23d95059-d0ac-4140-b352-db4794169f43 Tom Sakmar Richard M. & Isabel P. Furlaud Professor The Rockefeller University New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Tom Sakmar is a physician-scientist and molecular biologist who studies how drugs affect the function of cell surface receptors called GPCRs. He has developed a toolbox of drug-discovery technologies that are now being applied to search for genetic material in art and cultural objects. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS 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

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

228566ac-994f-4cb3-adf4-6f09a9b3701c Jessica French Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - May 2024 Seminar Series Presenter Artistic interventions and sustainable innovations in algae-based polymers Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

067a59da-5162-4c9e-be3a-6f20bc7c10d9 Glennis Rayermann Visiting Assistant Professor, Conservation Science Institute of Fine Arts, New York University New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Glennis Rayermann is a cultural heritage scientist. Currently, she the Visiting Assistant Professor of Conservation Science in the Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She earned her Ph.D. in physical/materials chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her research is multidisciplinary, spanning materials degradation, development of a novel instrumental technique, biophysical chemistry, and cultural heritage conservation. During the 2020–2021 academic year, she taught the Conservation Science: Inorganic Materials in Art & Conservation lecture and laboratory courses and conducted research in the Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State. Previously, she was a Research Associate with the Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS) project ‘A Global Infrastructure for Heritage Science’, made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2023 Organizer Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

5059f251-8877-4417-b984-d8f173058a7c Stella Panayotova The Fitzwilliam Museum University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Stella Panayotova (M.A., Classics, Sofia; D.Phil., History, Oxford) is Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. She curates major exhibitions, and directs the Cambridge Illuminations and MINIAREprojects. Her research interests include illuminated manuscripts’ production and patronage, and technical analyses of artists’ materials and techniques. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Team Presenter Organics in Illuminated Manuscripts Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS