Welcome to the AMG lab
Latest research in Alfredo Martínez García's laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC)
The AMG lab studies the evolution of the Earth system including its physical, chemical and biological components. We combine the study of modern processes with the analysis of past climatic and environmental archives using a variety of geochemical techniques, including organic biomarkers, and stable isotopes of Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen. In addition, in recent years we have pioneered the use N isotopes in enamel to study the trophic evolution of extant and extinct taxa including our early hominin ancestors, as well as, the application of stable isotopes to study cancer diagnosis and metabolism. Find more details about our research here.