Fulbright Student Researcher Zoe Albert is a PhD candidate at Boston University, getting her doctorate in biological anthropology.

Her dissertation research and Fulbright grant focuses on the gut microbiome of the wild Bornean Orangutans who live in Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo. She has always had a deep love for animals and is elated to have the opportunity to better our understanding of one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. In completing this research, she partners with Universitas Nasional and works closely with the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program.

Originally from Texas, Zoe received her bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Tulane University in New Orleans.