211110539
Hannah Jahnke from the Human Biology Lab at UNC successfully defended her dissertation in May of 2020: “Madres Sanas, Bebés Sanos: The Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Stress in the Galápagos Islands”. Dr. Hannah Jahnke currently is an IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow …
Achsah Dorsey from the Human Biology Lab at UNC successfully defended her dissertation in May of 2020: “Iron, Infection, and Malnutrition: An Exploration of Anemia in a Peruvian Peri-Urban Community”. Dr. Achsah Dorsey is now an Assistant Professor of Anthropology …
Katie Barrett from the Human Biology Lab at UNC successfully defended her dissertation in May 2020: ““The influence of infant-caregiver feeding interactions on diet, growth, and metabolic development.” Katie is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz …
Join the Human Biology Lab the week of September 16th, 2019 in a blood drive to collect plasma and blood samples for practicing different lab analyses. Interested in donating? Visit the Human Biology Lab on the 2nd Floor of the …
We are excited to announce that we have four new doctoral students this year: Ariana Avila, Anneliese Long, Alison Nulty, and Andrea Ost. Read more about them on our People page.
