Khaled Bhuiyan
How Early-Life Conditions Shape Growth and Health Outcomes
My research in Vanuatu investigates how early-life nutrition, disease exposure, and ongoing socioeconomic changes influence children's growth, metabolism, and long-term health outcomes. Through longitudinal field research, I aim to better understand how human populations adapt to rapidly changing environments and the implications of these changes for health and development.
Jo Gansemer
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) Gastrointestinal Parasites and Health Markers at Tuanan Research Station, Borneo, Indonesia
This project will assess the variation in the parasitic loads of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) at Tuanan (Borneo Indonesia) in relation to nutritional intake, as well as the levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, and neopterin, an inflammation marker, present in individuals.
Kristine Maassen
Interdependence in Communal Living: Stress, Stability, and Well-Being
This project focuses on Kommune Niederkaufungen, an income-sharing intentional community in Germany. This study explores whether variation in workload allocation, stability, and perceived support shapes daily experience in ways that can be detected across self-report, behavior, and physiology.