Elaine Guevara, PhD
Biological anthropologist, evolutionary biologist, primatologist
Assistant Research Professor, Duke University
CV
Most updated CV can be found here
Education
PhD in Anthropology 2018
Yale University
MPhil in Anthropology 2015
Yale University
MA in Anthropology 2013
Hunter College, City University of New York
BA in Anthropology with college honors 2007
University of California, Santa Cruz
Publications & Professional Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Guevara EE, Lawler RR, Staes N, White CM, Sherwood CC, Ely JJ, Hopkins WD and Bradley BJ (In press). Age-Associated Epigenetic Change in Chimpanzees and Humans. Invited for special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B on primate aging.
Singh SV, Staes N, Guevara EE, Shapiro SJ, Ely JE, Hopkins WD, Sherwood CC, Bradley BJ (2019). Evolution of ASPM coding variation in apes and associations with brain structure in chimpanzees. Genes, Brain and Behavior. DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12582
Guevara EE, Lawler RR (2018). Epigenetic age and evolutionary anthropology. Evolutionary Anthropology 27: 256-260.
Staes N, Sherwood CC, Wright K, Manuel M, Guevara EE, Marques-Bonet T, Krützen M, Massiah M, Hopkins WD, Ely JJ, Bradley BJ. FOXP2 variation in great ape populations offers insight into the evolution of communication skills. Scientific Reports 7:16866. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16844-x
Guevara EE, Frankel DC, Ranaivonasy J, Richard AF, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ (2017) A simple, economical protocol for DNA extraction and amplification where there is no lab. Conservation Genet Resources: doi: 10.1007/s12686-017-0758-5.
Additional Publications
Guevara EE, Chen‐Kraus C, Jacobs RL, Baden AL (2017) Celebrating fifty years of research at the Duke Lemur Center. Evolutionary Anthropology 26:47-48.
Perlman RF, Nishimura AC, Mongle CS, Kling K, Guevara EE Arslanian K (2016) Life's a peach for anthropologists in Atlanta. Evol Anthropol 25: 81-83.
Perlman RF, de Vries D, Jacobs RL, Holowka NB, Pain EL, Thompson NE, Guevara EE (2015) The gateway to anthropology in St. Louis. Evol Anthropol 24: 101-103.
Research Presentations
Barger N, Guevara EE, Ely JJ, Bradley BJ, Sherwood CC, Hopkins WD (Congress of the International Primatological Society, Accepted 2020 - postponed due to covid-19). Maternal absence in infancy affects molecular signals of immune function in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
Staes N, Guevara EE, Helsen P, Eens M, Steves JMG (Congress of the International Primatological Society, Accepted 2020 - postponed due to covid-19). Genetic basis of socio-cognitive differences in Pan.
Guevara EE, Webster TH, Ranaivonasy J, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ, Harris RA, Liu Y, Murali SC, Raveendran M, Hughes DST, Muzny DM, Yoder AL, Worley KC, Rogers J (American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Accepted 2020 - postponed due to covid-19). Pervasive genomic evidence for adaptation to a leaf-based diet in sifakas (genus Propithecus).
White CM*, Staes N, Guevara EE, Shapiro SJ, Hopkins WD, Sherwood CC, Bradley BJ (American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Accepted 2020 - postponed due to covid-19). Dopamine receptor methylation is correlated with aspects of chimpanzee personality.
Chen-Kraus C, Guevara EE, Raharinoro NA, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ (American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Accepted 2020 - postponed due to covid-19). Distance and land cover influences on genetic differentiation among endangered lemur populations.
Guevara EE, Lawler RR, Staes N, White CM, Sherwood CC, Ely JJ, Hopkins WD, Bradley BJ. (Podium Presentation, American Association of Physical Anthropologists, April 2019). Age-Associated Epigenetic Changes in Chimpanzees and Humans. Published abstract: Am J Phys Anthropol 168, Supplement: 94.
Guevara EE, Webster TH, Ranaivonasy J, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ, Harris, RA, Liu Y, Murali SC, Raveendran M, Hughes DST, Muzny DM, Yoder AL, Worley KC, Rogers J (Podium Presentation, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meeting, April 2018). Evolutionary genomics of Verreaux’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi).
Guevara EE, Webster TH, Ranaivonasy J, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ, Harris, RA, Liu Y, Murali SC, Raveendran M, Hughes DST, Muzny DM, Yoder AL, Worley KC, Rogers J (Podium Presentation, Northeastern Evolutionary Primatology Conference, Oct 2017). Evolutionary genomics of Verreaux’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi).
*White C, Guevara EE, Chen-Kraus CL, Ranaivonasy J, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ. (Poster Presentation, Northeastern Evolutionary Primatology Conference, Oct 2017). Genetic diversity of Propithecus verreauxi across Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve.
Guevara EE, Ranaivonasy J, Richard AF, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ (Poster Presentation, International Primatological Society, Aug 2016) Preliminary characterization of the oral microbiome of a wild lemur, Propithecus verreauxi.
Guevara EE, Ranaivonasy J, Richard AF, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ (Poster Presentation, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meeting, April 2016) A simple, economical protocol for DNA extraction and amplification where there is no lab. Am J Phys Anthropol 159, Supplement 62: 163-164.
Steiper ME, Guevara EE, Pugh KD (Podium Presentation by coauthor, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meeting, April 2016) The application of gene tree-based phylogenetic methods to primate morphological data sets. Am J Phys Anthropol 159, Supplement 62: 302.
Guevara EE, Veilleux C, Saltonstall K, Caccone A, Mundy NI, Bradley BJ (Poster Presentation, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meeting, April 2015) Examining the co-evolution of primates and angiosperms: Brazzein sweet proteins and gorilla taste receptors. Am J Phys Anthropol 156, Supplement 60: 156.
Gómez Guevara E, Steiper M (AAPA 2013 Abstract) Analysis of multi-locus sequence data indicates complex speciation in the evolutionary history of the Papionina. Am J Phys Anthropol 150, Supplement 56: 139.
*student mentee presentation
Research & Laboratory Experience
Assistant Research Professor August 2019-present
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Postdoctoral Scientist October 2018-June 2019
Laboratory for Evolutionary Neuroscience & Primate Genomics Laboratory
The George Washington University, PIs: Chet Sherwood & Brenda Bradley
Consultant Summer 2017
Conservation International
Lab Member, The Primate Genomics Lab Sept 2015-August 2017
The George Washington University, PI: Brenda Bradley
Research Assistant, The Primate Genomics Lab Sept 2015-August 2017
The George Washington University, PI: Brenda Bradley
Lab Member, Yale Molecular Anthropology Lab Sept 2013-June 2015
Yale University, P.I.: Brenda Bradley
Lab Member, Anthropological Genetics Lab 2011 – 2013
Hunter College, PI: Michael Steiper
Volunteer, Primate Nutritional Ecology Lab Summer 2011 Hunter College, PI: Jessica Rothman
Professional Experience
Intern Summer 2017
Conservation International and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Research Assistant, Primate Genomics Laboratory 2015 – 2017
The George Washington University
Adjunct Lecturer, Introduction to Human Evolution Laboratory Spring 2013
Hunter College, City University of New York
Research Assistant, Anthropological Genetics Lab Spring 2013
Hunter College, P.I.: Dr. Michael Steiper
Database Assistant, Tri-Trophic Database, Thematic Collection Network June 2012 – June 2013
American Museum of Natural History. P.I.: Dr. R.T. Schuh
Digitizing and maintaining the Hemiptera collection
Animal Behavior Research Group Archives Assistant May 2010 – June 2012
American Museum of Natural History. P.I.: Dr. Ethel Tobach
Organized material for archives; established and maintained electronic records
Awards & Grants
Butler-Williams Scholar 2020
National Institute on Aging
Pilot Award 2020
Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (Duke University)
W. Montague Cobb Professional Development Grant 2020
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Faculty Teaching and Research Enhancement Grant 2019
Duke University
Seed Grant 2019
Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine
Duke Lemur Center Director’s Fund 2019
Duke Lemur Center
BSC-1919780 (Biological Anthropology) 2019
The National Science Foundation
Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2018
Yale University
Smith Fund for Doctoral Research 2018
Department of Anthropology, Yale University
Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2017 Yale University
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2017
The National Science Foundation
Dissertation Research Grant 2017
The Leakey Foundation
Dissertation Fieldwork Grant 2016
Wenner-Gren Foundation
MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowship 2016
Yale University
Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Doctoral Pilot Grant 2014
Yale University
Sterling Prize Fellowship 2013
Yale University
Shuster Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis 2013
Hunter College, City University of New York
Dean’s Graduate Travel Award 2013
Hunter College, City University of New York
William S. Pollitzer Essay Award 2013
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Wieland & Kurchin Grants 2012
Anthropology Department, Hunter College, CUNY
William S. Pollitzer Essay Award 2012
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Sherwood L. Washburn Student Research Award 2007
Anthropology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz