United States
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

Kaitlin Allen

Position
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Affiliation
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Department
Biology
Research Interests
I am currently a postdoctoral scholar working on iron store management in Weddell seals. I am also interested in the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying key elements of mammalian diving physiology such as hypoxia and oxidative stress tolerance.
Antarctic Research Location(s)
McMurdo Station
Research Keywords
physiology, diving, Weddell seal
NSF Antarctic Program
Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
SCAR Science Group Affiliation
Life Sciences Group