Sandra Hochscheid is a Senior Researcher at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn and Head of the Marine Turtle Research Group. She is an internationally recognised expert in marine turtle ecology, physiology, behaviour, movement ecology, and conservation.

Her research combines field ecology, satellite telemetry, population assessment, rescue and rehabilitation activities, and conservation management, with a particular focus on Mediterranean populations of Caretta caretta.

 She has coordinated and participated in numerous European and international projects and has contributed extensively to scientific advisory activities supporting marine biodiversity conservation. She is a member of the IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG) and vice-chair for the Mediterranean region.

Within LIFE OASIS, she provides scientific leadership on marine turtle ecology and conservation, contributing to sea turtle rescue activities, standardization of procedures and data management, stakeholder involvement and at-sea research on the oasis effect of FADs.

She will support the integration of scientific evidence into adaptive conservation planning and the development of management recommendations aimed at reducing the impacts of marine litter on marine megafauna.