My interest is to understand human evolution via the development and application of ancient biomolecular methods. My research utilises mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics to extract and analyse protein sequences from ancient hominin and faunal samples. I have a particular interest in studying the evolutionary relationships between extinct hominins via ancient protein analysis and exploring hominin behaviour through studying associated faunal remains and zooarchaeological datasets.

Before moving to Copenhagen, I completed a BA in Archaeology at Leiden University (the Netherlands) and a MSc in Archaeological Science at the University of York (UK). Subsequently, I conducted my PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany).

I am a Marie Curie postdoctoral researcher, aiming to explore amino acid protein diversity among human and hominin populations and to create databases for a better identification of palaeoproteomic sequences recovered by LC-MS/MS methods. Such extended databases will allow us to explore patterns of population structure and apply this to the analysis of ancient proteomes.

Before joining Welker's group, I received a BSc in Biology and an MSc in Biotechnology at the National Polytechnic Institute of México (IPN). I did my PhD studies and my first postdoctoral work at the International Laboratory for Human Genome Research (LIIGH-UNAM) in México, working with paleogenomics of pre-Columbian populations. In general, I am interested in studying ancient human and non-human populations through ancient biomolecules to look directly at the past and get insights into genetic diversity, demographic history, and evolution

I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral researcher, with an interest in understanding human-environment interactions in the Late Pleistocene through the analysis of faunal remains. In particular, I use a combination of methods, including zooarchaeology, taphonomy and ancient protein analysis, to study hominin subsistence behaviour and human adaptations to environmental changes in the past. My MSCA project, PALEOHUNTERS, focuses on exploring potential sex-based prey selection by late Neanderthal and first Homo sapiens groups in southwestern Europe. To this end, I am implementing biological sex estimation of hunted ungulates through palaeoproteomic analysis, which, combined with zooarchaeological and ecological data, will enable us to re-evaluate Palaeolithic human hunting behaviour.

Prior to joining Welker Group, I completed my BA (Geography and History) at the University of La Rioja and an MA (Prehistory and Archaeology) and PhD (Prehistoric Archaeology) at the University of Cantabria, in Spain.

I am a research assistant in the Welker Group, specialising in proteomic taxonomic identification of archaeological bone and leather materials, particularly where morphological features are no longer preserved. In addition, I have focused on best-practice protocols for sampling precious artefacts. My interests particularly lie in raw material selection strategies and how past societies utilised hard animal tissues. During my PhD and postdoctoral work, I analysed bone artefacts and ecofacts from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Early Neolithic in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula. I have also developed sampling and data-handling pipelines, contributed to testing the data quality in a large scale citizen science project, and explored taxonomic selection strategies in medieval to late modern Danish leather materials.

I hold a BA and MA in Prehistoric Archaeology and Museological studies from Aarhus University and a MSCA double-degree PhD in palaeoproteomics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the University of Copenhagen.

I have been a visiting researcher in Welker's group since November 2021. My research focuses on understanding which hominins occupied on the Tibetan Plateau and how they survived in this extreme environment. To address these questions, I apply palaeoproteomics to conduct taxonomic identification and phylogenetic analysis of faunal bones (including hominins) excavated from Palaeolithic sites, integrating this with archaeological evidence to reconstruct prehistoric hominin activities on the Tibetan Plateau and to reveal the subsistence strategies that enabled hominins to adapt to high-altitude environments.
I obtained my BSc and PhD from the College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University. I subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, and have been a Professor at the College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, since December 2024.