Angelique Corthals

{{Short description|Biomedical researcher and forensic anthropologist}}

{{Orphan|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Angelique Corthals

|image = MSF_Maputo.jpg

| fields = Biomedicine, forensic anthropology

| workplaces = American Museum of Natural History, University of Manchester, Stony Brook University, City University of New York

| alma_mater = University of Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)

| website = https://www.aspcorthals.net/Site/Welcome.html

| spouse = Liliana M. Dávalos

}}

Angelique Corthals is a biomedical researcher and forensic anthropologist. She is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY). Her focus in biomedicine is the etiology of autoimmune diseases; as of 2020 she has been studying whether or not COVID-19 originated zoonotically in bats.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=Associate Professor Angelique Corthals Studies Covid-19 in Two Rapid-Response Projects Funded by the National Science Foundation|url=https://jjay.cuny.edu/news/associate-professor-angelique-corthals-studies-covid-19-two-rapid-response-projects-funded|access-date=2021-02-26|website=John Jay College of Criminal Justice|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-04|title=Bats, museums, and viruses collide in this scientific love story|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/bat-scientist-and-forensic-pathologist-team-up-on-covid-19-science|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305002532/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/bat-scientist-and-forensic-pathologist-team-up-on-covid-19-science|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2021|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Science|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=CUNY Researchers Press on in Search of Scientific Advances that Could Help in the Battle Against COVID-19|url=https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2020/08/20/cuny-researchers-press-on-in-search-of-scientific-advances-that-could-help-in-the-battle-against-covid-19/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=CUNY Newswire|language=en}}

Career

Angelique completed her DPhil (PhD) at University of Oxford, St. Cross College in 2003. She then held faculty and curatorial positions at the University of Manchester, the American Museum of Natural History, Stony Brook University, and was the scientific director of the Stony Brook BioBank.{{Cite web|date=2015-05-22|title=Stony Brook University Hospital Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Newly Refurbished Biobank {{!}}|url=https://news.stonybrook.edu/alumni/stony-brook-university-hospital-holds-ribbon-cutting-for-newly-refurbished-biobank/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=SBU News|language=en-US}} As of 2018, she is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, where she was previously an assistant professor from 2009 to 2018.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-23 |title=Angelique Corthals |url=https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/angelique-corthals |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=John Jay College of Criminal Justice |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225151258/https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/angelique-corthals |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://aspcorthals.net/Site/Short_Bio.html |title=Bio and Curriculum Vitae |website=Dr. Angelique Corthals |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225151256/https://aspcorthals.net/Site/Short_Bio.html |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}

As a cross-disciplinary scientist, her publications and research span many different fields and fall into four main categories:{{cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VSs3AAcAAAAJ&hl=en |title=Angelique Corthals |website=Google Scholar |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225151251/https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VSs3AAcAAAAJ&hl=en |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-2992 |title=Angelique Corthals |website=ORCid |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130110903/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-2992 |archive-date=January 30, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angelique-Corthals |title=Angelique Corthals |website=ResearchGate |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225151250/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angelique-Corthals |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}

- The role of metabolism in neurodegeneration, infectious diseases and aging

- New molecular and preservation protocols for specimens-based research, biobanking and field medicine

- Histomorphology, pathology and bioinformatics in Forensic Anthropology

- New infectious and non-transmissible diseases diagnostic technology solutions and clinical guidelines for Field Medicine in LMICs

Personal life

Angelique grew up in Belgium and pursued degrees in violin and Slavonic studies before settling on biological anthropology.

She lives with her wife, Liliana M. Dávalos, on Long Island. As a lesbian, she is involved in visibility campaigns for LGBT+ people in STEM.{{Cite web|title=Angelique Corthals|url=https://500queerscientists.com/angelique-corthals/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=500 Queer Scientists|language=en-US}}

Angelique is also a rower and sabre fencer.

Filmography

File:DrCorthals Mummies 2006.jpgAngelique Corthals has been involved both off and on camera in the IMAX movie 'Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs', Discovery Channel 's 'Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen', National Geographic's Explorer series 'Child Mummy Sacrifice' and in 2021, in Nova's 'Bat Superpowers'.Angelique Corthals IMDb Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2561065/ She has been a consultant for the television series 'CSI' and 'Bones'. She has also been invited on numerous network television news broadcast as well as radio shows and various other media platforms.{{cite web |title=This Week in Science: Why Are Bats Disease Vectors? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYsjuGDg54&feature=youtu.be |date=June 16, 2021 |website=Youtube |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225151250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYsjuGDg54 |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}{{cite web |title=COVID-19: CUNY's Research into Vaccines and Transmission |url=https://tv.cuny.edu/show/cunytvspecial/PR2009657 |website=CUNY TV Specials |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225151252/https://tv.cuny.edu/show/cunytvspecial/PR2009657 |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}{{cite web |website=Jezebel |title=Here’s What Happens to Your Body When You Die |first=Joanna |last=Rothkopf |url=http://jezebel.com/heres-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-die-1788409075 |date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522224927/http://jezebel.com/heres-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-die-1788409075 |archive-date=May 22, 2022}}

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!Year

!Title

!Role

2021

|Nova Bat Superpowers September 15, 2021

|Self

2020

|Les secrets des momies égyptiennes. The Secrets of the Pharaoh's Mummies - ARTE, Channel 5{{cite web |url=https://www.betaseries.com/serie/mummy-mysteries |title=Les secrets des momies egyptiennes |website=betaseries |language=French |access-date=April 12, 2023}}

|Self

2009

|National Geographic Explorer Child Mummy Sacrifice

|Self

2007

|Discovery Channel Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen

|Self

2007

|IMAX Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs

|Self

Awards and recognition

- 2022: Recognition by the Fond Christophe Plantin Prize for contribution to the prestige of Belgium abroad.

- 2004: Elected Fellow Resident of the Explorers Club.

Press

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20210305002532/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/bat-scientist-and-forensic-pathologist-team-up-on-covid-19-science Bats, museums, and viruses collide in this scientific love story]
  • [https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/belgische-topwetenschapper-als-je-je-naam-zou-veranderen-in-een-genderneutrale-variant-heb-je-meer-kans-op-een-publicatie~bc79cff3/ Van archeologie tot microbiologie: deze Belgische topwetenschapper onderzoekt zowel farao's als vleermuizen]
  • [https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-deadliest-day-from-covid-19-hit-one-year-ago-11617796817 New York City's Deadliest Day From Covid-19 Hit One Year Ago]
  • [https://www.inverse.com/article/42779-amelia-earhart-fred-noonan-nikamuroro-bones-jantz The Scientific Answer to Amelia Earhart is Lost in a Pile of Phantom Bones]
  • [https://www.the-scientist.com/notebook/pneu-mummy-a-40271 Pneu-mummy-a: Comparing the protein profile of a 500-year-old Inca mummy to modern humans reveals an active lung infection prior to sacrifice]
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/science/disease-diagnosed-in-500-year-old-mummy.html Disease Diagnosed in a 500-Year-Old Mummy]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20210315135305/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/hatshepsut-1 The King Herself: the discovery of Hatshepsut]
  • [https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-frail-king-tut-died-from-malaria-broken-leg/ A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg]
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/science/a-species-in-a-second-promise-of-dna-bar-codes.html Species in a Second: Promise of DNA ‘Bar Codes’]
  • [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-checkup/post/is-multiple-sclerosis-really-an-immune-system-disease/2010/12/20/gIQAJ8x3QP_blog.html Is multiple sclerosis really an immune system disease?]
  • [https://gizmodo.com/have-we-been-looking-at-multiple-sclerosis-all-wrong-5879328 Have we been looking at Multiple Sclerosis all wrong?]

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