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Alli Fong

@808brazenbites

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Curious about the world and learning.
Microbial oceanographer.
Sea ice ecologist.
Earth citizen. @natgeosociety
National Geographic Explorer

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We were thrilled to have recently welcomed microbial oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Allison Fong [808brazenbites] aboard National Geographic Resolution as part of the Visiting Scientist Program.

During her two voyages around the Svalbard Archipelago, Alli conducted polar research studying the tiny marine algae and microbes that play a vital role in Arctic ecosystems. By analyzing oxygen dynamics, microbial diversity, and surface seawater samples, her project is helping scientists better understand the factors that influence microbial communities and their productivity in a rapidly changing polar environment.

Thank you, Alli, for sharing your research with guests aboard National Geographic Resolution and for advancing scientific understanding of the Arctic's microscopic powerhouses!

The Visiting Scientist Program is supported by the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic (LEX-NG) Fund. The LEX-NG Fund offers National Geographic Explorers and their teams the opportunity to conduct critical field research aboard the National Geographic-Lindblad fleet, while giving travelers aboard select voyages the opportunity to witness, and sometimes take part in, science happening in real time.

Photos courtesy of Allison Fong by @808brazenbites

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Allison Fong's (@808brazenbites) moment of wonder? Making the journey to the North Pole—and getting to see firsthand just what lives in the sea ice.

#StepIntoWonder with National Geographic’s #EarthMonth collection throughout April and stream #PoleToPole with Will Smith on @DisneyPlus and @hulu. by @808brazenbites

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Nah, this was definitely the sketchiest moment filming Pole To Pole!! 🥶 by @808brazenbites

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Yay! Thank you @gabbyrsalazar for this super epic photo of @dr.shireenrahimi and me on a sea ice floe in the Arctic! #arctic #seaice #microbes by @808brazenbites

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New episode of Planet Visionaries, in partnership with the @Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative! In this episode, I talk with marine biologist Andrew Thurber and microbial oceanographer Allison Fong about how microscopic life shapes the stability of our planet.

Listen now at the link in my bio.

#Rolex #PlanetVisionaries #PerpetualPlanet by @808brazenbites

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Feeling humbled and proud to share some of the work I'm doing with the support of @insidenatgeo and @rolex as part of the #PerpetualPlanet Initiative. Joined @alexhonnold and @colddarkbenthos on the Planet Visionaries podcast to chat-up the roles #ocean #microbes play in shaping our planet!

Many thanks and appreciation to @rolex and @insidenatgeo teams for supporting my work through the #PerpetualPlanet Oceans Expedition. Also special thanks to @liannanixon for providing so many great photos of me in the field!

Check out the episode on YouTube Channel Planet Visionaries Season 5, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. by @808brazenbites

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The final stretch of @willsmith’s 100-day adventure takes him beneath the ice at the North Pole, chasing world-first scientific samples with polar ecologist @808brazenbites. But when a fierce snowstorm and mechanical failure throw the mission into chaos, the Arctic proves just how unforgiving it can be.

Watch Pole to Pole with Will Smith, Wednesday 18th at 8pm on #NationalGeographic UK. Also streaming on @disneyplusuk by @808brazenbites

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What happens when you’re chosen for a pole‑to‑pole expedition with Will Smith and Nat Geo? 👀🌍

Richard Parks and Alli Fong break it down in the latest episode of the Storyteller Spotlight, now streaming on @hulu. 🎬

#PoleToPole #NatGeo #WillSmith #Explorers #Hulu #BehindTheAdventure by @808brazenbites

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Pole To Pole is the No. 1 series in the US on @disneyplus 👏 by @808brazenbites

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What a brilliantly fun week to cap off an amazing 5 years. by @808brazenbites

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📸 One amazing night at the museum…

#PoleToPole: The Global Premiere taken in Natural History Museum, London by @808brazenbites

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How is this even my life?!

Tonight I walked the red carpet at the Natural History Museum in London for the global premiere of Pole to Pole with Will Smith - cameras, lights, @willsmith, the @natgeotv and @nutopiatv teams, all here to watch our journey on a massive, massive screen. It’s insane. In the *best* possible way.

A broken ex-rugby player from Wales has no real right to expect a chapter like this. Injury ended my first dream. This second one - rebuilding in the cold, becoming a polar athlete, then helping Will reach the South Pole and tell our planet’s story - still feels wildly beyond anything I imagined.

More than anything, I feel grateful. To Will for his trust, to the production crews and experts who’ve grafted for years, to my family for holding the fort, and to all of you who’ve been cheering me on 🥹

However long this moment lasts, I’m going to try and breathe it in and enjoy it.

We’re only just getting started...

RP 🧭❄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#PoleToPole taken in Natural History Museum, London by @808brazenbites

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