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Felisa L. Wolfe-Simon
Curriculum Vitae
| Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences | mobile: (732) 718-8855 |
| Harvard University | office: (617) 495-8339 |
| 20 Oxford Street | wolfe [at] eps.harvard.edu |
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | www.felisawolfesimon.com |
Education
| Ph.D. | 2006 | Rutgers University | Oceanography |
| Dissertation title: The Role and Evolution of Superoxide Dismutases in Algae | |||
| B.A. | 2000 | Oberlin College | Biology (Chemistry) |
| B.M. | 2000 | Oberlin Conservatory of Music | Oboe Performance (Ethnomusicology) |
Professional Experience
| 2006-present | NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University |
| 2003-2006 | Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Oceanography, Rutgers University |
| 2003-2006 | Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Oceanography, Rutgers University |
| 2001-2003 | Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Oceanography, Rutgers University |
| 2000-2001 | Graduate Fellow, Dept. of Oceanography, Rutgers University |
Publications
D.T. Johnston*, *, A. Pearson, and A.H. Knoll (2008). Cyanobacteria limited Proterozoic oxygen accumulation. Nature. in revision.
J.B. Glass, , and A.D. Anbar (2008), Coevolution of marine metal availability and photoautotrophic nitrogen assimilation. Geobiology. in revision.
J.B. Glass, , J.J. Esler and A.D. Anbar (2008), Molybdenum–nitrogen colimitation in heterocystous cyanobacteria. Limnology and Oceanography. in review.
* Authors contributed equally
Publications in Preparation
and A.D. Anbar (2008). Metalloproteomic evolutionary advantages of eukaryotic photoautotrophs. For submission to Metallomics.
D. Chauhan, C. Jolley, I.M. Folea, R. Kouril, C. Lubner, S. Lin, D. Kolber, , J. Golbeck, E. J. Boekema & P. Fromme (2008). A huge IsiA-PSI supercomplex unravels photosynthetic strategies for adaptation to low iron environments. For submission to Science.
, W. Vermaas, A.D. Anbar, and P. Fromme (2008). Eukaryotic versus prokaryotic responses to iron deficiency in Photosystem I. In prep. for Journal of Biochemistry.
, O. Schofield, and P. Falkowski (2008). Gene duplication and comparative molecular genetics of superoxide dismutase in oxygenic photoautotrophs. Molecular Biology and Evolution. In prep. for Molecular Biology and Evolution
, J.J. Elser, and A.D. Anbar (2008). Evolutionary drivers: metals, oxygen, and the Cambrian radiation of eukaryotes. In prep. for Geobiology.
, G.L. Arnold, M. Kyle, S. Schlichting, M. Engstrom, K. Dunning, J. Murray, A.D. Anbar, and J.J. Elser (2008). Chronic Fe-deficiency impacts the food quality of green algae for Daphnia sp. growth. In prep. for Limnology and Oceanography.
, A. Diamond, A.D. Anbar and H. Hartnett (2008). Molecular characterization of increased DOC production by a green alga. In prep. for Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Honors and Awards
National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2009
ISM2007 Young Scientist Award, 2007
Honorable mention NSF Graduate Student Fellowship, 2001
Excellence Graduate Fellowship (Rutgers University), 2000
Sigma Xi, Associate Member, 2000
National Science Foundation- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), 1999
Hope Hibbard Scholarship in Biology (Oberlin College), 1999
Leo S. Millar Prize in Biological Scholarship (Oberlin College), 1998
Invited Seminars
| 2009 | Geobiochemistry and Metallomic Evolution: the Differential Responses of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes to Fe-stress and Possible Evolutionary Implications. Metals in Biology Gordon Research Conference. Ventura, CA. |
| 2008 | Geobiochemistry and Evolutionary Metallomics. Symposium on Marine Geochemistry. Institute for the Chemistry and Biology of Marine Environment. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. GERMANY. |
| 2008 | Biogeochemical Evolution of the Metalloproteome: From Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes and beyond. ICREA Conference on the Origin and Early Evolution of Metazoans. Barcelona, SPAIN. |
| 2008 | Geobiochemical evolution of the Photosynthetic metalloproteome. Photosynthesis Gordon Research Conference. South Hadley, MA. |
| 2008 | Oxygen, Metals, and the Evolutionary Drive Towards Eukaryotic Life. Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Waterville Valley, NH. |
| 2008 | Geobiochemical Evolution of the Metalloproteome: Physiological Proxies and Biochemical Inertia. Geophysical Laboratory. The Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, D.C. |
| 2008 | The Bioinorganic Bridge Between Life and Environment. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA (note: given by Ariel Anbar as invited speaker) |
| 2008 | Biogeochemical evolution of life. Dept. of Geological and Planetary Sciences. California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, CA. |
| 2008 | Oxygen, Metals, and the Evolutionary Drive Towards Eukaryotic Life. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA. |
| 2008 | Oxygen, Metals, and the Evolutionary Drive Towards Eukaryotic Life. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA. |
| 2008 | Arsenic and Phosphorus. Origin of Life Gordon Research Conference. Ventura, CA. |
| 2007 | Geobiochemical evolution of the metalloproteome. IFREE. JAMSTEC. Yokosuka, JAPAN. |
| 2007 | Geo-evolutionary Significant Aspects of the Metalloproteome. International Symposium on Metallomics. Nagoya Congress Center. Nagoya, JAPAN. |
| 2006 | Biogeochemical Evolution of the Metalloproteome. Earth History and Paleobiology Seminar Series. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. |
| 2006 | Tree or Forest? Searching for Alternative Forms of Life on Earth. Arizona State University. Environmental Signatures of Alternative Biochemistry. Tempe, AZ |
| 2003 | The Molecular Evolution and Selection of Superoxide Dismutase in Marine Phytoplankton. CEBIC Summer Conference. Center for Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ. |
| 2003 | Tutorial: Hickory Dickory Dock- Understanding the Molecular Clock. Biocomplexity Seminar. Dept. of Geological Sciences. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. |
Contributed Posters and Presentations
, D.T. Johnston, P.R. Girguis, A. Pearson, A.H. Knoll (2008). Iron, Sulfur, Arsenic, and Water: Geochemical implications of facultative anoxygenic photosynthesis in cyanobacteria and the slow rise of Oxygen. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA
, P.C.W. Davies and A.D. Anbar (2008). Did nature also choose Arsenic? NASA AbSciCon. Santa Clara, CA.
, P. Fromme, W.F.J. Vermaas, J.J. Elser, and A. D. Anbar (2007). Evolutionary Geobiochemistry: Fe-deficient photosynthetic eukaryotes’ Cu demand suggests ecological success stalled until widespread oxic conditions. CEBIC Summer Conference. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ
, J. Morgan, J.J. Elser, and A. D. Anbar (2007). Evolutionarily significant differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic responses to Fe stress. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, NM
, J. Morgan, J.J. Elser, and A. D. Anbar (2006). Metallomic plasticity of cyanobacteria induced by iron availability. Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry. Andover, NH.
, V. Starovoytov, J.R. Reinfelder, O. Schofield, and P. G. Falkowski (2006). Localization and role of manganese superoxide dismutase in a marine diatom. NASA AbSciCon. Washington, D.C.
, O. Schofield, and P. G. Falkowski (2006) The Metalloenzyme SOD and Its Role in Photoautotroph Evolution and Regulation. Symposium on The Evolution of Aquatic Photoautotrophs. New Brunswick, NJ
, V. Starovoytov, O. Schofield and P. Falkowski. (2005). Diatoms express a novel MnSOD in the chloroplast that responds to light stress. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
, O. Schofield, and P. Falkowski. (2004). The Metalloenzyme SOD and its role in photoautotroph evolution and regulation. Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry. Lewiston, ME
, O. Schofield and P. Falkowski. (2004). The comparative molecular evolution of iron and manganese superoxide dismutase in oxygenic photoautotrophs. ASLO Ocean Research Conference, Honolulu, HI
, I. Berman-Frank, L. Haramaty, and P. Falkowski. (2003). The metallic shield of Trichodesmium: Fighting oxidative damage. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
, I. Berman-Frank, L. Haramaty, and P. Falkowski. (2002). The metallic shield of Trichodesmium: Fighting oxidative damage. Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Chemistry. Andover, NH
, K. Kroeger and I. Valiela (2000). Increased lability of estuarine dissolved organic nitrogen from urbanized watersheds. ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Antonio, TX
, K. Kroeger and I. Valiela (1999). Increased lability of estuarine dissolved organic nitrogen from urbanized watersheds. General Scientific Meeting, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
and D. Coats (1997). Host specificity of the parasitic dinoflagellate Amoebophrya ceratii. 7th Annual East Coast Protist Meeting, Narragansett, RI
Professional Service
Session Co-Convener. Elements and Evolution. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 2008
Session Convener and Co-Chair. Trace metals, microbial processes, and biogeochemical cycles through space and time. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, NM. February 2007
Acting Reviewer. Aquatic Microbial Ecology; Eukaryotic Cell; International Journal of Astrobiology; Journal of Phycology; Limnology and Oceanography; Israel Science Foundation; Plant Physiology.
President. Oceanography Graduate Student Association. 2003-2004
Professional Affiliations
American Chemical Society
American Geophysical Union
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
American Society of Plant Biologists
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
Society of Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Teaching Experience
| Spring 2008 | Guest Moderator: EPS137 Biogeochemistry (Harvard) |
| Fall 2006 | Guest Lecturer: PHY598 Topics in Biophysics: An Overview of Modern Biology for Physicists (ASU) |
| Spring 2005 | Lead Instructor and Coordinator: MS 303 Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry: From biogeochemistry to genomes: Explorations at aquatic interfaces. (Rutgers Univ.) |
| Fall 2001, 2002 | Teaching Assistant: OCN 540 Chemical Oceanography. (Rutgers Univ. graduate course; problem solving section) |
Student Mentoring
| Graduate | Kathryn Alexander, ASU (Geosciences) Jennifer Glass, ASU (Geosciences) Meytal Higgins, Harvard University (Geosciences) Jennifer Morgan, ASU (Chemistry) James Saenz, Harvard and MIT/WHOI (Oceanography) |
| Undergraduate | Nashwa Choudhry, Rutgers University (Biology) Nicholas DeVito, Rutgers University (Biology) Ashley Diamond, ASU, NASA Space Grant Intern (Biology) Alexandra Flournoy, ASU (Biology) Yelun Qin, Harvard University (Geosciences) Augie Trey, Rutgers University (Marine Biology) |
| High School | Madison Andres, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (MA) David Robison, Maimonides School (MA) Whitney Wells, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (MA) |
Postdoctoral Mentors
Harvard University: Ann Pearson
Arizona State University: Ariel D. Anbar,
Paul C.W. Davies,
James J. Elser,
Petra Fromme, and
Wim Vermaas
Graduate Advisors* and Dissertation Committee
Paul G. Falkowski*, Oscar Schofield*, Jody Hey, John Reinfelder, Edward Stiefel, and Costantino Vetriani
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