ABM 2018 MEETING
Art Bio Matters 2018 aimed to assemble, for the first time, scientists, curators/art historians, and conservators for a stimulating forum to explore new directions in the study of biological materials in works of art. Through guided and balanced discussions, participants identified connections between advanced DNA, mass-spectrometric, and antibody-based approaches and their own research questions, thereby, facilitating focused and mutually beneficial collaborations.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Julie Arslanoglu (Co-organizer)
Research Scientist, Department of Scientific Research
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Head of Scientific Research
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
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Associate Conservator Paintings Conservation
J. Paul Getty Museum
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health
SUNY Downstate Medical Center;
Research Associate, Division of Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics
American Museum of Natural History
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Associate Curator of European Art, 300-1400 CE
The Walters Art Museum
Margaret Holben Ellis (Co-organizer)
Chair; Eugene Thaw Professor of Paper ConservationThe Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University
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Richard M. & Isabel P. Furlaud Professor, Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Signal Transduction The Rockefeller University
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow BioArCh
University of York
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Research Professor of Materials Science and (by courtesy) of Art History
Co-Director, Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS)
Northwestern University / Art Institute of Chicago
SPONSORS
A special thanks to the RLF for their support of Art Bio Matters.
SPEAKERS + PARTICIPANTS
* Speakers in green