Dr. Fatimah L. C. Jackson
Affiliate Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742
email: fj6@umail.umd.edu
phone: (301) 405-1431
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Research Interest: Human Evolutionary Biology
Dr. Jackson's research has emphasized the biological effects of specific human cultural behaviors, particularly
dietary practices, in influencing the pattern of human biological diversity and the cadence and direction of human
microevolution. She has studied the influence of dietary cyanogenic glycosides from common foods on human metabolic
biology, examined the potential for human-plant coevolution, and evaluated the possible use of plant allelochemicals
as biodegradable vector control agents. Much of her research is focused on Africa where she has concentrated on
the biological histories of African peoples and the patterns of human ecogenetic variation in this continent.
Dr. Jackson's research provides an integrated approach to the question of modern human diversity. In addition to
conducting extensive field research, her laboratory is one of the few in biological anthropology to develop experimental
models for human biocultural interactions.
Representative Publications
Jackson, F.L.C. 1997 Modeling the human-plant-parasite interactions in red cell G6PD, fava beans,
and falciparum malaria. IN Adaptation to Malaria: The Interaction of Biology and Culture, L. Greene and M. Danubio,
eds., Gordon and Breach Publishers: New York, pp. 177-207.
Jackson, F.L.C. 1997 Correlation of geographic patterns of ecological diversity and ethnic variation in Africa:
implications for identifying gene X environment interactions and patterns of human genetic heterogeneity. Amer.
J. Hum. Biol., 9(1):129.
Jackson, F.L.C. 1997 Concerns and priorities in genetic studies: Insights from recent African American biohistory.
Seton Hall Law Review, 27(3): 951-970.
Jackson, F.L.C. 1997 Taxonomic implications of the Human Genome Project (HGP). Amer. J. Hum. Biol., 9(1):130.
Diamond, J.; Jackson, F.L.C.; Hochman, G.; Allison, L.; Gardner, S.; and Knudson, M. 1997 African Plant Explorer.
Wonderwise Science Kits: University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Jackson, F.L.C. 1998 Scientific limitations and ethical ramifications of a non-representative Human Genome Project:
African American responses. Science and Engineering Ethics
4:155-170.
Jackson, F.L.C. 1999 African American responses to the Human Genome Project. Public Understanding Sci. 8:181-191.
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