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Prof. Dr. Christina Warinner
Principal Investigator
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany; University Professor of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany;
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University; Sally Starling Seaver Assistant Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Research Interests:
Microbial Archaeology, Human Microbiome, Origins of Dairy, Paleodietary Reconstruction, Evolutionary Medicine, Ancient DNA, Paleoproteomics
christina_warinner@eva.mpg.de
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Dr. Soninkhishig (Sonya) Tsolmon
Senior Investigator and Field Coordinator Mongolia
Mongolian Dietetic Association (President), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Research Interests:
Nutrition, Health, Education, Traditional Mongolian Foods
soninkhishig@must.edu.mn
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Dr. Matthäus Rest
Postdoc
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Research Interests:
Social Anthropology; Peasant Studies; Dairying; Cheese Making
matthaeus_rest@eva.mpg.de
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Dr. Alexander Hübner
Postdoc
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Research Interests:
Human Microbiome; Bioinformatics
alexander_huebner@eva.mpg.de
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Dr. Choongwon Jeong
Seoul National University, Korea
Research Interests:
Genomics, Genotyping, Population Genetics, SNP Analysis
cwjeong@snu.ac.kr
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Dr. Jessica Hendy
BioArCh, University of York, UK
Research Interests:
Ancient Proteins, Past Culinary Practices, Food Traditions
jessica.hendy@york.ac.uk
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Dr. Alexander Herbig
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Research Interests:
Bacterial Genomics, Pathogen Evolution, Ancient DNA, Metagenomics
alexander_herbig@eva.mpg.de
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Dr. Taylor Hermes
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Research Interests:
Livestock Genomics; Stable Isotope Analysis; Archaeology of Central and Inner Asia
taylor_hermes@eva.mpg.de
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Dr. William Taylor
Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology
University of Colorado Boulder – Museum of Natural History
Research Interests:
Archaeozoology; Horse & Animal Domestication; Archaeology of Central and Inner Asia
William.Taylor@colorado.edu
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Khulan Lkhamsuren, M.M.Sc.
PhD Student
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition
Research Interests:
Public Health, Nutrition
khulan.lk@mnums.edu.mn
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Tuul Nyambal, MBS
PhD Student
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition
Research Interests:
Public Health, Nutrition, Microbiology
tuul.n@mnums.edu.mn
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Björn Reichhardt, M.A.
PhD Student
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany; University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Research Interests:
Social Anthropology, Mongolian Studies, Land and Infrastructure, More-than-Human Relationships, Videography
bjoern_reichhardt@eva.mpg.de
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Raphaela Stahl
Lab Technician
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Research Interests:
Microbiology
raphaela_stahl@eva.mpg.de
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Zoljargal Enkh-Amgalan, M.A.
Student Assistant (2018-2020)
Cambridge University, UK
Research Interests:
Anthropology, Film Studies, Art, Mongolian Studies