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

Yeshemebet Dessie

Yeshemebet Dessie

Facilities coordinator (2010-present)

Postdoctoral and graduate researchers

Jacob Feder

Jacob Feder

Postdoctoral Researcher

NSF SBE Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University

Belayneh Abebe

Belayneh Abebe

PhD Student

Global Health, Presidential Graduate Scholar, Arizona State University

Brooklynn Scott

Brooklynn Scott

PhD Candidate

School of Life Sciences, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University

Medhavi Verma

Medhavi Verma

PhD Student

Global Health, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University

Natalia Camargo

Natalia Camargo

PhD Student

Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, Stony Brook

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