Biological Sciences
Dr Maziar Ashrafian Bonab
Senior Lecturer
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences
University of Portsmouth
School of Biological Sciences
King Henry Building
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth
PO1 2DY
Profile
Research interests
- Forensic DNA: applications of mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome in forensic DNA analysis
- Ancient DNA: extraction, amplification, and sequencing ancient DNA from human remains
- Forensic Medicine
- The geographic distribution of human genetic variation
- Human Evolution: multiple dispersals and modern human origins
- Biomolecular archaeology: Osteoarchaeology, the archaeology of diseases, ancient diet
- Biological anthropology: molecular tools for bioanthropological research
Teaching Interests
- Forensic medicine and toxicology
- Human population genetics
- Forensic DNA application and techniques
- Human evolution
- Human osteology and osteoarchaeology