Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry
@nicholaslab.bsky.social
The Nicholas Lab, located in the College of Dentistry at University of Illinois Chicago, studies human craniofacial growth and development. PI: Christina Nicholas, PhD
Dr. David Avenetti and I wrote a piece for The Conversation to share our knowledge about teeth with the general public! #dentalanthropology #teeth #uic theconversation.com/why-do-peopl...
Why do people have baby teeth and adult teeth?
A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long lifespan.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dr. David Avenetti and I wrote a piece for The Conversation to share our knowledge about teeth with the general public! #dentalanthropology #teeth #uic theconversation.com/why-do-peopl...
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DAA is excited to announce our new student research support grant! Three students will be awarded $500 to help fund their research and a one-year membership to DAA.
For more information about eligibility and the submission process, please visit www.dentalanthropology.org/studentresea....
For more information about eligibility and the submission process, please visit www.dentalanthropology.org/studentresea....
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DAA is excited to announce our new student research support grant! Three students will be awarded $500 to help fund their research and a one-year membership to DAA.
For more information about eligibility and the submission process, please visit www.dentalanthropology.org/studentresea....
For more information about eligibility and the submission process, please visit www.dentalanthropology.org/studentresea....
Some cool science from Melanie Beasley and colleagues looking at an alternative explanation for Neandertal nitrogen-rich diets (spoiler: fermented foods and maggots!)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Neanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots, scientists say
Researchers believe humans’ closest relatives may have stored meat from their kills for months before eating it
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Some cool science from Melanie Beasley and colleagues looking at an alternative explanation for Neandertal nitrogen-rich diets (spoiler: fermented foods and maggots!)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Cool new article about bonobo toolmaking regarding both potential overlap with and divergence from early hominin toolmaking, from Shelby Putt's lab at IL State. #JournalArchaeologicalScience
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Rethinking early hominin toolmaking through comparative primate models
Our understanding of human cognitive and linguistic evolution is largely dependent on inferences drawn from the experimental replication of Stone Age …
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June 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Cool new article about bonobo toolmaking regarding both potential overlap with and divergence from early hominin toolmaking, from Shelby Putt's lab at IL State. #JournalArchaeologicalScience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It's been a busy 2 weeks for @nicholaslab.bsky.social. Also gave a talk last week at U Complutense! It was wonderful to see Daniel Garcia :) And thank you to @henarcuervo.bsky.social for hosting me!
June 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
It's been a busy 2 weeks for @nicholaslab.bsky.social. Also gave a talk last week at U Complutense! It was wonderful to see Daniel Garcia :) And thank you to @henarcuervo.bsky.social for hosting me!
I don't have any photos from my seminar at U Coimbra on Tuesday, but it was great to see @johncwillman.bsky.social!
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I don't have any photos from my seminar at U Coimbra on Tuesday, but it was great to see @johncwillman.bsky.social!
Presented about a project from the Reed Lab at #UICDentistry that we helped out with! Mice with surgically-induced TMJ osteoarthritis have A-P expansion laterally of the fossa. #IADR2025 @nicholaslab.bsky.social @wietechalab.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Presented about a project from the Reed Lab at #UICDentistry that we helped out with! Mice with surgically-induced TMJ osteoarthritis have A-P expansion laterally of the fossa. #IADR2025 @nicholaslab.bsky.social @wietechalab.bsky.social
Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!
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BioantTalks A YouTube conference for anthropologists was created by Dr. Vanessa Campanacho.
BioantTalks will allow:
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April 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The Nicholas Lab is hiring a postdoc! We're ideally looking for a biological anthropologist with an interest in dental anthro, though we're flexible on background. For fullest consideration, please apply by April 14. @dentalanth.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Orthodontics - College of Dentistry
Position SummaryA postdoctoral research associate position is available in the lab of Dr. Christina Nicholas, University of Illinois Chicago College o...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Nicholas Lab is hiring a postdoc! We're ideally looking for a biological anthropologist with an interest in dental anthro, though we're flexible on background. For fullest consideration, please apply by April 14. @dentalanth.bsky.social
uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Thank you so much to @mpilloud.bsky.social for her dedicated service as the DAA President! And excited to see Kathleen Paul take on this new role as the incoming DAA President! @dentalanth.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thank you so much to @mpilloud.bsky.social for her dedicated service as the DAA President! And excited to see Kathleen Paul take on this new role as the incoming DAA President! @dentalanth.bsky.social
@chewlabluc.bsky.social (Executive Board) and @nicholaslab.bsky.social (Treasurer) at the Dental Anthropology Association 2025 business meeting! DAA gave out awards to awesome students and colleagues and announced the new DAA board members. Thank you everyone who attended! @dentalanth.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
@chewlabluc.bsky.social (Executive Board) and @nicholaslab.bsky.social (Treasurer) at the Dental Anthropology Association 2025 business meeting! DAA gave out awards to awesome students and colleagues and announced the new DAA board members. Thank you everyone who attended! @dentalanth.bsky.social
Two days left to submit manuscripts for the DAA Dahlberg competition. A great opportunity for students, the winning submission receives a cash prize and the opportunity to have their paper published in Dental Anthropology!
@dentalanth.bsky.social is annoucing that the
DALHBERG PAPER COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!
The winner will receive a cash award, a one-year membership in the Dental Anthropology Association, and an invitation to publish the paper in Dental Anthropology.
DALHBERG PAPER COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!
The winner will receive a cash award, a one-year membership in the Dental Anthropology Association, and an invitation to publish the paper in Dental Anthropology.
March 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Two days left to submit manuscripts for the DAA Dahlberg competition. A great opportunity for students, the winning submission receives a cash prize and the opportunity to have their paper published in Dental Anthropology!
The DAA workshop next Wednesday still has spots open!
@dentalanth.bsky.social workshop next week at the @bioanth.org conference! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/daa-worksh...
March 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The DAA workshop next Wednesday still has spots open!
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ESHE 2025 goes to Paris, France! Join us in person for talks and posters from Sept 25–27, with a public keynote on Sept 24. Excursion details are coming soon. More info on the meetings page this March! #ESHE2025
February 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ESHE 2025 goes to Paris, France! Join us in person for talks and posters from Sept 25–27, with a public keynote on Sept 24. Excursion details are coming soon. More info on the meetings page this March! #ESHE2025
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Do you want to recognize an excellent colleague for innovative research in dental anthropology? Let me know! more info here: www.dentalanthropology.org/innovation
January 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Do you want to recognize an excellent colleague for innovative research in dental anthropology? Let me know! more info here: www.dentalanthropology.org/innovation
Cool new research from @johncwillman.bsky.social, showing evidence of use of facial labrets in Middle Paleolithic sites in Central Europe (including Dolni Vestonice!)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Probable Use of Labrets Among the Mid Upper Paleolithic Pavlovian Peoples of Central Europe - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
Foraging peoples from Pavlovian cultural contexts in Mid Upper Paleolithic Central Europe exhibit unique buccal wear facets on their molars, premolars, and canines. Hypotheses for their formation have...
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February 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Cool new research from @johncwillman.bsky.social, showing evidence of use of facial labrets in Middle Paleolithic sites in Central Europe (including Dolni Vestonice!)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...