Sara Iverson  University Research Professor Biology Education   1979, BSc, Zoology, Duke University 1988, PhD, Nutritional Sciences, University of Maryland         Memberships  Canadian Society of Zoologists Comparative Nutrition Society Society for Marine Mammalogy  Affiliations  National:  Scientific Director, OTN Canada; Member and Theme Leader, OTN; Canadian Council of Animal Care; NSERC Circle Committee 2001-2006    International:  OTN Global Project Coordination Cte, Dalhousie 2008-present; Pinniped Res. Program Peer Review Panel, 2008; Hawaiian Monk Seal Foraging Ecology Peer Review Panel, 2001,2005; Coop. Instit for Arctic Research (CIFAR) Proposal Review Panel, 2001 Awards and Distinctions University Research Professor, Dalhousie, 2009-2011 "NSERC Circle", 2001-6 Killam Prize, Fac Science, Dalhousie 2000 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Mem. Fellowship, 1998-2000 NSERC Women's Faculty Award, 1994-2001 (interrupted by Steacie) NSERC International Postdoc. Fellow.'92-4 Refereeing responsibilities  Reviews for 13 Journals and 6 Granting Agencies 37 Invited and Sponsored Lectures and Seminars 6 Televised features and contributions Publications More than 108 refereed papers and 26 other  Iverson Website E-mail: Dr. Sara Iverson

Analyzing the fat of the sea Dr. Sara Iverson's research program is inter-disciplinary, combining comparative physiology and ecology with lipid biochemistry and metabolism in vertebrates, and integrates laboratory and field studies on fundamental issues of interest to both medical and zoological communities. My research also has implications for the conservation and management of marine mammals, seabirds and fishes. I am interested in how animals adapt to and exploit their environments and in the physiological and biochemical mechanisms which constrain or provide opportunities for them to do so. In this regard I focus primarily on adaptations related to lipid metabolism in vertebrates.