Barbara Block

Barbara Block is an American marine biologist and Charles & Elizabeth Prothro Professor of Biology in Marine Sciences at the Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station and a co-director of Stanford University's Tuna Research and Conservation Center, with the Monterey Bay Aquarium.[1] She has published numerous bodies of work throughout her career in marine biology and chemistry, mainly focusing on the biology and chemistry of metabolism in different tuna and shark species.[2][3][4] Additionally, she has helped develop two new types of electronic tags for large pelagic predators in order to track the migrations of large oceanic predator species.[5]

Barbara Block
NationalityAmerican
TitleCharles & Elizabeth Prothro Professor in Marine Sciences Evolutionary, Cellular and Molecular Physiology
AwardsPresidential Young Investigator Award
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Vermont
Alma materDuke University
Academic work
DisciplineMarine biology
Sub-disciplineTuna research and conservation
InstitutionsStanford University
  1. ^ Aquarium of the Pacific. "Aquarium of the Pacific". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  2. ^ "Barbara Block's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ "Dr. Barbara A. Block". Schmidt Ocean Institute. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. ^ "Dr. Barbara Block Lab - Stanford Hopkins". Dr. Barbara Block Lab - Stanford Hopkins. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  5. ^ "Barbara Block, Ph.D." pew.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.