Sara Iverson

Dr. Sara Iverson is the OTN Canada Scientific Director and a biology professor at Dalhousie University. She is also a former NSERC E.W.R. Steacie fellow. Sara studies how animals adapt to and exploit their environments, and the physiological and biochemical mechanisms that constrain or provide opportunities for them to do so. Her research on the regulation of lipid metabolism in vertebrates provides a better understanding of the diets of free-range animals and the food webs within which they function, and has implications for the conservation and management of marine mammals, seabirds, and fish.

Affiliations:
Dalhousie University

Areas of Expertise:
Marine animal physiological ecology

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