Jenny Tung

Visiting Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology

Evolutionary Anthropology

jenny.tung@duke.edu

Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708

08 Bio Sci, Durham, NC 27708

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Current Appointments & Affiliations

Visiting Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology · 2024 - Present Evolutionary Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Associate Professor of Biology · 2018 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center · 2010 - Present Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute

Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Center for Population Health & Aging · 2011 - Present Center for Population Health & Aging, Duke Population Research Institute

Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2012 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2014 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News

Published May 3, 2024

Five Duke Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Published August 2, 2022

These Baboons Borrowed a Third of Their Genes From Their Cousins

Published April 6, 2021

A Male Baboon’s Dominance Gives Him Babies, but Costs Him Years

Recent Publications

A female-biased gene expression signature of dominance in cooperatively breeding meerkats.

Journal Article Molecular ecology · November 2024 Dominance is a primary determinant of social dynamics and resource access in social animals. Recent studies show that dominance is also reflected in the gene regulatory profiles of peripheral immune cells. However, the strength and direction of this relati ... Full text Cite

Using non-invasive behavioral and physiological data to measure biological age in wild baboons.

Journal Article GeroScience · October 2024 Biological aging is near-ubiquitous in the animal kingdom, but its timing and pace vary between individuals and over lifespans. Prospective, individual-based studies of wild animals-especially non-human primates-help identify the social and environmental d ... Full text Cite

Correction to: Using non‑invasive behavioral and physiological data to measure biological age in wild baboons.

Journal Article GeroScience · October 2024 Full text Cite

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Recent Grants

Behavior and Physiology in Aging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025

Research Network on Animal Models to Understand Social Dimensions of Aging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2020 - 2025

Stress and the Genome: Testing the Impact of Social Effects on Gene Regulation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications

Duke University · 2010 Ph.D.

External Links

Tung Lab Website