Profile: Cheryl Knott

Biology and Biological Anthropology

Options Volunteer Basis, Potential for UROP Funding, Potential for Academic Credit Overview Are you interested in primatology? Are you seeking wet lab experience? If so, we are looking for a student who is interested in applying for summer UROP funding to assist with our project on the physiology and nutritional ecology of Bornean orangutans. This […]

Cheryl Knott

Current Research Biological anthropologist Cheryl Knott’s research is focused on orangutan behavior and biology, both as a way to further our understanding of endangered great apes and as a model for looking at human evolution. Dr. Knott earned her PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University, where she also served as an Associate Professor until 2008, […]