Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project

Team

Directors

Field team

Ambaye Fanta

Ambaye Fanta

Researcher (2010-2025)

We dedicate our project to Ambaye's memory and will always hold him in our hearts. 

Eshete Jejaw

Eshete Jejaw

Researcher (2008-present)

Setey Girmay

Setey Girmay

Researcher (2011-present)

Shiferaw Asrat

Shiferaw Asrat

Research & conservation logistics

Owner, Limalimo Ecolodge

Belayneh Abebe

Belayneh Abebe

Conservation Researcher (2013-present)

Yeshemebet Dessie

Yeshemebet Dessie

Facilities coordinator (2010-present)

US support staff

Postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate researchers

Brooklynn Scott

Brooklynn Scott

PhD Candidate

School of Life Sciences, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University (advisor: Dr. Snyder-Mackler)

Tiffany Duong

Tiffany Duong

Honor's Undergraduate Student

Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University (advisor: Dr. Schneider-Crease)

Sophia Kottke

Sophia Kottke

PhD Student

Evolutionary Anthropology Program, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Institute of Human Origins, Center for Evolution and Medicine (advisors: Dr. Schneider-Crease, Dr. Joan Silk). 

Medhavi Verma

Medhavi Verma

PhD Student

Global Health, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University (advisor: Dr. Schneider-Crease)

Natalia Camargo

Natalia Camargo

PhD Student

Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University (advisor: Dr. Lu)

Jacob Feder

Jacob Feder

Postdoctoral Researcher

NSF SBE Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University

Maya Saroff

Maya Saroff

Master's Student

Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University (advisors: Dr. Schneider-Crease, Dr. Arvind Varsani)