Erika Hingst-Zaher
Brazilian biologist
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Erika Hingst-Zaher is a Brazilian biologist, naturalist, and university professor.
Erika Hingst-Zaher | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, Natural history, Science communication |
| Institutions | Instituto Butantan; Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo |
Hingst-Zaher studied at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni where she also fulfilled her PhD. Afterwards she did a post-doc position at the University of São Paulo. She became a researcher at the Instituto Butantan and the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo.[1] She is notable in the scientific community for her efforts in science communication tied to conservation, her coordination of the Instituto Butantan Biological Museum,[2] and for organizing bird-watching and citizen-science events such as Avistar.[3][4]
Three taxon names are authored by Hingst-Zaher: Cerradomys langguthi, Cerradomys vivoi and Trinomys mirapitanga.