People

Principal Investigators

Dr. Obed Garcia
Obed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology. He is interested in genomics and immunity, particularly related to infectious disease in Latin America.
Email: oagc@ku.edu

Explore more of Dr. Garcia’s research on his website or through his publications.

Dr. Kelsey Jorgensen
Kelsey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is interested in characterizing how human genetic adaptations to diet and environment are linked with modern health outcomes across worldwide populations.
Email: kcjorgensen@ku.edu

Explore more of Dr. Jorgensen’s research on her website or through her publications.

Graduate Students

Emily Winnicki
Emily is a Madison & Lila Self Graduate Fellow and PhD student in the Department of Anthropology. Emily is interested in studying human genomics to understand how we have evolved in response to infectious agents.
Email: emilywinnicki@ku.edu

Undergraduate Students

Aaron Garding
Aaron is a first year student in the Emerging Scholar Program and in the School of Business and Department of History. He is interested in museum studies and researching how museum displays impact public perceptions of history.
Email: aarongarding@ku.edu

Emily Degruson
Emily is in her third year at the University of Kansas, studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and anthropology. She plans to pursue graduate studies focused on precision medicine with pharmacogenomics.
Email: emily.degruson@ku.edu