James N. Kezos
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA 92697-2525
Phone: (714) 598-9922 | Email: jkezos@uci.edu
EDUCATION
2011-Present UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Irvine, CA
Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2007-2011
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Irvine, CA
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, June 2011
Minor: Anthropology
APPOINTMENTS
2013-Present Laboratory Manager; Rose, Mueller, and Greer Lab Group, UC Irvine
2013-Present Network for Experimental Research of Evolution Intern; University of
California, System-Wide
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2010-2011
Undergraduate Bio 198: Directed Group Studies
Laboratory of Dr. Michael Rose and Dr. Laurence Mueller, UC Irvine
2011-2011
Undergraduate Bio 199: Biology of Aging
Laboratory of Dr. Michael Rose and Dr. Laurence Mueller, UC Irvine
2011-Present Graduate Eco/Evo 200: Biology of Aging
Rose, Mueller, and Greer Laboratories, UC Irvine
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011-Present Teaching Assistant; University of California, Irvine
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology: Bio 93 DNA to Organisms
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Bio 94 Organisms to Ecosystems;
E179 Limnology and Freshwater Ecosystems; E179L Field Freshwater Ecology Lab;
E109 Physiology; E115L Evolution Lab
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior: Bio 93 DNA to Organisms
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2012-2013
2014-2015
GAANN Fellowship: Funded by UC Irvine’s Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology through the U.S. Department of Education. Funds tuition, fees,
and research and travel expenses.
GAANN Fellowship: Funded by UC Irvine’s Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology through the U.S. Department of Education. Funds tuition, fees,
and research and travel expenses.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013-2014
Graduate Fellow Award, HHMI-UCI Teaching Fellows Program, UC Irvine
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
2013
2014
2014
Western Evolutionary Biology Meeting; Network for Experimental Research on
Evolution. University of California, Irvine
Oral Presentation: Convergence of Functional Traits in Parallel Evolution in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Evolution 2014. Raleigh, North Carolina
Oral Presentation: Rapid Divergence and Convergence of Functional Characters in
Experimentally Evolved Populations of Drosophila.
American Physiological Society Intersociety Meeting. San Diego, California
Oral Presentation: Rapid Evolution of Physiology in Laboratory Populations
of Drosophila.
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
2011-Present Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers; Rose, Mueller, and Greer Laboratories,
UC Irvine
2012-2014
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. University of California, Irvine
Poster Presentation: Defining the Effect of Stress on Cardiac Function in Drosophila
melanogaster
Poster Presentation: The Effect of a High-Fat Diet on Cardiac Function in
Drosophila melanogaster
Poster Presentation: Defining the Relationships of Cardiac Function, Athletic
Performance and Stress in Drosophila melanogaster