Photo of Dr. Martins on Lake Turkana’s Central Island courtesy of Liam Frederick
Stony Brook University announced that noted Kenyan entomologist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Dino J. Martins will begin serving as the director of the world-renowned Turkana Basin Institute.
Dr. Martins has served as the CEO of TBI (Kenya) Ltd. since August 1st, 2022, and has been affiliated with TBI since 2011. In this transition from CEO for TBI’s Kenya operations to serving as director across the entire TBI operation, Dr. Martins will lead vision and strategy to build upon the institute’s legacy as a critical site of research and discovery around some of the biggest questions of our time concerning our origins, our current role and responsibilities and, most critically, our future on a changing planet.
Dr. Martins will succeed Dr. Lawrence Martin, who has served as the director of TBI since 2007 and will be named TBI director emeritus.
The full SBU press release is here.
Dr. Lawrence Martin and Dr. Dino J. Martins
