The Nicholas Lab, located in the College of Dentistry at University of Illinois Chicago, studies human craniofacial growth and development. PI: Christina Nicholas, PhDhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mwbqtvbvmk22Excited to announce that Amanda Smith and I, together with collaborators Andrew Sawers (Kinesiology) and Lina Moreno (UIowa), were awarded an NIH R03 for our project "Orofacial Biomechanics and the Consequences of Alveolar Cleft Morphology: Clinical Translation for Comprehensive Craniofacial Care"24 Sep 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbqtvbvmk22https://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mvv3wrnfjc2eESHE will be in Zurich next year and (probably?) Athens in 2028. #ESHE #ESHE202619 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvv3wrnfjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mvtzoe4qbk2xSharing our work about plasticity in human facial growth at #ESHE2026!19 Sep 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtzoe4qbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mvrpbo32fk2aDaniel Garcia-Martinez presented exciting new Middle Pleistocene materials from Ruidera. I'm look forward to reading more about the dating and taxonomy of this site in the coming years! #ESHE202618 Sep 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrpbo32fk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mvpjlknnrk2iMelanie Beasley sharing hypotheses about paleodiet reconstruction for genus Homo #ESHE202617 Sep 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpjlknnrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mrrxsigtxk2yCongrats to @katharv.bsky.social, who was just awarded the Albert Einstein World Award of Science for her contributions to paleoanthropology! https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/29/katerina-harvati-albert-einstein-world-award-science/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTW1aVwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWVjRE4zY2xPVHptcmFNQzdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeqgC6sf-dn4kpyWs-iaeefahMuT2sTWW3MVD2Cah6SbCMyylUtam2Cuol6Ec_aem_miVTJLcJGmu25Yaz0ZjJBA29 Jul 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxsigtxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3mid465a7gc2yThe Nicholas Lab attended #AABA2026 and #IADR2026! This included co-organizing the awesome @dentalanth.bsky.social symposium at the #AABA!31 Mar 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mid465a7gc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3m5cii53kos25Dr. David Avenetti and I wrote a piece for The Conversation to share our knowledge about teeth with the general public! #dentalanthropology #teeth #uic https://theconversation.com/why-do-people-have-baby-teeth-and-adult-teeth-25619810 Nov 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cii53kos25https://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3luupc2pzus2ySome cool science from Melanie Beasley and colleagues looking at an alternative explanation for Neandertal nitrogen-rich diets (spoiler: fermented foods and maggots!) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/25/neanderthals-feasted-maggots-science-nutrition?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawLxuVpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnV7koBbs5-FFEXu7yxDgOFxVxckXtLAoSmMr3sj2sg3ll-_-vZ7JF8UdPvq_aem_9y_3LHJ3HVPZXPtNlk-v7A26 Jul 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luupc2pzus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lsnnpyrat22bCool new article about bonobo toolmaking regarding both potential overlap with and divergence from early hominin toolmaking, from Shelby Putt's lab at IL State. #JournalArchaeologicalScience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440325001554?dgcid=author28 Jun 2025 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsnnpyrat22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lslknhjybc2wIt's been a busy 2 weeks for @nicholaslab.bsky.social. Also gave a talk last week at U Complutense! It was wonderful to see Daniel Garcia :) And thank you to @henarcuervo.bsky.social for hosting me!27 Jun 2025 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslknhjybc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lslkikoxuk2wI don't have any photos from my seminar at U Coimbra on Tuesday, but it was great to see @johncwillman.bsky.social!27 Jun 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslkikoxuk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lslk2pulps2wPresented about a project from the Reed Lab at #UICDentistry that we helped out with! Mice with surgically-induced TMJ osteoarthritis have A-P expansion laterally of the fossa. #IADR2025 @nicholaslab.bsky.social @wietechalab.bsky.social27 Jun 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslk2pulps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lsjkrfup7227Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!26 Jun 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjkrfup7227https://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lloq5wqrpc2mThe Nicholas Lab is hiring a postdoc! We're ideally looking for a biological anthropologist with an interest in dental anthro, though we're flexible on background. For fullest consideration, please apply by April 14. @dentalanth.bsky.social https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/11999?c=uic31 Mar 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloq5wqrpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lkf4fkn7hs2lThank you so much to @mpilloud.bsky.social for her dedicated service as the DAA President! And excited to see Kathleen Paul take on this new role as the incoming DAA President! @dentalanth.bsky.social15 Mar 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkf4fkn7hs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lkf47qpbz22l@chewlabluc.bsky.social (Executive Board) and @nicholaslab.bsky.social (Treasurer) at the Dental Anthropology Association 2025 business meeting! DAA gave out awards to awesome students and colleagues and announced the new DAA board members. Thank you everyone who attended! @dentalanth.bsky.social15 Mar 2025 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkf47qpbz22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3ljuwglqcvs2dTwo days left to submit manuscripts for the DAA Dahlberg competition. A great opportunity for students, the winning submission receives a cash prize and the opportunity to have their paper published in Dental Anthropology! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljuwglqcvs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3ljuwc2izzc2dThe DAA workshop next Wednesday still has spots open! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljuwc2izzc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholaslab.bsky.social/post/3lh3l6b3fyk2kCool new research from @johncwillman.bsky.social, showing evidence of use of facial labrets in Middle Paleolithic sites in Central Europe (including Dolni Vestonice!) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-024-00204-z01 Feb 2025 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:dikkro5ttil6qmr77bxkvrdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3l6b3fyk2k