Research

Dr Boulinguez-Ambroise is interested in investigating how functional requirements imposed by the environment have driven the evolution of the lower and upper limb anatomy. As part of the STEPS team, he will conduct experimental human biomechanical studies to explore how body form and environmental challenges shape the evolution of bipedalism.  

Extended Biography

Dr Boulinguez-Ambroise completed a Research Master’s (MSc) in Functional, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology and an Engineering Master’s in Agronomic Sciences
at the French National Higher Agronomic School of Rennes (ENSAR, 2014-2017), followed by a PhD at the National Museum of Natural History of Paris (MNHN, France) in 2020 on the ontogeny of the limb motor systems in primates. After a position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Northeast Ohio Medical University and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA, 2021-2023), working on the evolution of primate jumping, he was a Postdoctoral Associate Researcher and Instructor in Gross Anatomy at the Duke University Department of Evolutionary Anthropology and School of Medicine (USA, 2023-2026), investigating the influence of infant transport modes on the development of primate grasping abilities. In 2026, he was appointed Research Associate in Evolutionary Biomechanics within the STEPS project, led by Dr Ashleigh Wiseman.