Please note: The Gift Shop and Harbor View Café are closed for renovations until mid-November. A temporary gift shop is located on the third floor (Aquarium admission required for entry). Learn more about on-site dining options here.
Our Experts
Nadine Stewart J Lysiak, PhD
Research Scientist
Wildlife & Ocean Health, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
PhD, Marine Science, Boston University, 2009
BA, Biology & History, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2003
About
Nadine Lysiak joined the Wildlife and Ocean Health Program as a Research Scientist in 2023. Dr. Lysiak’s research examines large whale ecophysiology; investigating feeding and migration patterns, reproduction, and stress physiology through chemical analysis of baleen plates – unique filter feeding structures found in the mouth of mysticete whales. This work helps inform our understanding of animal health and response to stressors, as well as conservation and management plans for threatened species. She has 20 years experience in North Atlantic right whale and bowhead whale field and laboratory studies, as well as undergraduate marine science education.
Affiliations
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Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life
Through pioneering conservation research and strategic partnerships, our team of 40 scientists works to combat the unprecedented impacts on the ocean from climate change and other human activities.
