My name is Mariadaria (Marida for short) and I'm a British/Danish/Italian PhD student in the Novembre Group at the University of Chicago. I am currently in my third year of the Human Genetics Program, and my research interests focus around environment sharing and vertical cultural transmission, as well as spatial population genetics, and ancient DNA. I was previously in the Racimo lab at the University of Copenhagen, where I completed an MSc in Bioinformatics. Even before that, I did my undergrad in Natural Sciences (Biological) at King's College, Cambridge.
In my spare time, I love to paint portraits and I'm learning some retro styles of street dance. I also love hanging out with my cat, Pino.