Curriculum Vitae
Dr.
Francisco B.-G.
Moore
Department of Biology
University of Akron
Akron OH 44325-3908
(330) 972-2572
Degree and year Institution and Department
Ph.D.
1996
Michigan
State University - Kellogg Biological Station
Department
of Zoology, and Ecology, Evolution and Behavioral Biology Program
Advisor:
Dr. Stephen J. Tonsor
B.S.
1989
Michigan
State University, Department of Zoology
2001 - Present Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology, University of Akron.
The goal of my current
research is to understand the
causes and consequences of genetic constraints on the adaptation of
organism to
their environment. I am conducting long-term experimental evolution,
and
ecological genetic studies in pursuit of that goal. I am working
several
projects in both microbial, and vertebrate species.
1996 - 2001
Visiting
Research Associate, Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State
University. This
research, conducted in the
laboratory of Dr. Richard Lenski, focused on clarifying the
relationship
between past genetic changes and future adaptive response in E. coli.
1990 - 1996
Theoretical
evolutionary genetics of structured populations using individual based models. This work included the first complete
individual
based model of Sewall Wright's shifting balance process. It
demonstrated that
drift, selection and migration cannot be treated as independent
entities, but
must be considered simultaneously. (doctoral dissertation research)
1993 - 1995
Ecological
genetics of life history traits in the tide pool copepod Tigriopus californicus. This study investigated covariance of life
history
traits such as clutch size, age at first clutch and body size as well
as the
breakdown of covariance structures in interdemic Tigriopus
hybrids. The goal of this study was to determine the extent to which
co-adaptation differentiates demes in a highly structured
population. (doctoral dissertation
research)
Widmer,
S., F.B.-G. Moore, and B. Bagatto. 2006 The effects of chronic
developmental hypoxia
on swimming performance in zebrafish. Journal of Fish Biology
69:1885-1891 Link
to Publication
Petruzzi,
E.P., P.H. Niewiarowski, and F.B.-G.
Moore. 2006 The role of thermal niche selection in maintenance
of a colour
polymorphism in redback salamanders (Plethodon cinereus). Frontiers
in Zoology 4:10
Link to
publication
Moore,
Francisco B.-G., and Woods, R.J. 2006 Tempo and Constraint of Adaptive Evolution in
Escherichia coli. Biological Journal of the Linnean
Society 88: 403-411 Link
to publication
Moore
F.B.-G., M. Hosey, and B. Bagatto. 2006 Cardiovascular system in
larval
zebrafish responds to developmental hypoxia in a family specific
manner. Frontiers
in Zoology 3:4 Link to
publication
Duff, R.J.
and Moore F.B.-G. 2005 Pervasive
RNA editing inferred among hornwort rbcL
transcripts except Leiosporoceros. Journal of Molecular
Evolution 61 (5): 571-578 Link
to publication
Marks, C.,
West, T., Bagatto B., and Moore, F.B.-G. 2005
Developmental
Environment Alters Conditional Aggression in Zebrafish. Copeia (4): 901-908 Download
abstract
Tonsor, S.
J. and Francisco B.-G. Moore. 2001 Evolution: Shifting
Balance
Theory. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Nature Publishing Group
(Macmillan) Link
to publication
Moore,
Francisco B.-G., and D. E. Rozen, and R. E.
Lenski. 2000 Pervasive compensation for deleterious mutations in
experimental
populations of E. coli. Proceedings
of the Royal Society London B. 267: 515-522. Download
abstract
Whitlock, M.
C., P. C. Phillips, F. B.-G. Moore and S.
J. Tonsor. 1995 Multiple fitness peaks and epistasis. Annual
Review of
Ecology and Systematics 26: 601-629. Download
abstract
Moore, Francisco B.-G., and S. J. Tonsor. 1994 A simulation of Wright's shifting-balance process: migration and the three phases. Evolution 48: 69-80. Download abstract
Manuscripts
in Development
2006
Graham
Shelton Memorial
Invited Symposium.
Bagatto,
B and Moore F.B.-G. Chronic hypoxia in zebrafish: an integrative
approach to
studying plasticity.
2006
Society for
Integrative
and Comparative Biology - Presented Paper
Ayers,
M., Moore, F.B.-G., and Bagatto, B.. Searching for critical windows in
Development: Effects of chronic hypoxia on zebrafish. SICB Ð
Orlando, January
5, 2006.
2005
Society for
Integrative
and Comparative Biology - Presented Paper
Marks, C., B. Bagatto and F.B.-G. Moore..
Developmental environment alters conditional aggression in zebrafish.
SICB Ð
San Diego, January 7, 2005.
2005
Society for
integrative
and Comparative Biology - Presented Paper
Widmer, S., P. Moore and B. Bagatto. The
effects of
chronic hypoxia on the aerobic characteristics of zebrafish muscle.
SICB Ð San
Diego, January 5, 2005.
2005
Society for
integrative
and Comparative Biology - Presented Paper
Purrenhage JL, Niewiarowski PH,
Moore FBG,
Zamudio K. Regional population dynamics of spotted salamanders
(Ambystoma
maculatum) in a fragmented landscape.
SICB Ð San Diego, January 5, 2005.
Moore,
F. B.-G. The
role of phylogeny in the tempo and mode of evolution
Moore, F. B.-G.. Macroevolution,
Microevolution and Adaptation:
What's Past is Prologue
Moore, F. B.-G..
Macroevolution, Microevolution and
Adaptation:
What's Past is Prologue
Moore, F. B.-G.. The ghosts of ecology: Past, present and future
Moore, F. B.-G. and R. E. Lenski. Adaptation of diverse strains of E. Coli in a common environment: how does phylogenetic history affect genetic potential?
Moore, F. B.-G.,
D. Rozen, and R. E. Lenski.
Patterns of compensation for deleterious mutations in E. coli .
1997
Society
for the Study of Evolution - Presented Paper
Moore, F. B.-G., and R. E. Lenski. The effect of recombination on adaptive peak shifts in a structured population.
1997
University
of Pittsburgh, Department of Biology - Invited Seminar
Symposium:
Sewall Wright's Shifting Balance Process: Sixty Years Later.
Tonsor, S. J. and F. B.-G. Moore. Evidence for the shifting balance process: what is it and who has it?
Symposium:
The Shifting Balance.
Tonsor, S. J. and F. B.-G. Moore. Epistasis and the shifting balance: critical processes, ephemeral evidence.
1992
Society
for the Study of Evolution - Presented Paper
2001 - Present Evolutionary
Biology This is a core course in the biology
curriculum at the
University of Akron. This course is lecture oriented with periodic
class
discussions. Micro and Macro evolutionary theory are stressed with
specific
examples being used to highlight specific concepts.
2003 - Present
Herpetology
Lecture topics in this course concentrate on
systematics and ecology of extant and extinct reptile and amphibian
groups. Field identification and field study techniques of local
herpetofuana are covered during 'lab' time.
2003 - Present Evolutionary Ecology (Graduate course) Co-instructor with Dr. Stephen Weeks and Randall Mitchell. This course surveys the field with lectures and discussions of current topics in evolutionary ecology.
2004 - Present Tropical
Field Biology
Co-instructor with
Dr. Stephen Weeks. In this course readings, discussions, and lectures
augment
field experiments. Impromptu lectures unite the factual information the
students gain in the field with larger concepts in ecology and
evolution.
2004 - Present Quantitative
Methods in Biology (Graduate course) Discussion and analysis of
student
generated data sets as well as discussion of current papers allows
students to
survey topics and develop expertise in a variety of analytical
techniques form
the basis of this course.
2005 - Present Introduction
to Bioinformatics Co-instructor
with Dr. Zhong-Hui Duan. Collaborative inquiry between computer science
and
biology students is used to introduce students to bioinformatics. This
course
was developed with funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
Duan Z.-H., Moore F. B.-G., McConnell D. Teaching Bioinformatics through Collaboration and Inquiry. Effective date 7/01/04. Duration 2 Years $85,000.
2003
University
of Akron
Faculty
Research Grant
1994
Michigan
State University
Continuing
Fellowship
1993 Kellogg Biological Station NSF Training Grant
Fellowship
1992
Sigma
Xi Society
Grant-in-Aid
of research
1992
Lerner
Gray Fund for Marine
Grant-in-Aid
of research
Research,
American Museum
of
Natural History
Masters
Students Advised
(*
defended thesis, § Co-Advised with P.H. Niewiarowski, †
Co-Advised with B.
Bagatto, #
Co-Advised with P.J. Lavrentyev)
Erin Petruzzi*
§ - Maintenance
of colour polymorphism in Plethodon cinereus.
Simon Dinehart*§ - Breeding pond buffer zones and amphibian species diversity in N.E. Ohio.
Chris Marks* - Quantitative genetics and plasticity in zebrafish behaviour.
Julie Nieset *#
- The influence of
protozoan predtors on evolution of E. coli.
Jarod Steuber
† - Metabolic
consequences of leprosy in armadillos.
Ben Stewart
- Phylogenetic
constraints in experimental populations of enteric bacteria.
Colleen Sharp
- Combined
effects of UV light and toxic metals on amphibian survivorship.