Lisa Shama

Dr. Lisa Shama is a Senior Scientist in Coastal Ecology at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), part of the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Her research focuses on organism adaptation to environmental change, particularly the evolutionary potential and thermal reaction norms of marine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). She investigates transgenerational plasticity, epigenetic variation, and the role of maternal and grandparental environmental effects on offspring traits in the context of climate change. Her work highlights how maternal effects and intergenerational influences shape growth, physiology, and gene expression in marine species under warming conditions.

Dr. Shama is affiliated with the AWI Marine Station Helgoland and contributes to projects exploring coastal ecology and Arctic research initiatives. Her studies integrate field observations, experimental approaches, and molecular techniques to understand ecological and evolutionary responses to environmental pressures. Collaborations include contributions to EU-PolarNet and other international polar research networks.

No specific awards or articles are explicitly listed in the provided text, though her research outputs are linked to data repositories like PANGAEA. She actively participates in data-sharing initiatives to support climate science and open-access research practices.