been confirmed. Blood-derived porphyrin proteins have also been discovered in a mid Eocene mosquito fossil. In the developing field of paleoproteomics, Schweitzer has also discovered that iron particles may play a part in the preservation of soft tissue over geologic time. Awards and honors On April 28, 2018, Schweitzer became the first recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Nicholls Award for Excellence in Palaeontology at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre's Dig Deep Gala event. As the award recipient Schweitzer was the keynote speaker and presented on her research. On March 20, 2019 the journal Nature Communications published a paper naming an extinct bird "Avimaia schweitzerae... in honor of Mary Higby Schweitzer for her ground-breaking works on MB [ medullary bone ] and for her role in establishing the field of molecular paleontology." References External links Barry Yeoman, Schweitzer's Dangerous Discovery, Discover. North Carolina State University Faculty Page Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American evangelicals Utah State University alumni American paleontologists Women paleontologists North Carolina State University faculty