Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (Urap)
Collaborated with an Anthropology Ph.D. candidate on their dissertation project to research skeletal rib samples from a medieval Italian site called Pieve de Pava. My work consisted of preparing rib samples for microscopic analysis through mounting and grinding slides. Once prepared for the microscope, we utilized histological methods to reconstruct the health profiles of past individuals. Through this program, I honed my skills in lab operating and safety procedures and my experience in handling skeletal samples and processing slides for analysis. The data we collected through histological research methods provided a more holistic understanding of the health and disease of the past. I hope to continue this line of research in modern populations through forensic criminal investigations.
