Camilla Speller

Education:
– BA from the University of Calgary with a double major in archaeology and biological anthropology
– MA from Simon Fraser University in 2005, using aDNA analysis to examine salmon species distribution
– PhD from Simon Fraser in 2009, focusing on human use of wild and domestic turkeys in the Southwest US

Career and Research:
– Awarded a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary in 2010
– Received a Marie Curie Fellowship to train at the University of York BioArCh Centre in 2012
– Appointed as a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of York in 2014
– Currently directs research at the Ancient DNA and Proteins (ADαPT) Facility at UBC
– Applies biomolecular techniques to study human-environment relationships, ancient diets, and ancient microbiomes

Prizes and Awards:
– Received a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Archaeology in 2016
– Awarded the Gold Governor Generals Academic Medal in 2010 for her PhD dissertation
– Recognized for contributions to ancient DNA analysis and proteomic research

Selected Publications:
– Proteomic evidence of dietary sources in ancient dental calculus
– Guide to Ancient Proteins
– Preservation of the metaproteome in ancient dental calculus
– Novel substrates as sources of ancient DNA
– Barcoding ancient cetaceans for taxonomic identification

References:
– PhD dissertation on Turkey Domestication in the Southwest US
– Research on optimizing tools for Cetaceans in Archaeology
– Studies on British diets over time through ancient plaque analysis
– Exploration of urbanization and infectious diseases through archaeological dental tartar analysis
– Recognition through Philip Leverhulme Prizes in 2016