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c7312ec3-29bb-4f14-9071-30e4758402cc Lauren Clark Research Assistant American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Lauren Clark is the manager of the ancient biomolecules lab at the American Museum of Natural History. In this role, she supports researchers interested in paleogenomic and paleoproteomic techniques while maintaining a clean environment within the lab to limit contamination from human and bacterial sources. Lauren has broadly used genetic methods to determine the identification of archaeological and museological materials ranging from archaeological ungulates of the Rockies to cochineal beetles collected in the early 1900’s. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

b7dc7019-3f88-4634-9ab0-21b0855675ac Trish Biers Curator Cambridge, UK Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Trish is the Curatorial Manager of the Duckworth laboratory (biological anthropology) in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. She teaches in the Department about ethics, repatriation, treatment of the dead, and osteology. She is currently the Museum Representative, on the Board of Trustees, British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) and organises their Taskforce on the Trade and Sale of Human Remains. Her research interests include ancient and modern death work, osteoarchaeology and paleopathology, and museum studies focusing on the curation, ethics, and display of the dead. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Roundtable Discussion - August 2024 Roundtable Speaker Perceptions of Human Remains - Continued Following the overwhelming response to our March 27th session. We are pleased to announce an upcoming online Roundtable discussion on the topic of human remains in museums, cultural centers, and religious spaces. This session will offer an opportunity to examine the ongoing ethical and practical challenges surrounding the display, handling, storage, treatment, and scientific analysis of human remains. It will also provide a space to share diverse institutional experiences and foster thoughtful dialogue across disciplines. 
Our goal is to generate actionable insights that can support professionals navigating these responsibilities, and to encourage a respectful, informed approach to working with human remains in varied contexts. We welcome participants from across the field to join us for what promises to be a meaningful and necessary conversation. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

709df5fc-534d-4ba6-91e7-376b562cd322 Cynthia Hahn Professor of Art History New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Cynthia Hahn is Distinguished Professor of Art History at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of CUNY. She has published extensively on reliquaries (including those of other cultures, but primarily Western medieval). Her books on the subject include: Strange Beauty (PSU press), The Reliquary Effect (Reaktion), and Passion Relics (UCal press). She is particularly interested in materials and ritual as well as viewer reception. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

5550439c-7ee5-46f8-97cc-d8dfac2b7fea Nezka Pfeifer Museum Curator Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum, Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Since 2018, Nezka Pfeifer has been the Museum Curator of the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden, where she develops interdisciplinary exhibitions and programs on botanically related subjects that feature Garden collections, the Garden’s global research initiatives, and commissions of contemporary artists to create site-specific artworks. Recent exhibitions have focused on the plants that make paper and musical instruments, and the Missouri innovation of grafting in the grape and wine industry. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

ec11a66e-3b1e-4a31-a46f-c871137d1c7a Thainá Vígio Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Round Table - March 2024 Round Table Presenter ABM Round Table - March 2024 Question on fungicide methods outside of freezing and anoxia. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

702ef7cf-5679-4c98-9e81-0a74b2298a60 Anna Serotta Associate Conservator Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Anna Serotta is an objects conservator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where she is primarily responsible for the conservation of the Egyptian Art collection. Her research interests span a broad range of topics, including stone carving technology, technical imaging and the ethical care of human remains. Anna has worked as an archaeological field conservator on sites in Turkey, Greece, Italy and Egypt, including at The Met’s excavation at Dahshur. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome as well as a guest lecturer at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

78ae119c-2328-4566-b7d3-ef1b88ec2716 Thiago Sevilhano Puglieri Los Angeles, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Thiago Puglieri is an assistant professor at the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and the UCLA Department of Art History. He works in the intersections of art history, chemistry, and conservation, focusing on studies of Indigenous arts. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees in Chemistry, focusing on vibrational spectroscopy. Before joining UCLA, he was a professor in Brazil for seven years and a visiting researcher at the Getty Conservation Institute. In September this year, he will be a scholar at the Getty Research Institute, investigating how the engagement of science, the humanities, and Indigenous communities can help better preserve endangered knowledge from the Amazon Forest. His work combines archival research with chemical investigations and community engagement, exploring ways to increase the social impacts of his scientific outcomes. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - August 2024 Seminar Series Presenter Technical art history with and for Indigenous communities The Brazilian Amazon Forest is a treasure trove of cultural and natural variety and abundance, exemplified by the coloring materials used by at least 155 ethnic groups. These materials, deeply intertwined with the region's natural environment, are vital for conveying cultural narratives, spiritual beliefs, and ecological knowledge. Many Brazilian Amazonian people continue to produce these traditional coloring materials, and their involvement in research projects related to technical art history and conservation science holds great potential for both Indigenous communities and scholars. However, such collaborations are rare in these fields. In this talk, Thiago Puglieri will share how he has been incorporating Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) into his work at UCLA, with a focus on the Tikuna/Magüta blue case, a still unknown blue among technical art historians and conservation scientists. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

f7fd2dbd-dfeb-45b1-9c67-74c2fb4ffa85 Kyna Biggs David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science Museum of Modern Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Kyna Biggs (she/her) is the David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science at MoMA. She holds an Honours BSc in Molecular/Cellular Biology, minor in Art History (University of Ottawa) and a Master of Art Conservation in Conservation Science (Queen's University). Kyna has held positions at the Canadian Conservation Institute, Parks Canada, and teaches within the Queen's University Master of Art Conservation program. Research areas include the biodeterioration of modern materials and inclusive science education. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

91bd3cb0-9f76-4e32-8f13-734566d11d4f Julia Sybalsky Conservator American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Julia Sybalsky is an objects conservator at the American Museum of Natural History in the Natural Science Conservation lab. Her work is focused on the preservation of scientific specimens on exhibit and in the museum’s research collection, as well as conservation research that supports these efforts. She is regularly involved with allied professional organizations and is a graduate of The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where she teaches as an adjunct professor. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

ab0bfaaf-2504-4996-9b32-111bf71171fd Sofie Dierickx PhD Student Ghent University Ghent, Belgium Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Sofie Dierickx graduated as wood conservator in 2018. She acquired a passion for ethnographical heritage through her internship at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren and a traineeship at the Nationaal Museum voor Wereldculturen in the Netherlands. Currently she is working as a PhD student on the TOCOWO project (Tomography of Congolese Wooden Objects), exploring the possibilities of x-ray tomography as a non-invasive alternative for wood species identification of museum objects. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Poster Presenter TOCOWO - Tomography of Congolese Wooden Objects Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - March 2023 Seminar Series Presenter “Non-invasive” techniques: X-ray tomography of Congolese Wooden objects Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS