BioMArCHER Research-Based Learning Workshop 2026

Research

Explore how chemical analysis and advanced imaging techniques contribute to research on bones, teeth and other mineralised tissues. This two-day workshop brings together researchers, students and industry partners to exchange knowledge and explore applications in medicine, archaeology and cultural heritage.

Conference,

Workshop

Date

12 Nov 2026 - 13 Nov 2026

Location

University of Gothenburg, Vasaparken, Universitetsplatsen 1. Room: Torgny Segerstedtsalen

Good to know

If you wish to attend the presentations you are welcome to do so. Contact Furqan Ali Shah to submit your interest.

Organizer

BioMarCHER, EUTOPIA Connected Community

The workshop is organised by Biomineralization in Medicine, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage (BioMArCHER), an interdisciplinary research collaboration bringing together expertise from several European universities within the EUTOPIA network.

The program focuses on chemical analysis, including spectroscopy, isotope analysis, bone biomaterials and ancient DNA. And also imaging techniques, such as micro-CT, microscopy and their applications in archaeology, forensic anthropology and bone research.

Thursday 12 November

Time	Program and speaker	Affiliation
Session 1	Chairs: Christophe Snoeck and Martijn Jacobs
8:50–9:00	Welcome
9:00–9:45	Chris Aris – From the Field to the Lab and back again: Dental Histological developments in Forensic Anthropology	Keele University
9:45–10:30	Charlie Primeau – Scanning Small, Seeing More - Forensic micro-CT in the UK criminal justice system	University of Warwick, BioMArCHER partner
10:30	Coffee (30 minutes)
Session 2	Chairs: Barbara Veselka and Benjamin Neil
11:00–11:15	Petra Pospisil – Seeing Chemistry in Context: Raman and Correlated Spectroscopy for Biological and Mineralized Materials	HORIBA Europe, Industry Partner
11:15–11:30	Flaureta Rexhaj – Beyond the visible defect in enamel affected by molar incisor hypomineralization	University of Gothenburg
11:30–11:45	Martijn Jacobs – Creating the first 3D-models of Interglobular Dentine in human teeth	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11:45–12:00	Josefin Ewerman – Building a more complete picture of bone mineral: Integrating elemental analysis and vibrational spectroscopy	University of Gothenburg
12:00	Lunch (1 hour)
Session 3	Chairs: Jacob Griffith and Kristina Hrast
13:00–13:45	Christophe Snoeck – Isotopes & Diagenesis - extracting information from the geochemical composition of bones and teeth	Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BioMArCHER partner
13:45–14:30	Martina Jolic – Bone repair biomaterials: From Materials to Regeneration	University of Gothenburg
14:30	Coffee (30 minutes)
Session 4	Chairs: Josefin Ewerman and Jerome Innocent
15:00–15:45	Tamara Leskovar – From Preserved Molecules to Past Lives and Populations: The Power and Limits of Ancient DNA	Ljubljana University, BioMArCHER partner
15:45–16:00	Luca Bersanini – Biomineralization from a soft materials' perspective: bone tissue engineering and disease modeling with nanoindentation	Optics11 Life, Industry Partner
16:00–16:30	Introduction to case presentations
16:30–19:00	Social activity (for participants registered before 6 November 2026)	Natural History Museum
19:00	Dinner (for participants registered before 6 November 2026)

Friday 13 November

Time	Program and speaker	Affiliation
Session 5	Chairs: Martina Jolic and Charlotte Lawrence
9:00–9:45	Benjamin J. Neil – Imaging the Past: From 130 Years of X-rays to Routine CT in Commercial Archaeology	University of Cambridge
9:45–10:30	Chiara Micheletti – Zooming in and out: Bone and its interfaces across length scales	Chalmers University of Technology
10:30	Coffee (30 minutes)
Session 6	Chairs: Chiara Micheletti and Tor Hildebrand
11:00–11:15	Heiko Richter – Laser Microtomy for Advanced Hard Tissue and Implant Histology	Rowiak LLS, Industry Partner
11:15–11:30	Rahaf Ismaeil – Bone extracellular matrix composition and maturation patterns across diverse species	University of Gothenburg
11:30–11:45	Jacob Griffith – A scan too far? Assessing the effect of microCT scanning on the preservation of dentine collagen	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11:45–12:00	Jerome Innocent – Suppressing Spectral Background with Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy	Renishaw, Industry Partner
12:00	Lunch (1 hour)
Session 7	Chairs: Tamara Leskovar and Chris Aris
13:00–13:45	Barbara Veselka – Imaging the past: the application of (micro)CT on the analysis of prehistoric cremation deposits	Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BioMArCHER partner
13:45–14:00	Tor Hildebrand – Automated correlative image analysis workflows for micro-CT, microscopy, and spectroscopy	Lucid Concepts AG, Industry Partner
14:00–14:15	Kristina Hrast – Life and Diet in Late Antique and Early Medieval Dolenjska: A Bioarchaeological Study	Ljubljana University
14:15–14:30	Charlotte Lawrence – Comparing imaging modalities for forensic fracture age estimation: where have we been, and where are we going?	University of Warwick
14:30	Coffee (30 minutes)
15:00–17:00	Group work and case presentations
17:00–19:00	Social activity (for participants registered before 6 November 2026)	Skansen Kronan + Haga walk

Last modified

5 November 2026