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Francine Reiko Abe
1345 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Tel: +1 (646) 823-8058
e-mail: fabe@ku.edu
webpage: http://people.ku.edu/~fabe
2004-Present |
Ph.D. Candidate |
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Advisors: Bruce Lieberman and Edward O. Wiley
Degree: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertation: The nature of evolutionary radiations: Devonian calmoniid trilobites of the Malvinokaffric Realm |
2003 |
B.Sc. |
Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Biology (cum laude) |
2008 |
Graduate Research Assistant, International Barcode for Life (iBoL)
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Supervisors: Andy Bentley and Edward O. Wiley
- Preparation of fish tissues for molecular sequencing, including DNA extractions of over 1000 specimens
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2007 |
Graduate Research Assistant, Kansas NSF EPSCoR
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Supervisor: Edward O. Wiley
- Collected local fishes of the Kansas River and associated drainages.
- Sorted, identified, and removed tissues for DNA sampling of fish specimens.
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2004-2007 |
Graduate Research Assistant - NSF FishNet2 Project
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Supervisors: Dave Vieglais and Edward O. Wiley
- Designed and maintained FishNet2 website (http://www.fishnet2.net)
- Tested functionality and reliability of search portal
- Managed database of over 20 participant institutions and collaborators in FishNet2 project
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2008-2009 |
Evolutionary Biology (Biology 415), Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Guest Lecturer, Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Guest Lecturer, Zoology, “Ancient Arthropods”, Johnson County Community College, Olathe, KS |
2008 |
Principles of Organismal Biology Laboratory (Biology 152), Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
2007 |
Principles of Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (Biology 150), Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
2007 |
Collected and identified local freshwater fishes of Kansas using various seining techniques in associated drainages of the Kansas River and Neosho River. |
2007 |
Collected fossils at the Ponta Grossa Formation, Devonian strata in Paraná in southern Brazil. |
2006-2009 |
Collected and cataloged fossils from Pennsylvanian strata in Kansas. |
- Morphological systematic studies including identification and classification of trilobites
- Geometric morphometric analyses (TPS software, IMP, PAST)
- Phylogenetic software including PAUP*, Mesquite, MacClade, MrBayes, Clustal X
- Molecular laboratory skills: DNA extraction and purification
- Computer skills include familiarity with object-oriented programming and abstract data structures, programming in C++, Java, Visual Basic, and LISP, cross-platform familiarity, technical support, and MS Office and Adobe suite software.
- Website creation and maintenance including extensive design experience (Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, Cascading Style Sheets, HTML)
- Application and operation of distributed database systems (FishNet2)
- Extensive international experience in 7 countries in 5 continents. Fluent in English, Portuguese, and French. Working knowledge of Spanish and limited German.
Abe, F.R., B.S. Lieberman, M.C. Pope. (2009) New species of Olenellina trilobites from the Early Cambrian Sekwi Formation, Northwestern Canada. (In Prep.)
Davis, M.P., F.R. Abe, & G.R. Luttrell. Geometric Morphometric Investigation of a Putative Hybrid Zone between Moxostoma macrolepidotum and Moxostoma pisolabrum (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) in the Kansas River Basin. (In Prep.)
Abe, F.R., B.S. Lieberman. (2009). The Nature of Evolutionary Radiations: A Case Study Involving Devonian Trilobites. Evolutionary Biology, 36(2), 225-234. doi: 10.1007/s11692-009-9060-0
Luttrell, G.R., F.R. Abe, M.P. Davis, & K.R. Anderson. (2007). Recent collections of the Slenderhead darter, Percina phoxocephala (Nelson), from the Kansas River Basin. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (110):127-128.
2008 |
Abe, F.R., B.S. Lieberman. Studying tempo and mode in evolutionary radiations: an integrated, quantitative approach. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Houston, TX, October 2008. |
2007 |
Abe, F.R., B.S. Lieberman. Investigating evolutionary radiations using morphometrics, biogeography, and speciation rates: A case study involving Devonian trilobites. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, October 2007. |
2006 |
Abe, F.R., B.S. Lieberman. Biogeography and rates of evolution during a taxic radiation: Calmoniid trilobites (Devonian) of the Malvinokaffric Realm. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, October 2006.
Davis, M., F.R. Abe, Morphological investigation of a putative hybrid zone between Moxostoma macrolepidotum and Moxostoma pisolabrum (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) in the Kansas River Basin. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. July 2006.
Abe, F.R. Biogeography and rates of evolution: A case of taxic radiation in Devonian trilobites. Museum Lunch, University of Kansas, November 2006. |
2004 |
Abe, F.R. “Macros: Useful tool for a scientist.” Graduate Student Retreat, University of Kansas, October 2004. |
Abe, F.R. Panorama. $700. Award funded research visits to the American Natural History Museum, New York, and the National Museum of Natural History-Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. 2007.
Abe, F.R. Panorama Small Grant Fund. $700. Award for travel expenses for the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA. October 2006.
Abe, F.R. Travel Fund for Students, Geological Society of America, South-Central Section. $150. Award for travel expenses for the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA. October 2006.
2009 |
Organizing symposium “Macroevolution and the Modern Synthesis” for the Third International Palaeontological Congress, London, UK. |
2009 |
Contributed illustrations. Lieberman, B. S. and R. A. Kaesler. Prehistoric Life: Evolution in the Fossil Record. Wiley-Blackwell Scientific. In review. |
2004 |
Alumni Board Representative for the Graduate Student Organization. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. |
2008 |
Volunteer for Science Olympiad, Johnson County Community College, Olathe, KS. |
2007 |
“What on Earth? Rocks, Fossils and Meteorites.” KU Natural History Museum, Lawrence, KS. |
2006 |
Volunteer at Difficult Dialogues regarding the teaching of evolution (guests: Ken Miller, Richard Dawkins). University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity. Building new houses post-Katrina. New Orleans, LA. |
Geological Society of America
Sigma Xi
American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology
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