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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry

@nicholaslab.bsky.social
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The Nicholas Lab, located in the College of Dentistry at University of Illinois Chicago, studies human craniofacial growth and development. PI: Christina Nicholas, PhD

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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excited to announce that Amanda Smith and I, together with collaborators Andrew Sawers (Kinesiology) and Lina Moreno (UIowa), were awarded an NIH R03 for our project "Orofacial Biomechanics and the Consequences of Alveolar Cleft Morphology: Clinical Translation for Comprehensive Craniofacial Care"
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ESHE will be in Zurich next year and (probably?) Athens in 2028. #ESHE #ESHE2026
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sharing our work about plasticity in human facial growth at #ESHE2026!
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Daniel Garcia-Martinez presented exciting new Middle Pleistocene materials from Ruidera. I'm look forward to reading more about the dating and taxonomy of this site in the coming years! #ESHE2026
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Melanie Beasley sharing hypotheses about paleodiet reconstruction for genus Homo #ESHE2026
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Congrats to @katharv.bsky.social, who was just awarded the Albert Einstein World Award of Science for her contributions to paleoanthropology! greekreporter.com/2026/07/29/k...
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Greek Scientist Katerina Harvati Receives Prestigious Albert Einstein Science Award - GreekReporter.com
Greek paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati wins the Albert Einstein World Award of Science for groundbreaking discoveries on human evolution.
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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Awesome study by the AMAZING @mackiecohara.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Enamel nanocrystal misorientation increased with meat-eating and agriculture - Nature
An analysis of enamel nanocrystal misorientation in primate and human teeth across three major dietary shifts in human evolution shows that misorientation increased with harder diets, suggesting that ...
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The Nicholas Lab attended #AABA2026 and #IADR2026! This included co-organizing the awesome @dentalanth.bsky.social symposium at the #AABA!
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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The Dental Anthropology Association is celebrating it's 40th year! Celebrate with us by buying some merch - because we all know TEETH > BONES. 🔥 www.bonfire.com/store/dental...
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Dental Anthropology Association | Official 40th Anniversary Merchandise! | Bonfire
The DAA strives to support & facilitate the exchange of knowledge among those interested in the anthropological study of teeth...for 40 years!
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Dental Anthropology Association @dentalanth.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Two of our DAA leadership team members are collecting data on career paths for anthropologists in dentistry. The results will be shared at our meeting at this year's AABA conference. To participate in the survey, see the link/flyer below! uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Want to hear what’s going on in the Chew Lab? Come to my Innovate & Advance talk tomorrow! UIC College of Dentistry. dentistry.uic.edu/events/innov...
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Innovate & Advance: Science Talk Series | College of Dentistry | University of Illinois Chicago
The Office of Research presents Innovate & Advance: Science Talk Series.
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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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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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Dental Anthropology Association @dentalanth.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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....
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
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 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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!
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I don't have any photos from my seminar at U Coimbra on Tuesday, but it was great to see @johncwillman.bsky.social!
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!
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Dr. Vanessa Campanacho @vcampanacho.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Help me grow my channel by sharing and subscribing youtube.com/@bioanttalks... #anthropology #womeninscience #bioant
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BioantTalks
BioantTalks A YouTube conference for anthropologists was created by Dr. Vanessa Campanacho. BioantTalks will allow: • Anthropologists to present their research on the comfort of their home/office • N...
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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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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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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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
Pilloud and Paul posing humorously
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
@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
Krueger & Nicholas at DAA board meeting
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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!
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The DAA workshop next Wednesday still has spots open!
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European Society for the Study of Human Evolution @eshesociety.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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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Marin Pilloud @mpilloud.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Do you want to recognize an excellent colleague for innovative research in dental anthropology? Let me know! more info here: www.dentalanthropology.org/innovation
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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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...
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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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