Erika Hingst-Zaher

Erika Hingst-Zaher
Nationality	Brazilian
Scientific career
Fields	Biology, Natural history, Science communication
Institutions	Instituto Butantan; Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo

Erika Hingst-Zaher is a Brazilian biologist, naturalist, and university professor.

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  [ pt ]. ^{[3] [4]}

Three taxon names are authored by Hingst-Zaher: Cerradomys langguthi , Cerradomys vivoi and Trinomys mirapitanga .

References

1. "Erika Hingst-Zaher". Biblioteca Virtual da FAPESP. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
2. Lana, Cibele (8 March 2021). ""A ciência é sim uma atividade para as mulheres"". Ekos Brasil. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
3. "Equipe". dedoverde.com.br. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
4. "Observação de aves pode contribuir com a conservação e gerar dados científicos". Memórias do Instituto Florestal. Retrieved 2022-12-13.