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Esther J. Lee, Former Postdoctoral Fellows

Former Postdoctoral Fellows

Esther J. Lee (United States of America)

M.Sc. in Biomolecular Archaeology

elee@gshdl.uni-kiel.de
PhD project Genetic Histories of the Yekuana from Southern Venezuela: perspectives from the mitochondrial DNA, Y-chromosome, and autosomal DNA.
Research interests anthropological genetics (human and non-human), including archaeological genetics and the use of ancient DNA, biomolecular archaeology, human genetic variation, population genetics, forensic anthropology, human evolution and evolutionary theory, biocultural perspectives on humans and human cultures (evolutionary constructivism), four-field anthropology
Education

2009
PhD, Anthropology Title: “Genetic Histories of the Yekuana from Southern Venezuela: perspectives from the mitochondrial DNA, Y-chromosome, and autosomal DNA”
Binghamton University, SUNY, Binghamton, NY

2004
MSc with distinction, Biomolecular Archaeology
Title: “MtDNA Variation and Phylogeography of Arabia”
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

2003
BA cum laude, Biology & Ancient Studies
Distinction in Biology: “The Role of Actin in DNA Translation in Yeast”
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Work experience

2010
Research Associate Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University

Spring 2008
Instructor of Record: Anthropology 335 Human Origins
Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University

2006-2009
Senior Research Assistant: Human and Camelid Genetics Research
Dr. D. Andrew Merriwether, Binghamton University

Fall 2008
Teaching Assistant: Anthropology 111 Introduction to Anthropology

Fall 2005
Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University

Spring 2007
Teaching Assistant: Anthropology 168 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University
Selected publications

Lee, E.J., Nebel, A., von Wurmb-Schwark, N., 2011. Brief communication: genetic analysis of skeletal remains from Matzwitz (Panker LA 33), Kreis Plön. Offa 65/66 (2008/09), 91-92.


Lee EJ, Koki G, Merriwether DA. 2010. Characterization of population structure from the mitochondrial DNA vis-à-vis language and geography in Papua New Guinea. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 142(4):613-624.

Lee EJ, Luedtke JG, Allison JA, Arber CE, Merriwether DA, Steadman DW. 2010. The effects of different maceration techniques on nuclear DNA amplification using human bone. Journal of Forensic Sciences 55(4):1032-1038.

Lee EJ, Anderson LM, Dale V, Merriwether DA. 2009. MtDNA origins of an enslaved labor force from the 18th century Schuyler Flatts Burial Ground in colonial Albany, NY: Africans, Native Americans, and Malagasy? Journal of Archaeological Science 36(12): 2805-2810.

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