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ndanos@oeb.harvard.edu
Education
Aug 2005 to present, Harvard University PhD in Biology (in progress)
Aug 2003 to May 2005, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MS in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Aug 1998 to May 2002, University of California, Berkeley, BA in Integrative Biology
Publications
Danos, N., Fisch, N. and Gemballa, S. (2008). The musculotendinous system of an anguilliform swimmer: Muscles, myosepta, dermis, and their interconnections in Anguilla rostrata. J. Morph. 269, 29-44.
Danos, N. and Lauder, G. V. (2007). The ontogeny of fin function during routine turns in zebrafish Danio rerio. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 3374-3386. Inside JEB commentary by Blackburn, L. (2007). TURNING PERFORMANCE IN GROWING ZEBRAFISH, vol. 210, pp. iii.
Presentations with published abstract
Danos, N. (2009). Sensory input for routine turns in zebrafish. Integr Comp Biol 49, 43.
Danos, N. (2008). Locomotor plasticity of larval zebrafish in high viscosity environments. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 150, S70-S70.
Danos, N., Fisch, N. and Gemballa, S. (2007). The musculotendinous system of an anguilliform swimmer: Muscles, myosepta, dermis and their interconnections in Anguilla rostrata. J. Morph. 268, 1064-1064.
Danos, N. and Lauder, G. V. (2006). Ontogeny of fin function during routine turning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Integr Comp Biol 46, E31-E31.
Danos, N. and Brainerd, E. L. (2005). Biomechanics of the skin during swimming in the American eel, Anguilla rostrata. Integr Comp Biol 45, 984-984.
Danos, N. (2001). Biomechanics of ventilation in the ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei. Am. Zool. 41, 1640-1640.
Awards and Honors
May 2009, Graduate student council Conference grant
Jul 2007, Society for Experimental Biology travel grant
Jan 2006, Robert A. Chapman Memorial Scholarship, Harvard University
Jun 2004, Journal of Experimental Biology Travel Grant
May 2004, Sigma-Xi Grant-In-Aid-of-Research
May 2004, Society for Experimental Biology Travelling Fellowship
Jan 2003, UMass OEB Travel Grant
Jul 2001, Scholarship to attend University of Washington Marine Research Station at Friday Harbor
Jan 1999, Golden Key National Honors Society
Sep 1998, Fulbright Scholarship (Cyprus-America Scholarship Program)
Teaching experience
Fall 2009, Teaching Fellow for OEB 139 Evolution of the Vertebrates, Harvard University.
Spring 2008, Teaching Fellow for OEB 121 Advanced Structure and Physiology of Vertebrates, Harvard University. Supervised two undergraduate students conducting independent research projects.
Spring 2008, Teaching Fellow for OEB 53 Evolution, Harvard University. Led 2-hour weekly sessions teaching “On the Origin of Species” and discussing introductory evolution concepts.
Spring 2006, Teaching Fellow for OEB 130 Patterns and Processes of Fish Diversity, Harvard University.
Fall 2004, Organizer and leader of departmental seminar Classic Readings in Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Summer 2004, Teaching fellow for Functional Morphology and Ecology of Marine Fishes at Friday Harbor Lab, University of Washington
Fall 2003, Teacher of Introductory Biology laboratory sessions, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Professional societies
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Sigma-Xi Associate Member
Society for Experimental Biology
Academic work experience
Jan 2003 - Jul 2003, Program manager for HerpNET, an NSF-funded initiative to connect 36 herpetological natural history collections in North and Central America via a distributed database, led by Dr. David Wake and Dr. Linda Trueb.
Jan 2003 - Jul 2003, Research assistant for Dr. Marvalee Wake; histological studies of caecilian reproductive system
Jan 2002 - Sep 2002, Curatorial assistant at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology; accession and catalogue herpetological specimens, database entry, maintain tissue collection, supervise volunteer students and give tours of the museum to biology classes and to the public.
Jan 2002 - May 2002, Research assistant to Dr. Sheila Patek, Miller Fellow in the Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley; provide technical support for Dr. Patek in computer programming and experimental design.
Sep 2001 - Dec 2001, Research assistant for Dr. Robert Macey, Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley Lab; participated in studies of molecular phylogeny of reptiles.
Jan 2001 - May 2001, Research assistant for Dr. Adam Summers, Postdoctoral Miller Fellow at Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley; assisted with Dr. Summer’s research on cartilaginous fish reproductive modes and Caecilian jaw morphology.
Jun 2000 - Aug 2000, Research assistant for Archipelagos Aigeou, a non-profit organization studying the biological diversity in the eastern Aegean Sea and encouraging local community involvement in conservation issues.
Academic life involvement
Fall 2009, Organizer for Harvard Integrated Life Sciences- sponsored student event.
2008 to present, At Large representative for the Natural Sciences on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Council, Harvard University.
2007-2008, Departmental graduate student representative. Harvard University.
Other Work Experience
Sep 1999 - Dec 2000, Senior clerk at Graduate Division, UC Berkeley; provided support to student affairs officers
Aug 1997- Aug 1998, Partner and founder of Oktana Bookstore Café, Lefkosia, Cyprus; Oktana is still in business and hosts cultural events such as art exhibits and music concerts
Language skillls
English, German and Greek
Reading and/or Writing Spanish, French and Classical Greek