Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
@anthropogeny.org
"to explore and explain the origins of the human phenomenon" http://carta.anthropogeny.org/
Last Friday, we gathered for Ancient DNA: New Revelations! 🧬💡
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last Friday, we gathered for Ancient DNA: New Revelations! 🧬💡
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
TODAY: Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium. 🧬💡
See you there!
TODAY! Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
See you there!
TODAY! Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
TODAY: Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium. 🧬💡
See you there!
TODAY! Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
See you there!
TODAY! Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
THIS FRIDAY: Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium. 🧬 💡
We hope to see you there!
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
We hope to see you there!
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
THIS FRIDAY: Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium. 🧬 💡
We hope to see you there!
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
We hope to see you there!
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
Mark your calendar for Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium! 🧬💡
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
October 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Mark your calendar for Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium! 🧬💡
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00-5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit:
carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
CARTA mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose life’s work transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and humanity. Her legacy of science, compassion, and hope will live on. 🌍🐒💚
Read more: carta.anthropogeny.org/news/goodall
Read more: carta.anthropogeny.org/news/goodall
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
CARTA mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose life’s work transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and humanity. Her legacy of science, compassion, and hope will live on. 🌍🐒💚
Read more: carta.anthropogeny.org/news/goodall
Read more: carta.anthropogeny.org/news/goodall
Don't miss Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium! 🧬💡
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
August 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Don't miss Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium! 🧬💡
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Join us for Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free CARTA public symposium! 🧬💡
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
August 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Join us for Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free CARTA public symposium! 🧬💡
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast
For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna
Our virtual symposium, “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," starts at 10:00 AM PT! Join us to explore how evolutionary traits have shaped modern health challenges!
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Our virtual symposium, “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," starts at 10:00 AM PT! Join us to explore how evolutionary traits have shaped modern health challenges!
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Get ready for “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges.
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now to tune in this Friday!
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now to tune in this Friday!
May 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Get ready for “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges.
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now to tune in this Friday!
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now to tune in this Friday!
THIS FRIDAY! “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges.
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
#carta #mismatch #cartaucsd
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
#carta #mismatch #cartaucsd
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
THIS FRIDAY! “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges.
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
#carta #mismatch #cartaucsd
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
#carta #mismatch #cartaucsd
Coming Up! “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease,” a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges. 👣🧠
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
May 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Coming Up! “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease,” a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges. 👣🧠
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org
Register now!
Join Dr. Caleb Finch for his talk, "Three smokes in the evolution of the human exposome," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
April 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Join Dr. Caleb Finch for his talk, "Three smokes in the evolution of the human exposome," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
Join Justin & Erica Sonnenburg for their talk, "The Industrialized Gut Microbiome," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
April 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Join Justin & Erica Sonnenburg for their talk, "The Industrialized Gut Microbiome," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
Join Dr. Barry Bogin for his talk, "Biocultural reproduction: The human style of hyper-cooperation," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
April 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Join Dr. Barry Bogin for his talk, "Biocultural reproduction: The human style of hyper-cooperation," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
Join Dr. Martin Häusler for his talk, "Osteoarthritis, back problems, difficult birth – scars of our evolution?," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
April 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join Dr. Martin Häusler for his talk, "Osteoarthritis, back problems, difficult birth – scars of our evolution?," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
Join Dr. Genevieve Housman for her talk, "Primate skeletal gene regulation: Considering osteoarthritis susceptibility across evolutionary scales," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
April 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Join Dr. Genevieve Housman for her talk, "Primate skeletal gene regulation: Considering osteoarthritis susceptibility across evolutionary scales," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
Join Dr. Günter Wagner for his talk, "Does the placenta drive the evolution of cancer malignancy?," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
April 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Join Dr. Günter Wagner for his talk, "Does the placenta drive the evolution of cancer malignancy?," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
Join Dr. Deena Emera for her talk, "Is there a point to periods? The evolutionary history of menstruation and implications for women’s health," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
April 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join Dr. Deena Emera for her talk, "Is there a point to periods? The evolutionary history of menstruation and implications for women’s health," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! Registration & webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
Join Dr. Andrea Graham for her talk, "The evolution of powerful yet perilous immune systems," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
April 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Join Dr. Andrea Graham for her talk, "The evolution of powerful yet perilous immune systems," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
Join Dr. Steve Frank for his talk, "Cancer is normal development spun out of control," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
April 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Join Dr. Steve Frank for his talk, "Cancer is normal development spun out of control," on May 16th at our virtual symposium, Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease! 👣🧠 Registration & webcast are available at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
#cartaucsd #cartasymposium #mismatch
Curious about where we came from? 👣 🌍
Recent CARTA Osher talks, “The Quest for Human Origins” and “Master Class I: An Anthology of Anthropogeny”, are now available online!
Watch at carta.anthropogeny.org/osher
Recent CARTA Osher talks, “The Quest for Human Origins” and “Master Class I: An Anthology of Anthropogeny”, are now available online!
Watch at carta.anthropogeny.org/osher
April 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Curious about where we came from? 👣 🌍
Recent CARTA Osher talks, “The Quest for Human Origins” and “Master Class I: An Anthology of Anthropogeny”, are now available online!
Watch at carta.anthropogeny.org/osher
Recent CARTA Osher talks, “The Quest for Human Origins” and “Master Class I: An Anthology of Anthropogeny”, are now available online!
Watch at carta.anthropogeny.org/osher
Huge congratulations to our good friend Sarah Hrdy on winning the PROSE Award for her book, Father Time! It was named a 2024 Best Book by the New Statesman, Daily Express, Financial Times, and Telegraph, and also won the PROSE Award in Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, and Ancient History.
April 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Huge congratulations to our good friend Sarah Hrdy on winning the PROSE Award for her book, Father Time! It was named a 2024 Best Book by the New Statesman, Daily Express, Financial Times, and Telegraph, and also won the PROSE Award in Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, and Ancient History.
Missed our symposium “The Origin of Love” or want to revisit the talks again? No worries! All talks are now available online and permanently archived on CARTA, UCSD-TV, iTunes, and YouTube, so you can watch anytime at your convenience! 🧡💗
Watch now at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/origi...
Watch now at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/origi...
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Missed our symposium “The Origin of Love” or want to revisit the talks again? No worries! All talks are now available online and permanently archived on CARTA, UCSD-TV, iTunes, and YouTube, so you can watch anytime at your convenience! 🧡💗
Watch now at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/origi...
Watch now at carta.anthropogeny.org/events/origi...
Join our Executive Co-Director Pascal Gagneux for "The Quest for Human Origins", on Tuesday, April 1st from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT! 👣
Location: UCSD Osher Institute, 8980 Villa La Jolla Dr, 3rd floor
Zoom: ucsd.zoom.us/j/93858418551
Learn more at: extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/olli/class-l...
Location: UCSD Osher Institute, 8980 Villa La Jolla Dr, 3rd floor
Zoom: ucsd.zoom.us/j/93858418551
Learn more at: extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/olli/class-l...
March 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Join our Executive Co-Director Pascal Gagneux for "The Quest for Human Origins", on Tuesday, April 1st from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT! 👣
Location: UCSD Osher Institute, 8980 Villa La Jolla Dr, 3rd floor
Zoom: ucsd.zoom.us/j/93858418551
Learn more at: extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/olli/class-l...
Location: UCSD Osher Institute, 8980 Villa La Jolla Dr, 3rd floor
Zoom: ucsd.zoom.us/j/93858418551
Learn more at: extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/olli/class-l...
Why do humans face so many health challenges? Discover the answers at our virtual symposium, “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease”! 👣🚑
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Register & Watch Live: carta.anthropogeny.org
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Register & Watch Live: carta.anthropogeny.org
March 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Why do humans face so many health challenges? Discover the answers at our virtual symposium, “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease”! 👣🚑
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Register & Watch Live: carta.anthropogeny.org
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Register & Watch Live: carta.anthropogeny.org