Regina Eisert

A native of Germany, Dr Regina Eisert is a comparative mammalian physiologist and completed a PhD on Antarctic seals at Lincoln University before working on at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC for several years.  Dr Regina Eisert joined Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury in 2013 to set up a and lead a new research programme on Antarctic top predators that can address critical knowledge gaps for the Ross Sea ecosystem. She has participated in six Antarctic expeditions, five in a leading capacity, and studies charismatic megafauna including Weddell seals and killer whales.