Myra Laird, a Leakey Foundation grantee and assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, investigates how tiny scratches and pits on primate teeth form as they eat. By studying four living primate species, she is uncovering how tooth shape and food interact to create dental microwear patterns, providing new insights into fossil hominin diets and human oral health.

Leakey Foundation grantee Daniel García Martínez investigates 300,000-400,000-year-old fossils in Spain to learn about early human behavior and tool use.

René Bobe is a Leakey Foundation grantee and recipient of the 2025 Gordon P. Getty Award. His research examines the relationship between climate and evolution, with a focus on the environments and ecology of human origins in Africa.

Claire Kirchhoff, a Leakey Foundation grantee and professor at Marquette University, studies baboon skeletons from Gombe National Park to explore how bones reflect behavior, health, and social life.

Babalola Jacobs is a Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellow and PhD student from Nigeria who studies how early humans adapted to climate change in West Africa.