DESCRIPTION:

Dr. Anne Stone joins Emilia and Rori for an in-person conversation, sharing her journey into the world of ancient DNA and human evolution. Dr. Anne, a Regents Professor at Arizona State University, shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career studying ancient DNA and human evolution. Dr. Stone reflects on her early life, time studying in Germany, and education at Penn State. She talks about her research on ancient diseases like tuberculosis, her work in forensic genetics, and the challenges she faced along the way.

EPISODE CHAPTERS:

02:10 – Early life and family

05:57 – Academic path and early interests

09:40 – Grad school and first research projects

17:05 – Starting her career

18:18 – Research ideas and teamwork

19:40 – Challenges with ancient DNA

20:21 – Becoming a professor

23:08 – Studying tuberculosis

29:14 – Forensic genetics work

33:20 – Final thoughts and future plans

CREDITS: This episode is produced and edited by Maribel Quezada Smith. Sound Engineering, Keagan Stromberg. Production Coordinator, Marissa Alcantar. The hosts of Science Wise are Emilia Huerta-Sanchez and Rori Rohlfs. This is a Diferente Creative production.