Bruno Kerber

Lemann Brazil Research Fund Postdoctoral Researcher
Javier Ortega-Hernández Lab
a person looking at the camera, in front of the Louvre
Northwest Building
bkerber@fas.harvard.edu

I am a paleobiologist specializing in advanced techniques for studying Precambrian and Paleozoic fossil invertebrates and problematica. My research focuses on taphonomy, morphological reconstruction, and chemical composition. I developed a passion for enigmatic forms during my master's (2015) and Ph.D. (2020) research on the Ediacaran biota, its preservation, and biomineralizing taxa. My work emphasizes the complementarity of innovative tomographic and chemical imaging methods, alongside other analytical techniques. These include synchrotron radiation-based methods (SRXCT, SR-XRF, XANES, SR-XRD) and laboratory-based methods (XRD, Raman, FTIR, XPS, and 13C NMR). I am also keen to explore biosignature parameters applicable to both Precambrian and astrobiological contexts.