The Wellcome Trust will be holding a Bioarchaeology Day for the North
of England, on 5 September at the University of Bradford.


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Wellcome Bioarchaeology Day for the North of England
D4 Lecture Theatre, Richmond Building,
University of Bradford,
September 5, 2002

The Wellcome Trust, in conjunction with the Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, will host a day of presentations on the funding opportunities available for research in bioarchaeology under the auspices of the Wellcome Trust. The day will include presentations from Dr. Gavin Malloch and representatives of the Wellcome Trust, a series of research overview presentations, and research presentations from current Wellcome Trust grant and fellowship holders. The meeting will also provide a forum for questions and answers for those interested in obtaining research support from the Trust in the future. The cost for the day is £20.00 and will include lunch and coffee/tea.



The Schedule for the Day is as follows:

9.45-10.15 am Registration with tea/coffee

10.15 am Welcome from Professor Mark Pollard, PVC for Research, University of Bradford, Chair of the meeting

10.30-11.30 am Seminar with the Wellcome Trust representatives to discuss funding opportunities offered by the Trust

11.30-12.30 presentations from the Wellcome Trust University Lecturers

11.30-12.00 Dr. Alan Cooper, Ancient Biomolecule Research Centre, University of Oxford, "Problems and Solution in Ancient DNA Research: Contamination, Damage, and Authentication"

12.00-12.30 Dr. Mike Richards, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, "The Evolution of Human Diets"

12.30 pm Lunch

1.30- 3.30 pm Presentations on current research from individuals presently funded by the Wellcome Trust

1.30- 1.50 Jennifer Hiller, Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield and Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry, University of Newcastle, "New Methods for Detecting Preservation in Archaeological Bone"

1.50-2.10 Dr. Christina Nielsen-Marsh, Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry, University of Newcastle, "Direct Sequencing of Protein from Ancient Bones Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectroscopy"

2.10-2.30 Tom Gilbert, Ancient Biomolecules Research Centre, University of Oxford, "Characterising Post-Mortem Driven DNA Damage in Ancient Specimens"

2.30-2.50 Elizabeth Stuckey, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, UMIST, "A Biomolecular Approach to the Study of Malaria in Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece"

2.50-3.10 Dr. Susan Haynes, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, UMIST, "The Origin and Evolution of Einkorn Domestication"

3.10-3.30 Andrew Isaac, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, UMIST, "Using Microsatellites to Study the Domestication and Spread of Emmer Wheat"

3.30 - 4.00 pm Coffee/Tea

4.00-5.00 pm Questions and Answers

5.00 pm Close and Departure



Please return the reply slip with a cheque payable to 'The University of Bradford' to: Mr. John McIlwaine, Professional and Continuing Education Officer, "Wellcome Bioarchaeology Day", Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP. Further information about the day can be addressed to Dr. Christopher Knüsel at the Department of Archaeological Sciences, Tel.: 01274 233545, Fax: 01274 235190, E-mail: [log in to unmask]



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Dr Jill Thompson
Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology
Department of Archaeological Sciences
University of Bradford
Bradford
West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP
UK

http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/archsci/