Adam D. Sylvester. Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. asylves4@jhmi.edu
Adam Sylvester earned a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2006. He held postdoctoral positions in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the biomechanics of hominin locomotion and the response of bone tissue to mechanical loading.
Patricia Ann Kramer. Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle Washington, USA. pakramer@uw.edu
Patricia Kramer is an evolutionary biomechanist whose research interest spans millions of years from the origins of bipedalism to the locomotion patterns of modern humans. She has investigated recovery of function after lower limb injury, examined the energetics of walking on slopes with burdens, and help to reconstruct the Neandertal thorax. Her research collaborations have been funded by NIH, NSF, and DoD. Currently, Patricia is developing musculoskeletal models of modern humans and extinct hominins in order to further understand the evolution of biomechanical form and function. Patricia earned a BS in Civil Engineering with honors from the University of Texas Austin and a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Washington. After completing post-doctoral work in UW’s School of Medicine, she joined the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2001. A proud first-generation scientist, Patricia remains committed to advancing inclusion and justice in research.
