Dr. Meirav Meiri is a curator of Bioarchaeology and the Head of the Paleogenomics Laboratory at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History.
Dr. Meiri received her PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, supervised by Prof. Ian Barnes and Prof. Adrian Lister (both from the Natural History Museum, London). She then completed her postdoctoral studies at Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University.

Dr. Meiri primary interest is in paleogenetics as a powerful tool to unravel the intricate evolutionary relationships among animal and plant species.

Dr. Meiri focuses on their taxonomy, biogeographical distribution, population dynamics, and evolutionary trajectories across time. Utilizing advanced techniques in ancient and modern DNA analysis, she aims to uncover genetic changes and patterns across both temporal and spatial scales.