Kai Doron

About Me

Kai Doron is a third-year student majoring in environmental science. They have worked closely with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University since their first year, where they conducted a research project under the mentorship of Emily Griffith, PhD and Jason Weckstein, PhD in the Academy's ornithology lab. This research was focused on the limb bones of ducks and geese and examined the evolutionary drivers of their structure. In the summer of 2025, Kai worked at the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota, an active dig site and museum that gave them additional experience with both vertebrate paleontology and museum collections work.

Through DAAD RISE, Kai will be participating in a research project on fossil Pentastomatids, a bizarre and rarely-studied group of parasites that have existed for over 450 million years. They will be using advanced imaging techniques like scanning electron microscopy in efforts to improve collective understanding of the way these ancient organisms lived, grew, and survived in the seas of ancient Europe.

Kai has been involved in the Pennoni Honors College as a 2024 STAR Scholar.