About Me
I recently moved from Boston to help build and launch Petridish, and I'm excited to introduce a new way to help researchers fund fascinating work and give the public a way to connect with scientists!

I have an avid interest in social sciences, ecology, physics, and anthropology.
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Ryan Boyko
We’ll gather DNA from village dogs in remote parts of Africa, uncovering ancient genes that have disappeared from bred dogs. These genes will help study dog and human genetic diseases and unravel the history of dog domestication
$30
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geoffrey gearheart
Endangered leatherback hatchlings may suffer high mortality at sea. This study is the first step to understand how and where newborn leatherbacks disperse off their last important nesting sites in West Papua.
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Jaime Pawelek
The gopher tortoise, a threatened species in Florida, is considered a keystone species because it provides habitat for other animals in their burrows. Trail cameras will help capture footage of these mysterious visitors.
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John Vucetich
For seven weeks each winter, we live on Isle Royale National Park, a remote island wilderness in Lake Superior, North America. Here we follow the lives of a population of wolves and moose that inhabit the island.
$31.50
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