Hendrik Poinar, PhD - McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program

Hendrik Poinar, PhD Joint Member

Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Canada Research Chair in Paleogenomics
Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Anthropology
Room 537 Chester New Hall
McMaster University
Tel: 905-525-9140 ext. 26331
Email: poinarh@mcmaster.ca
**Dr. Poinar is currently looking for valuable Biochemistry students, if you are interested please contact him at the email above.
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McMaster Ancient DNA Centre

Research

I am a molecular evolutionary geneticist and biological anthropologist by training, and rely heavily on interdisciplinary research. I use both chemical and molecular techniques to elucidate the state of preservation within forensic, archeological and paleontological remains. This information is subsequently used to devise novel techniques to extract the molecular information (DNA and/or protein sequences) which is then used to address evolutionary and anthropological questions, such as the "relatedness" of Archaic humans and Neanderthals from a genetic standpoint, sex and diet from prehistoric Native Amerindian hunter-gatherer populations using coprolites samples, and the timing and origin of HIV using archival blood and brain tissue samples.

Sara Andres, PhD Faculty

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Stephanie Atkinson, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

TOBIAS BERG, MD, PHD Associate Member

Associate Professor, Department of Oncology, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Paul Berti, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Mick Bhatia, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Canada Research Chair

Russell Bishop, PhD Faculty

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Jonathan Bramson, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

John Brennan, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Eric D. Brown, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair in Chemical Biology

Lori Burrows, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Joint Member, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine,
Acting Director of IIDR

Brian Coombes, PhD Faculty

Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Canada Research Chair

Marie Elliot, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Cecile Fradin, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Radhey S. Gupta, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Thomas Hawke, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Paul G. Higgs, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Stephen Hill, PhD Associate Member

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Alison Holloway, PHD Associate Member

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Kristin Hope, PhD Part-Time Member

Associate Professor (part-time) Department of Biochemistry; Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Alexander Hynes, PhD  Associate Member

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,  Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

CHARU KAUSHIC, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine , Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Mark Larché, PhD Associate Member

Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Yingfu Li, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Acting Director BDC,
Canada Research Chair in Nucleic Acids Research

Lesley T. MacNeil, PHD Faculty

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute

Nathan Magarvey, PhD Faculty

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Jakob Magolan, PhD Faculty

Associate Professor, Department f oBiochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Andrew McArthur, PhD Faculty

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Director, Biomedical
Discovery & Commercialization Program

Giuseppe Melacini, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Matthew Miller, PhD Faculty

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Associate Chair & Assistant Dean, Biochemistry Graduate Program

Karen Mossman, PhD Associate Member

Associate Vice-President (Research), Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Ishac Nazy, PhD Associate Member

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

GUILLAUME PARÉ, MD, MSc, FRCPC Associate Member

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular  Medicine (primary), Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,  Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Hendrik Poinar, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Anthropology, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Canada Research Chair

Sandeep Raha, PhD Associate Member

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Jonathan D. Schertzer, PhD Faculty

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Karun Singh, PhD Part-Time Member

Associate Professor (part-time) Department of Biochemistry; Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Sheila Singh, MD, PhD, FRCSC Associate Member

Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery,
Canada Research Chair

Deborah Sloboda, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Associate Chair of Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Jennifer Stearns, PhD Associate Member

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Gregory Steinberg, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,
Canada Research Chair

Michael Surette, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Bernardo Trigatti, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Ray Truant, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Jeffrey Weitz, FRCP(C)-FACP Associate Member

Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Director, Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute (TaARI),
Canada Research Chair

Geoff Werstuck, PhD Joint Member

Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

John Whitney, PhD Faculty

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL)

Gerard D. Wright, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Director, Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
Canada Research Chair in Antimicrobial Biochemistry

Daniel S.-C. Yang, PhD Faculty

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences