Ada Kaliszewska

Education

University of Utah, SLC, UT	Honors Biological Chemistry Major, Math Minor B.S. 2002
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. in progress

Areas of expertise: Butterfly sequencing, especially lycaenids. Greenhouse maintenance, including taking care of plants that caterpillars eat, raising Jalmenus evagoras (lycaenid) caterpillars, and feeding ants. Phylogenetics of Miletines (lycaenid butterflies), Cyamids (Amphipoda: Cyamus) and Katydids (Tettigonidae). Using 15N and 13C stable isotope studies to elucidate butterfly life-histories.

Area of interest: Evolution of parasitism and trophic level shifts.

Fellowships

2008 Putnam Expedition Grant: Diversification of Chrysoritis and Thestor butterflies

2007 Putnam Expedition Grant: Species Interactions and Diversification of Thestor butterflies and Anoplolepis custodiens ants

2005 (Stipend started Sept 2006) NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

2004-2006 Genetics Training Grant

Teaching experience

1. Teaching Fellow for BS50 (genetics and genomics) Fall 2005

Publications and Presentations

1. Zofia Kaliszewska, David Lohman, Glen Adelson, and Naomi E. Pierce. (in prep) When Caterpillars Attack: Phylogeny and Life History Evolution of the Miletinae.
2. Alan Heath, Leonard McLeod, Zofia A. Kaliszewska, C. W. Stuart Fisher, and Mark Cornwall. (in press) Field notes, including ant-associations, on the butterfly genera Chrysoritis Butler, Aloeides Butler and Thestor Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeini) from South Africa. Metamorphosis.
3. Zofia A. Kaliszewska , Jon Seger, Victoria J. Rowntree, Susan G. Barco, Rafael Benegas, Peter B. Best, Moira W. Brown, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Alejandro Carribero, Robert Harcourt, Amy R. Knowlton, Kim Marshall-Tilas, Nathalie J. Patenaude, Mariana Rivarola, Catherine M. Schaeff, Mariano Sironi, Wendy A. Smith, Tadasu K. Yamada 2005. Population histories of right whales (Cetacea: Eubalaena) inferred from mitochondrial sequence diversities and divergences of their whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamus). Molecular Ecology. 14, 3439-3456. (PDF)
4. Oral Presentation: Zofia A. Kaliszewska and Naomi E. Pierce. 2008. When Caterpillars Attack: Phylogeny and Life History Evolution of the Miletinae. Evolution Meetings 2008, Minnesota.
5. Poster Presentation: Zofia A. Kaliszewska, Jon Seger, Victoria J. Rowntree, Wendy Smith. 2005. Population histories of right whales (Cetacea; Balaenidae; Eubalaena spp.) inferred from population structures of their whale lice (Amphipoda; Cyamidae; Cyamus spp.). European Evolution Meetings (ESEB), Krakow , Poland. (open poster in new window)
6. Oral Presentation: Whale Lice. 2004. Cambridge Entomological Club

Synergistic Activities

1. Organized the 2006 Genetics Training Grant Symposium at Harvard. Conflict and Cooperation: The Evolution of Social Systems (see Symposium flyer and pictures in a new window).
2. Gave a talk about whales and whale lice (titled Whale Riders) to a class of third grade students. 2005.

Other Interests

1. Photography – see for some of my pictures at http://silverzak.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php
2. Hiking and Climbing – the 3 highest mountains I’ve summited are:
• King’s Peak (Utah) 13, 328 ft
• Mount Whitney (California) 14,491 ft
• Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 19.340 ft
3. Biking – summer of 2006 I biked 3700miles (from Florida to California) with a group called Bike and Build
4. Dudley House Intramural Crew - Rowed in the Women’s B boat in 2007 and in the Women’s A boat in 2008

Languages

Polish, English and Spanish