The objective is to propose paleopathological studies of collections (or expert assessments of the potential of the health approach to populations of the past) for comparisons between several contexts or to inform funerary recruitment.
Projects
The principles and methods of archaeothanatology are now widely accepted for an optimized approach and understanding of funerary and mortuary contexts, both for past and present societies. Nevertheless, there is sometimes a lack of transmission and training concerning these principles, or even a real lack of knowledge, on the part of the actors of archaeology. This can lead to a poor approach in the field, and even to the non-recognition of structures and gestures, which then leads to an irremediable loss of primary data, equivalent to the pure and simple destruction of sites.
The objective is to propose paleopathological studies of collections (or expert assessments of the potential of the health approach to populations of the past) for comparisons between several contexts or to inform funerary recruitment.
This project is led by Maria De Grandis (PhD, CR EFS), Sylvie Fernandes (PhD, DR EFS) and Stéphanie Morin (PhD, CR EFS), with the technical support of Alexandra Grimaldi (Research Assistant EFS), Cécile Durousseau (Research Assistant EFS) and Thomas Granier (Research Assistant EFS)
In this project we are interested in red blood cell diseases and the vascular abnormalities in which they may be involved, with a particular focus on dyserythropoiesis and blood cell interactions in the circulation. Initially we will concentrate our efforts on sickle cell disease as a pathological model, then we will extend our methodology to explore other diseases, notably membrane diseases, in which potential defects in erythropoiesis have never been examined.
Our transfusion research is focused on improving transfusion products, with RBC as the primary focus.