Public Talks and Lectures

Communicating the university’s research mission and the results of our scientific studies with the general public is important to us. We strive to broaden and enhance public scientific understanding through talks and lectures at international, national, and local levels.

Upcoming Lectures

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“The evolution of our microbial self,” Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Queensland, Australia, July 3-7, 2016.

Long-term genetic stability and a high altitude East Asian origin for the peoples of the high valleys of the Himalayan arc,” Society for East Asian Archaeology, Cambridge, MA, June 8-12, 2016.

Prehistoric human biology as inferred from dental calculus,” Ancient DNA and Human Evolution Symposium, UCSD/Salk Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), La Jolla, CA, April 29, 2016. Click here to view the live webcast.

An empty gut: the recent loss of our microbial symbionts,” Society for American Archaeology meetings, Orlando, FL, April 9, 2016.

A Biocultural Assessment of Gene Flow, the Andes and the Himalayas,” Society for American Archaeology meetings, Orlando, FL, April 7, 2016.

How ‘Paleo’ is your diet?” Leakey Foundation Speaker Series on Human Origins, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, April 6, 2016. Link to website Link to the podcast

“Archaeology of the human body,” Middle school outreach lecture presented to an assembly of approx. 400 6th graders, New York, New York, April 5, 2016.

Past Lectures

Begrimed with sweat and smeared all with dust: Prospects for reading the social life of books through biomolecular analyses,” Shakespeare Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 25, 2016.

Screen Shot 2016-04-01 at 10.03.10 AM“Reconstructing the ancestral human microbiome,” Invited seminar, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany, March 15, 2016.

“Data generation from ancient microbiota: laboratory strategies and considerations,” Standards, Precautions, and Advances in Ancient Metagenomics (SPAAM) conference, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany, March 16, 2016.

Reconstructing the ancestral human microbiome“, Integrative Biology Seminar Series, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, March 3, 2016.

The evolution and ecology of our microbial self,” Evolutionary Biology Impacts on Medicine and Public Health Symposium, AAAS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., February 11-15, 2016.

“Ancient Human Microbiomes.” Invited lecture to be presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the 9th Annual International Society for Applied Biological Sciences (ISABS) Conference in Forensics, Anthropological, and Medical Genetics and Mayo Clinic Lectures on Translational Medicine in Bol, Island of Brac, Croatia, June 22-26, 2015.

“Diet, Health, and our Microbial Self.” Invited lecture to be presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the 10th Annual Frontiers in Genomics conference at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Morelos, Mexico, May 11-12, 2015.

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“Ancient Human Microbiomes.” Invited lecture to be presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the Marjorie I. and Bernard A. Mitchell Conference in Human Genetics, “Everything old is new again: frontiers in ancient DNA research,” at the University of Chicago, May 21-22, 2015.

“Reconstructing our ancient microbial self.” Invited lecture to be presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at University of California Santa Cruz, April 14, 2015.

Reconstructing our ancient microbial self.” Invited lecture to be presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at Arizona State University, February 12, 2015.

“Reconstructing our ancient microbial self.” Invited lecture to be presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at University of Southern California, February 6, 2015.

Ancient Human Microbiomes,” Plenary Lecture presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the Plant and Animal Genome conference in San Diego, CA, January, 2015.

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“Ancient human microbiomes: the evolution and ecology of our microbial self.” Presented at the National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, November 17-19, 2014. Video will be available soon.

“Reconstructing Our Ancient Microbial Self,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the International Conference on Genomics in Shenzhen, China, September 9-12, 2014.

“Reconstructing the Ancient Human Oral Microbiome,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the Seminar on Paleogenomics sponsored by the Centro de Ciencias Genomicas and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Morelos, Mexico, October 15, 2014.

“Exploring Ancient Diets,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner in collaboration with Dr. Zeray Alemseged at the Leakey Foundation’s 2013 Speaker Series on Human Origins at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, December 3, 2013.

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A New Era in Paleomicrobiology: Ancient Microbiomes,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the Royal Society Meetings “Ancient DNA: The First Three Decades” in London, UK, November 19, 2013. Download audio recording.

Diet, Health, and Our Microbial Selves,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the University of York, UK, November 27, 2013.

Diet, Health, and Our Ancient Microbial Self,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, November 11, 2013.

Diet, Health, and Our Microbials Selves,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, November 14, 2013.

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Ten Percent Human: The Science of the Human Superorganism.” Presented byDr. Christina Warinner at the Research Campus Spotlight Lecture, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth, April 19th, 2013.

Dental Calculus: A Novel Biomolecular Reservoir of Ancient Health and Dietary Information,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at the Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, February 18, 2013.

“Debunking the Paleo Diet,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner at TEDxOU, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, January 25, 2013.

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Evolutionary Medicine,“ Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner and Dr. Frank Rühli at the ETH Joining Forces Symposium, Zürich, Switzerland, June 22, 2012.

Tracking ancient diseases using…plaque, Presented at the TED Talks, Long Beach, CA, February 27-March 2, 2012.

The role of ancient DNA analysis in evolutionary medicine,” Presented by Dr. Christina Warinner in the University of Zürich Institute of Anatomy Seminar Series, Dec 12, 2011.

“Challenges in the Study of Extinct Microbiomes,” Presented by Dr. Cecil M. Lewis, Jr. at the International Human Microbiome Congress, Vancouver, BC, March 9-11, 2011.

“Genetic Testing in Native America,” Interview between on Dr. Nanibaa’ Garrison (Dine’) and Dr. Cecil Lewis Jr. broadcast on Native America Calling, KOAHNIC Broadcast Cooperation, March 2010. Listen.

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“From Parasites to Paternity: Ancient DNA in Archaeology.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland at the Science Cafe Talk hosted by the Norman Pioneer Library System, Norman, OK.

“Ancient DNA: The Past Informing the Present.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Rotary Club, Purcell, OK. 

“Prehistoric Parasitism Informing the Modern World: A Case Study.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Spring Meeting, OK, 2012.

“Ancient DNA and Prehistoric Parasitism.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Talks, Krebes, OK.

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“Prehistoric Parasitism: The Past Informing the Present and Altering the Future.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Talks, Norman, OK.

“Prehistoric Parasitism.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Talks, Ada, OK.

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“The Wichita Hide Trade: Wichita Expedient Hide Scraping Technology and the 18th Century French Market Economy.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Talks, Ponca City, OK.

“The Wichita Hide Trade: Wichita Artifacts and Market Trade.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Talks, Ada, OK.

“Longing for Leather.” Presented by Lauren Cleeland, Oklahoma Anthropological Society Talks, Ada, OK.