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NSF video features the Raghanti laboratory and Melissa Edler's work on Alzheimer's disease
Aug. 2, 2017
A video created by the National Science Foundation (NSF) features a publication by Dr. Melissa Edler (PhD '16) and colleagues that reported on the presence of Alzheimer's disease pathology in the chimpanzee brain.
91ֿ Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Aug. 1, 2017
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are…
Read More »Dr. Melissa Edler reports on Alzheimer's disease pathology in chimpanzees
Aug. 1, 2017
This just out- Dr. Melissa Edler (PhD '16) and colleagues just published a major paper that reports on the presence of
Read More »Dr. Tremaine Gregory '11: Canopy bridges critical for species in fragmented forest
June 26, 2017
Dr. Tremie Gregory received her Ph.D. from 91ֿ's School of Biomedical Sciences Biological Anthropology Program in 2011. Since then, she has been working as a conservation biologist for the
Graduate Student Josh Bickford awarded Smithsonian Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology Award
March 10, 2017
Join us in congratulating M.A. student Josh Bickford on his . The Summer Institute takes place over 4 weeks, from June 26th to July 21st at the Smithsonian…
Read More »Graduate student Danielle Jones awarded prestigious NSF EAPSI award!!
March 7, 2017
Join us in congratulating Danielle Jones on her grant! The title of Danielle's project is "The role of MAOA polymorphism in aggressive behavior in macaques'. Danielle will travel to the …
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91ֿ Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
Dec. 6, 2016
91ֿ students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate…
Read More »Big Night for KSU Forensic Anthropology!
Nov. 1, 2016
On October 11th and 12th 91ֿ held a symposium titled, “Documenting Violence,” which included discussions of violent crimes and mass murders in Guatemala, the former Yugoslavia, and the U.S., including the events of September 11, 2001. Forensic science was…
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