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Joseph Orkin is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal. His research focuses on molecular primatology, where he employs genomics, metagenomics, and proteomics to explore anthropological questions. Orkin's work investigates primate adaptation in changing environments, population genomics of free-ranging primates, and the gut microbial ecology of primates. He also contributes to the fields of biocultural interaction, food fermentation, and microbial ecology, and is involved in developing new methods for non-invasive molecular ecology, including the use of scat detection dogs. Orkin has an extensive academic background with dual Bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and Anthropology from Penn State University and a PhD in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests also include biodiversity conservation, adaptation, and the evolutionary dynamics of various species across regions including China, Madagascar, and Costa Rica.
Université de Montréal • Montreal, QC
Teaching and conducting research in anthropology, particularly focusing on molecular methods to study primates.
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.