Madeline Wong

Madeline Wong

Princeton in Africa Fellow

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Madeline Wong graduated from Tufts University with majors in biology and archaeology. Her college research with The Kibale Chimpanzee Project and The Kasiisi Project spanned biology, anthropology, conservation, and education in rural Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Madeline was also the undergraduate One Health student contact in collaboration with Tufts Dental, Medical, and Veterinary schools. In her communities, Madeline designed youth conservation education content with the Wildlife Conservation Society, managed finances for immigrant small businesses in New York and Massachusetts, and taught the importance of ancient cultures at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She was captain of the Tufts Women’s Water Polo team and the lead writing editor for Voices, Tufts Asian American art and literary magazine with Tufts Asian Student Coalition. Madeline is grateful for this opportunity as a Princeton in Africa fellow at the International Livestock Research Institute.

My Blog Posts

Nepal policymakers in the forage plots (ILRI / Madeline Wong)

CGIAR Research Initiative scientists advise Nepal government on linking research and policy

Pearl millet (ILRI)

New study on pearl millet unveils opportunities for climate-resilient feed and forage

SAPLING Bhaisi team at the ILRI office in Itahari, Nepal (ILRI / Nils Teufel)

Building better buffalo farming in rural Nepal

Nepali woman farmer with buffalo

Village livestock promoters in rural Nepal are changing the lives of buffalo farmers

The Capacity Development Unit celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science with visit from secondary school 

The Capacity Development Unit celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science with visit from secondary school 

Using social media to transform gender norms for women poultry farmers in Tanzania

Using social media to transform gender norms for women poultry farmers in Tanzania

Julie Ojango (left), animal breeding scientist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) with Poline Achieng (right), farmer.

Using digital technology to integrate gender into genetics in small ruminant and dairy systems

Commemorating World Rabies Day in Machakos County, Kenya 

New study on co-infection in Kenyan wildlife enhances understanding of neglected zoonotic diseases