Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rye, New York, United States
Joy S. Reidenberg, Ph.D. is a comparative anatomist, specializing in cetacean anatomy. She is a Professor in the Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. She attended Cornell University (B.A. 1983) and Mount Sinai’s Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (M.Phil. 1986, Ph.D. 1988). She also held appointments as Guest Investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Associate Scientist at National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). The focus of her research is anatomical adaptations to environmental extremes, particularly focusing on marine mammals (e.g., underwater sound production mechanisms). Dr. Reidenberg’s work has been funded by: ONR, DOD, NOPP, NOAA. She has been featured as the lead scientist (comparative anatomist) in many national and international science television documentaries (e.g., BBC, Discovery Channel, NatGeoWild, and PBS), interviewed for scientific and popular press (e.g., Nature, New York Times-Science Times, O the Oprah Magazine), and given two TED talks. She is an active member of national whale stranding necropsy teams. She has written over 100 publications, guest-edited three special issues of journals, created digital and video media projects, continues to present at multiple scientific and educational conferences annually, and regularly engages with the public through outreach teaching.
Whale Nasal Plug Anatomy Determines Blow Shape
Monday, March 27, 2023
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM US EST
