PRESENTED BY: UAB DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH

Dr. Briana Pobiner is a Research Scientist and Museum Educator at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and an Associate Research Professor of Anthropology at George Washington University. She is a paleoanthropologist whose research centers on the evolution of human diet, with a focus on meat-eating, but has included topics as diverse as human cannibalism and chimpanzee carnivory. Since joining the Smithsonian in 2005 to help curate the Hall of Human Origins, in addition to continuing her active field, laboratory, and experimental research programs, Dr. Pobiner leads the Human Origins Program’s education and outreach efforts which includes managing public programs, website content, social media, and exhibition volunteer training.

Celebrating the advancement of science, education, and human well-being2020

The Department of Biology will present a public poster session highlighting current research.

ALYS STEPHENS CENTER LOBBY • 6:00-7:00 PM 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294

Poster Session and Reception

Briana Pobiner, Ph.D.

ALYS STEPHENS CENTER • 7:00-8:00 PMReynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall

Keynote Lecture“Ancient Diets and the Evolution of Human Meat-Eating”

Free parking is available in lot 15D directly behind Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (1245 11th Avenue South)

ALYS STEPHENS CENTER

ALSO SPONSORED BY: Peter Buck Fund for Science Communication