# Erik Scully Graduate Student Behavioral Ecology Research Group (Richard Wrangham, PI) ![graduate_student_es.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/evolutionary_genetics/files/graduate_student_es.jpg?itok=IxiQEgL3) email [scully@fas.harvard.edu ]() I study the interplay between host ecology and viral epidemiological dynamics. I use a combination of field research, genetic methods, and long-term data analysis to investigate hypotheses pertaining to the transmission and evolution of RNA viruses within and among non-human primate hosts. I am currently performing field research on wild chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, Uganda, in order to investigate the role that female-biased dispersal plays in RNA virus transmission dynamics. - ## Lab members [Former Lab Members](/lab-members/former-lab-members)