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Curriculum vitae – Melissah Rowe MELISSAH ROWE Centre for Ecological & Evolutionary Synthesis and Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway Email: [email protected] Phone: +47 48146278 Website: therowelab.com Academic Qualifications 2008 Ph.D. Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, USA Thesis: Sexual selection and sperm competition in the Australian Maluridae Committee: Drs. Stephen Pruett-Jones [advisor], Trevor Price, Jerry Coyne, Jill Mateo, Murray Bakst 2005 M.Sc. Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, USA 2000 B.Sc. (First Class Honours), Advanced Biology, Macquarie University, Australia. Pedagogical Qualifications 2008 Certificate in University Teaching, University of Chicago, USA Employment Oct 2014 – present Group leader/Researcher, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) and Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway. *Funded by Young Research Talent grant from Research Council of Norway. (Parental leave: 50% in 2018) Aug 2010 – Apr 2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway. (Parental leave: Feb 2013 – Nov 2013) Aug 2008 – Jul 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher. Arizona State University, USA. Professional and Scientific Development 2018 Scientific Teaching Workshop, Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching 2017 Science Communication Workshop, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University (at University of Oslo) 2017 Genomics for Ecologists workshop, University of Oslo 2015 Leadership course for Young Research Talents, University of Oslo Research Sabbaticals 2017 Two-month visit to the group of Prof S.C. Griffith, Macquarie University, Australia. 2016 Two-month visit to the group of Prof T.L. Karr, Drosophila Genomics and Genetic Resources, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. Research Grants Awarded 2018 Not all sperm swim the same: understanding sperm cell locomotion and sperm morphological diversification. PI. University of Oslo: Life Sciences. Funding for two summer Student Research Projects and Stipends. (NOK 100 000) 2018 Sex chromosomes and speciation: chromosome inversion and the large Z-effect. Co-PI (PI: Prof S.C. Griffith). Australian Research Council. 2018-2020. (AU$ 299 944) 2016 Role of sperm proteins in postmating, prezygotic reproductive barriers in Passer sparrows. PI. Nansen Foundation. 2016-2018. (NOK 50 000) 2015 Student stipend supplement to RCN grant. PI. Research Council of Norway. (NOK 101 000) 2014 Sperm-pathogen interactions and the evolution of ejaculate antimicrobial defences in passerine birds. PI. Young Research Talent. Research Council of Norway. 2014-2019. (NOK 7 039 000) Curriculum vitae – Melissah Rowe 2013 Reproductive plasticity and climate change: insights from an opportunistic breeder. Co-PI (PI: Prof S.C. Griffith). Australian Research Council. 2013-2016. (AU$ 435 000) 2012 Impact of bacteria on sperm quality in a wild passerine, the house sparrow. PI. British Ornithological Union. (GB£ 1 000) 2009 REU: The molecular costs of being sexually attractive. Co-writer (PI: Prof K.J. McGraw). National Science Foundation, REU Supplement grant. (US$ 6 925) 2007 Mechanisms and dynamics of sperm competition in the Splendid Fairy-Wren: male investment in sperm numbers and quality. PI. American Ornithologists’ Union. Alexander Wetmore Research Award. (US$ 1 700) 2006 Reproductive biology and sperm competition in the southern emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus). PI. Hinds Fund, University of Chicago. (US$ 1 602) 2005 Mechanisms of sperm competition in Australian Fairy-wrens (Maluridae). Co-writer. (PI: Dr. S. Pruett- Jones). National Science Foundation. 2005-2008. (US$ 323 000). 2004 The Dynamics of Sperm Competition and Paternity Control in Fairy-wrens. PI. Hinds Fund, University of Chicago. (US$ 1 655) 2003 Sexual selection and the evolution of millipede fauna. PI. Hinds Fund, University of Chicago. (US$ 1 276) Scholarships and Awards 2017 Kristine Bonnevie Scholarship, University of Oslo (NOK 86 200) 2017 Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Macquarie University (AU$ 2 200) 2016 Kristine Bonnevie Scholarship, University of Oslo (NOK 90 682) 2015 Best researcher talk, CEES Annual Conference, University of Oslo 2009 Travel Award, American Ornithologists’ Union. (US$ 432) 2007 Women’s Board Travel Award, University of Chicago. (US$ 500) 2007 Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship, University of Chicago. (US$ 400) 2007 Marcia Brady Tucker Travel Award, American Ornithologists’ Union. (US$ 500) 2006 NAOC Travel Award, North American Ornithological Conference. (US$ 1 000) 2006 Membership Award, Cooper Ornithological Society. 2005 Graduate Student Scholarship (3 years), University of Chicago. (US$ 73 500) 2005 Membership Award, American Ornithologists’ Union. 2003 Graduate Student Scholarship (2 years), University of Chicago. (US$ 42 000) 2002 Fulbright Postgraduate Award, Australian-American Fulbright Commission Publications * Denotes student author (undergraduate or PhD) supervised/mentored by me Mohr, A., Girard, M., Rowe, M., McGraw, K.J., & Sweazea, K. (in press) Varied effects of dietary carotenoid supplementation on oxidative damage in tissues of two waterfowl species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B Støstad, H.N.*, Rowe, M., Johnsen, A., Oldrich, T., Albrecht, T. & Lifjeld, J.T. (in press) Sperm head abnormalities are associated with excessive omega-6 fatty acids in two finch species feeding on sunflower seeds. Journal of Avian Biology K. Supriya*, Price, T. D., & Rowe, M. (2019) Resource variation generates positive correlations between pre- and post-copulatory sexual traits. Behavioural Ecology doi: 10.1093/beheco/ary170 Rowe, M., Skerget, S., Rosenow, M. A., & Karr, T. L. (2019) Identification and characterization of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) sperm proteome. Journal of Proteomics 193: 192-204. doi: 10.1016/j.prot.2018.10.009 Støstad, H.N.*, Johnsen, A., Lifjeld, J.T., & Rowe, M. (2018) Sperm head morphology is associated with sperm swimming speed: a comparative study of songbirds using electron microscopy. Evolution. 72: 1918- 1932. doi: 10.1111/evo.13555 Hurley, L.L.*, Rowe, M., & Griffith, S.C. (2018) Differential sperm-egg interactions in experimental pairings between two sub-species and their hybrids in a passerine bird. Ecology and Evolution 8: 11725- 11732. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4624 Curriculum vitae – Melissah Rowe K. Supriya*, Price, T. D., & Rowe, M. (2018). Positive correlations between pre- and post-copulatory sexual traits in warblers. Journal of Avian Biology. 49: e01694. doi: 10.1111/jav.01694 Hurley, L.L.*, McDiarmid, C. S., Friesen, C., Griffith, S.C. & Rowe, M. (2018). Experimental heatwaves negatively impact sperm quality in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285 (1871), 20172547. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2547 K. Supriya*., Rowe, M., Laskemoen, T., Mohan, D., Price, T. D., & Lifjeld, J.T. (2016) Early diversification of sperm size in the evolutionary history of the Old World Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 29: 777-789. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12826 Eroukhmanoff, F., Rowe, M., Cramer, E. R. A., Haas, F., Hermansen, J. S., Runemark, A., Johnsen, A., & Sætre, G.P. (2016). Experimental evidence for ovarian hypofunction in sparrow hybrids. Avian Research. 7: 3. doi: 10.1186/s40657-016-0038-1 Omotoriogun, T.C.*, Albrecht, T., Horak, D., Laskemoen, T., Ottosson, U., Rowe, M., Sedlacek, O., & Lifjeld, J.T. (2016). Sperm size evolution in African greenbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 117: 337-349. doi: 10.1111/bij.12663 Omotoriogun, T.C.*, Laskemoen, T., Rowe, M., Albrecht, T., Sedlacek, O., Horak, D., Ottosson, U., & Lifjeld, J.T. (2016) Variation in sperm morphology among Afrotropical sunbirds. Ibis. 158: 155-166. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12334 Rowe, M., Albrecht, T., Cramer, E.R.A., Johnsen, A., Laskemoen, T., Weir, J.T., & Lifjeld, J.T. (2015). Postcopulatory sexual selection is associated with accelerated evolution of sperm morphology. Evolution. 69: 1044-1052. doi: 10.1111/evo.12620 Rowe, M., Griffith, S.C. Hofgaard, A., & Lifjeld, J.T. (2015) Subspecific variation in sperm morphology in the long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda (Passeriformes: Estrildidae). Avian Research. 6: 23. doi: 10.1186/s40657-015-0032-z Rowe, M., Pierson, K.L.*, & McGraw, K.J. (2015). Exploratory behavior is associated with plasma carotenoid accumulation in two congeneric species of waterfowl. Behavioural Processes. 115: 181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2015.04.008 Dale, S., Lifjeld, J.T., & Rowe, M. (2015). Commonness and ecology, but not big brains, predicts urban living in birds. BMC Ecology. 15: 12. doi: 10.1186/s12898-015-0044-x Cramer, E.R.A., Laskemoen, T., Stensrud. E., Rowe, M., Haas, F., Lifjeld, J.T., Sætre, G.P., Johnsen, A. (2015). Morphology-function relationships and repeatability in the sperm of Passer sparrows. Journal of Morphology. 276: 370–377. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20346 Cramer, E.R.A., Laskemoen, T., Eroukhmanoff, F., Haas, F., Hermansen, J.S., Lifjeld, J.T., Rowe, M., Sætre, G. - P., & Johnsen, A. (2014). Testing a post-copulatory pre-zygotic reproductive barrier in a passerine species pair. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68: 1133-1144. doi:10.1007/s00265-014-1724-9 Hermosell, I.G., Laskemoen, T., Rowe, M., Møller, A.P., Mousseau, T.A., Albrecht, T. & Lifjeld, J.T. (2013). Patterns of sperm damage in Chernobyl passerine birds suggest a trade-off between sperm length and integrity. Biology Letters. 9: 20130530. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0530