<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="ql-cursor"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;DESCRIPTION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Anne Stone joins Emilia and Rori for an in-person conversation, sharing her journey into the world of ancient DNA and human evolution. Dr. Anne, a Regents Professor at Arizona State University, shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career studying ancient DNA and human evolution. Dr. Stone reflects on her early life, time studying in Germany, and education at Penn State. She talks about her research on ancient diseases like tuberculosis, her work in forensic genetics, and the challenges she faced along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EPISODE CHAPTERS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:10 – Early life and family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:57 – Academic path and early interests&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:40 – Grad school and first research projects&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:05 – Starting her career&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:18 – Research ideas and teamwork&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:40 – Challenges with ancient DNA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:21 – Becoming a professor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23:08 – Studying tuberculosis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:14 – Forensic genetics work&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:20 – Final thoughts and future plans&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CREDITS: &lt;/strong&gt;This episode is produced and edited by Maribel Quezada Smith. Sound Engineering, Keagan Stromberg. Production Coordinator, Marissa Alcantar. The hosts of Science Wise are Emilia Huerta-Sanchez and Rori Rohlfs. This is a Diferente Creative production.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Science Wise

Rori Rohlfs

Integrating Genetics and Anthropology with Dr. Anne Stone

MAY 20, 202535 MIN
Science Wise

Integrating Genetics and Anthropology with Dr. Anne Stone

MAY 20, 202535 MIN

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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Anne Stone joins Emilia and Rori for an in-person conversation, sharing her journey into the world of ancient DNA and human evolution. Dr. Anne, a Regents Professor at Arizona State University, shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career studying ancient DNA and human evolution. Dr. Stone reflects on her early life, time studying in Germany, and education at Penn State. She talks about her research on ancient diseases like tuberculosis, her work in forensic genetics, and the challenges she faced along the way.EPISODE CHAPTERS:02:10 – Early life and family05:57 – Academic path and early interests09:40 – Grad school and first research projects17:05 – Starting her career18:18 – Research ideas and teamwork19:40 – Challenges with ancient DNA20:21 – Becoming a professor23:08 – Studying tuberculosis29:14 – Forensic genetics work33:20 – Final thoughts and future plansCREDITS: This episode is produced and edited by Maribel Quezada Smith. Sound Engineering, Keagan Stromberg. Production Coordinator, Marissa Alcantar. The hosts of Science Wise are Emilia Huerta-Sanchez and Rori Rohlfs. This is a Diferente Creative production.