Penn State’s Forensics alumna Sam Muller interviews anthropologist Sagan Friant about her research on human-environment interactions and their impacts on human health, particularly in Nigeria. Much of Friant's work centers on the emergence of new zoonotic diseases, which originate in animals and can be transmitted to humans.

Sam Muller
Penn State Forensics alumna, Class of 2022

Sagan Friant
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Penn State

Penn State undergrad Thomas Sontag interviews associate professor of anthropology Laura Weyrich about her research on the history of our microbiomes and explains why it holds relevance to contemporary medicine.

Thomas Sontag
Undergraduate student at Penn State double majoring in Microbiology and German

Laura Weyrich
Associate Professor of Anthropology at Penn State

Penn State undergrad Emma Sieminski interviews Biology and Entomology professor, former Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, and current Senior VP of Research, Andrew Read about his research on the ecology and evolution of infectious disease.

Emma Sieminski
Undergraduate student at Penn State majoring in Forensic Science

Andrew Read
Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology, Senior Vice President of Research at Penn State