Johannes Krause
The University of Oxford | 2018-Present
Johannes Krause is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human History in Jena (Germany), where he also acted as a Founding Member, and heads the Department of Archaeogenetics. He is also Honorary Professor for Archaeo- and Palaeogenetics at one of Germany’s oldest and most renowned universities for sciences, the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen. Krause’s research focuses on human evolution and ancient DNA. In this area, he has made major contributions to the knowledge about the spread of diseases and the evolution and continuation of certain genes. With this research, Krause has illuminated links between modern day humans and ancient related species, such as Neanderthals. He is currently an active member of the Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny and the German Archaeological Institute.
Discipline
Cognitive NeuroscienceArea of Research
Neuroplasticity and Learning
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-3920Google Scholar
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