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Holly Fletcher is a cultural historian specializing in early modern Europe, with particular interests in the history of the body, material culture, and environments in the German, English, and Dutch-speaking worlds. She is a recipient of a five-year Wellcome Trust Early Career Award for her project 'The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World, 1500-1750: Matter and Multispecies Medicine.' This project examines the transformative impact of plant and animal fats on early modern medicine, exploring how these substances became vital ingredients in a wide range of medical therapies. Holly's research traces the introduction and adaptation of new fats, such as whale oil and palm oil, into European medicine during colonial encounters and the burgeoning global trade networks of the time. She aims to produce a matter-centered history of ‘multispecies medicine,’ emphasizing health as an interdependent relationship with nonhuman life. Her forthcoming book, 'Body Size in Early Modern Germany' from Oxford University Press, reveals the cultural significance of body size in early modern German society, highlighting changing attitudes towards fatness and thinness during this transformative period. Holly has also published several articles in academic journals and co-edited a volume on fat bodies in early modern Europe. Before joining UCL, she worked as a Research Associate in a Wellcome Trust funded project at the University of Manchester.