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Academy Fellows // Dr. Erik Trinkaus, Ph.D.

Dr. Erik Trinkaus, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology, Washington University

A biological anthropologist,Trinkaus has shaped our current perspectives on recent human origins. By applying principles drawn from paleobiology and functional anatomy to the study of archaic Homo sapiens, he has moved the Neanderthals from evolutionary oddity to an ancestor essential to our definition of what it means to be human.

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The Fellows of the Academy of Science-St. Louis is a prestigious association of St. Louis area scientists and engineers of national reputation. Many Academy Fellows are recipients of the Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, including the Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement, Eads, Trustees', and Academy Fellows Awards.