Please take a few minutes to read this beautiful description of the ongoing collaboration between CWRU Department of Biology and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Elena Less (GRS ’12), the zoo’s associate animal curator, began her research on altering gorilla diets as a PhD student in biology.

Also mentioned for her research on bacteria in gorilla guts is PhD alumna Katherine Krynak (GRS ’15). She is currently an assistant professor of biology at Ohio Northern University.

Read the article here: Something Mysterious is Killing Captive Gorillas