Anne C. Stone
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Anthropology/Genetics, Pennsylvania State University
SHESC Themes: Biological, Social and Cultural Dimensions of Human Health; Human Origins, Evolution and Diversity
Field Specializations: Ancient DNA Research, Genetics, Human and Non-Human Primate Genetics, Physical Anthropology
Regional Focus: South America
Contact: Anne C. Stone, LSE 417
Research:
As an associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Anne C. Stone's specialization and main area of interest is anthropological genetics. In particular, she is working on applications of population genetics to questions concerning the origins, population history and evolution of humans and the great apes. At present, her research examines the biological history of Native Americans, both ancient and modern, with a current focus on native Peruvian populations. The research on modern Peruvian population variation is in collaboration with Beatriz Lizarraga at San Marcos University and Veronica Rubin de Celis at Ricardo Palma University in Lima. Stone is also interested in the evolution and genetic diversity of the genus Pan, which includes chimpanzees and bonobos. This research includes investigating genetic variation using mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome sequences, as well as autosomal markers, to understand population history. In addition, Stone and Brian Verrelli are also investigating patterns of recombination and adaptive evolution in Pan. Finally, she is examining the phylogeny and evolution of Mycobacteria, particularly tuberculosis in both modern and ancient contexts in collaboration with Alicia Wilbur and Jane Buikstra, and investigating the genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis in native South Americans with Alicia Wilbur and Magdalena Hurtado.
Research Projects:
Ancient Tuberculosis in the Americas
Genetic History of Peru
Teaching:
Stone joined the ASU faculty in 2003 after four years as an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. Prior to that, she was a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, and before that a teaching assistant, research assistant and museum assistant at Pennsylvania State University. Her current teaching interests include population genetics, primates, ancient DNA, evolution of disease and biogeography.
Select Publications:
Lewis, C.M., Buikstra, J.E. & Stone, A.C. (2007). Ancient DNA and genetic continuity in the south central Andes. Latin American Antiquity, 18,(2), 145-160.
Lewis, C.M., Lizarraga, B., Tito, R.Y., Lopez, P., Iannocone, G.C., Medina, A.C., Marinez, R.E., Polo, S.I., de la Cruz, F., Caceres, A.M. & Stone, A.C. (2007). Mitochondrial DNA and the peopling of South America. Human Biology, 79,(2), 159-178.
Perry, G.H., Dominy, N.J., Claw, K.G., Lee, A.S., Werner, J., Villanea, F.A., Mountain, J.L., Misra, R., Lee, C. & Stone, A.C. (2007). Diet and evolution of amylase gene copy number variation among human populations. Nature Genetics, 39(10), 1256-1260.
Perry, G.H., Tchinda, J., McGrath, S.D., Zhang, J., Picker, S.R., Caceres, A.M., Iafrate, A.J., Scherer, S.W., Eichler, E.E., Lee, C. & Stone, A.C. (2006). Hotspots for copy number variation in chimpanzees and humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(21), 8006-8011.
Stone, A.C. (2002). Ancient DNA from skeletal remains. In M.A. Katzenberg and S. Saunders (Eds.), Biological anthropology of the human skeleton (pp. 343-363). New York: Wiley Liss, Inc.
