Dr. Michel Shamoon-Pour

Research Associate Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University (SUNY), United States

He earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Binghamton University in 2016.
Currently, he is a Research Associate Professor in Molecular and Biomedical Anthropology at Binghamton University. He is involved in the First-year Research Immersion (FRI) program there.

Dr. Shamoon-Pour’s research is broadly in molecular anthropology, population genetics, and related applications. His main interests include:
Studying the genetic structure and history of understudied populations in the Middle East and Pacific regions, including diaspora communities.
Reconstructing matrilineal and patrilineal ancestries of pre-genocide Assyrian settlements.
Using existing genetic databases (in part because fieldwork is sometimes limited due to conflict) to investigate ancestry and genetic interrelatedness among populations from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
In addition, he works in ancient DNA (aDNA), collaborating on projects from archaeological sites in the US, Canada, Poland.
Some biomedical angles: for example, investigating infectious disease vectors (tick-borne diseases), etc.

Dr. Shamoon-Pour teaches courses in molecular anthropology and the anthropology of infectious diseases.
He plays a role in research education for undergraduates, particularly through the First-year Research Immersion program at Binghamton University.