Grantee Spotlight: Dominic Mayo
Dominic visiting a mountain gorilla group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas are among our closest living relatives, and they exhibit some surprisingly human-like behaviors. One notable example is that male mountain gorillas often care for and protect infants, even when they are not the biological father. For female gorillas, having a male social partner
Grantee Spotlight: Juan Olvido Perea García
Juan Olvido Perea García is taking a closer look at human eyes and asking whether the “whites” of our eyes vary in response to the sun, like our skin does.
Grantee Spotlight: Eva Stela Nomenjanahary
Eva Stela Nomenjanahary grew up in Madagascar, one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth. Now a PhD student, she's recording rare nocturnal lemur calls to understand how they change as habitat becomes fragmented.
Grantee Spotlight: Sims Patton
Sims Patton didn't set out to become a primatologist. She started college aiming for veterinary school, but an internship at Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens, where she worked with a gorilla who had been raised as a pet, changed her direction entirely.
Grantee Spotlight: Alexandra Kralick
Alexandra Kralick's research connects skeletal biology with behavior, helping us understand sex-linked variation in primates.