Grantee Spotlight: Erica Dunayer
Erica Dunayer was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant for her project entitled "Influence of stress for market exchanges in Cayo Santiago macaques."
Grantee Spotlight: Todd Disotell
Todd Disotell was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research grant for his project entitled "Exome sequencing of the Cercocebus-Mandrillus clade."
Grantee Spotlight: Genevieve Housman
Genevieve Housman is a PhD candidate from Arizona State University. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2015 cycle for her project entitled “Assessment of DNA methylation patterns in primate skeletal tissues.”
Genevieve Housman
My research centers on understanding how epigenetic changes contribute to physical differences in primates. Within primate epigenetics, I am particularly interested in<br>
Grantee Spotlight: Julie Lesnik
Julie Lesnik was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2015 cycle for her project entitled "An evaluation of termite-associated hydrocarbon signatures as an influence on prey selectivity and an ecological signal for chimpanzees and Olduvai hominins."
Grantee Spotlight: Corinne Ackermann
Corinne Ackermann is a PhD candidate from the Université de Neuchâtel. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant for her project entitled "Social bonds and oxytocin in wild juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)."