Join us for a lecture by Dr. Louise Leakey

Six Decades - The Search for Fossils at Lake Turkana

An overview of the discoveries and expeditions of the Koobi Fora Research Project in the Turkana Basin.

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Dr. Louise Leakey

Stony Brook University, Turkana Basin Institute, National Geographic Explorer

Louise Leakey spent much of her youth on field expeditions, learned to fly, and then went on to receive a B.Sc. in Geology and Biology at the University of Bristol and a Ph.D. at University College, London. Louise leads the Koobi Fora Research Project, doing fieldwork at Lake Turkana. She serves as the Chair of the International Advisory Board of the Turkana Basin Institute. The Koobi Fora Research Project continues to make new discoveries of our ancestors.