Penn State's Center for Human Evolution and Diversity
22 episodes
3 months ago
Penn State’s Forensics alumna Sam Muller interviews anthropologist Sagan Friant about her research on human-environment interactions and their impacts on human health, particularly in Nigeria. Much of Friant's work centers on the emergence of new zoonotic diseases, which originate in animals and can be transmitted to humans. Sam Muller Penn State Forensics alumna, Class of 2022 Sagan Friant Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Penn State’s Forensics alumna Sam Muller interviews anthropologist Sagan Friant about her research on human-environment interactions and their impacts on human health, particularly in Nigeria. Much of Friant's work centers on the emergence of new zoonotic diseases, which originate in animals and can be transmitted to humans. Sam Muller Penn State Forensics alumna, Class of 2022 Sagan Friant Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
Addressing the Male Side of the Human Infertility Equation
Tracking Traits
21 minutes
4 years ago
Addressing the Male Side of the Human Infertility Equation
Recent Penn State graduate Amy Mook interviews Dr. Marta Tomaszkiewicz, Assistant Research Professor of Biology about her innovative research on male infertility. Marta is particularly interested in understanding the potential of using RNA information and RNA-based technologies to answer important biological questions. She is currently testing the hypothesis that variation in ampliconic gene expression can explain differences in semen characteristics between fertile and infertile men. H...
Tracking Traits
Penn State’s Forensics alumna Sam Muller interviews anthropologist Sagan Friant about her research on human-environment interactions and their impacts on human health, particularly in Nigeria. Much of Friant's work centers on the emergence of new zoonotic diseases, which originate in animals and can be transmitted to humans. Sam Muller Penn State Forensics alumna, Class of 2022 Sagan Friant Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
