Biography/ Background
Research Interests

Dr Laura Susan Weyrich

Telephone	+61 8 8313 5565
Position	ARC Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email	laura.weyrich@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 4364
Building	Darling Building
Floor/Room	2 05c
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Genetics & Evolution
Research	Researcher Profile

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Biography/ Background

Education

2003-2007 South Dakota State University, USA B. S. Applied and Industrial Microbiology, Minors in Chemistry and Philosophy

2004 University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA National Student Exchange - Microbiology Dept

2005 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Exchange Student - Immunology/Microbiology Dept

2007-2012 The Pennsylvania State University, USA Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, Graduate Minor in Science, Technology and Society

Professional Positions

2005 South Dakota State University West Nile Research Team Dr. M. B. Hildreth

2006 Manchester Metropolitan University Research Volunteer Dr. Anna Doran

2006-2007 South Dakota State University Research Assistant Dr. Volker Brözel

2007-2008 The Pennsylvania State University Teaching Assistant Dr. Sillman/Dr. Keating

2007-2012 The Pennsylvania State University Research Assistant Dr. Eric Harvill

2012-Current Australian Center for Ancient DNA Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Alan Cooper

Research Interests

I'm interested in the evolution of microorganisms that live on and within the human body (microbiome). Using ancient DNA, we can investigate how cultural changes, dietary shifts, and disease shaped the human microbiome. We are also able to understand bacterial evolution in real time, monitoring how pathogens evolved through the course of human history. Further, we can investigate how the evolution of these microorganisms effects today's diseases and how they may have changed human evolution.

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 8 Apr 2015

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