From the Field: Maura Tyrrell in Indonesia
Maura Tyrrell was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2014 cycle for her project entitled "Effect of competition on male coalition patterns in crested macaques."
From the Field: Marco Peresani, University of Ferrara
Marco Peresani was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our spring 2015 cycle for his project entitled "Rediscovering the Uluzzian in Italy."
From the Field: Laurence Dumouchel
Laurence Dumouchel is a PhD candidate from George Washington University. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant in the spring of 2016, and she was kind enough to send us an update on her progress as well as an insight into how she works.
From the Field: Dorothée Drucker
My work takes place in the lab where bone samples are prepared for isotopic analysis. To reconstruct diet, carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 are measured to establish the origin of the dietary proteins. Collagen, the main protein in bone, is extracted from the bone sample after several steps of cleaning and purification.
From the Field: Ekwoge Abwe, Cameroon
Spring 2016 grantee Ekwoge Abwe has shared some news from the field!