Bruno A. S. de Medeiros, Ph.D. Dept. of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Harvard University 26 Oxford St, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge – MA 02138 [email protected]; www.brunodemedeiros.me RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS I am an evolutionary biologist interested in understanding how species interactions create and maintain diversity. My main study organisms are insects and palm trees. Most of my research involves fieldwork, the documentation of species and their natural history, ecology, and evolutionary genomics. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2018- Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA Faculty Advisor: Brian D. Farrell Project: Population genomics of Atlantic Forest mosquitoes that vector bird malaria Funding: Climate Change Solutions Fund, Harvard University EDUCATION 2018 Ph.D. in Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. Thesis: The Evolution of Syagrus palms and their insect pollinators Faculty Advisor: Brian D. Farrell 2011 M.Sc. in Zoology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Thesis: Phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the genus Anchylorhynchus Schoenherr, 1836 (Curculionidae: Derelomini), using discrete and continuous morphological characters Faculty Advisor: Sergio A. Vanin 2008 B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, University of São Paulo Thesis: Insect attraction to artificial lighting, focusing on Coleoptera Faculty Advisor: Sergio A. Vanin PUBLICATIONS Preprints and Manuscripts under Review 1. de Medeiros BAS, Núñez-Avellaneda LA, Hernandez AM, Farrell BD. Flowers visitors of the licuri palm (Syagrus coronata): brood pollinators coexist with a diverse community of antagonists and mutualists. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 2. Church SH, Donoughe S, de Medeiros BAS, Extavour CG. 2018. Insect egg size and shape evolve with ecology, not developmental rate. bioRxiv: 471946. (in review) 3. Church SH, Donoughe S, de Medeiros BAS, Extavour CG. 2018. A database of egg size and shape from more than 6,700 insect species. bioRxiv: 471953. (accepted, Scientific Data) Published Research 4. de Medeiros BAS, Farrell BD. 2018. Whole-genome amplification in double-digest RADseq results in adequate libraries but fewer sequenced loci. PeerJ 6:e5089. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5089. 5. McKenna DD, Clarke DJ, Anderson R, Astrin JJ, Brown S, Chamorro L, Davis SR, de Medeiros BAS, et al. 2018. Morphological and molecular perspectives on the phylogeny, evolution, and classification of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): Proceedings from the 2016 International Weevil Meeting. Diversity 10:64. 6. Kim S, de Medeiros BAS, Byun BK, Lee S, Kang JH, Lee B, Farrell BD. 2018. West meets East: How do rainforest beetles become circum-Pacific? Evolutionary origin of Callipogon relictus and allied species (Cerambycidae: Prioninae) in the New and Old Worlds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125:163–176. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.019. 7. de Medeiros BAS, Barghini A, Vanin SA. 2017. Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 61:74–79. DOI: 10.1016/j.rbe.2016.11.004. 8. de Medeiros BAS, Bená DC, Vanin SA. 2014. Curculio Curculis lupus: biology, behavior and morphology of immatures of the cannibal weevil Anchylorhynchus eriospathae G. G. Bondar, 1943. PeerJ 2: e502. 9. Vanin SA & de Medeiros BAS. 2013. A new species of Sicoderus Vanin from Bolivia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Otidocephalini). Zootaxa 3734: 81–85. 10. Valente RM, de Medeiros BAS. 2013. A new species of Anchylorhynchus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Amazon, with a record of a new host palm for the genus. Zootaxa, 3709(4), 394–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.6 11. de Medeiros BAS, Núñez-avellaneda LA. 2013. Three new species of Anchylorhynchus Schoenherr, 1836 from Colombia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Acalyptini). Zootaxa, 3636(2), 394–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3636.2.10 12. Barghini A, de Medeiros BAS. 2012. UV radiation as an attractor for insects. Leukos 9(1):47-56. doi:10.1582/LEUKOS.2012.09.01.003 13. Barghini A, de Medeiros BAS. 2010. Artificial lighting as a vector attractant and cause of disease diffusion. Environmental Health Perspectives 118(11):1503-1506. doi:10.1289/ehp.1002115 PRESENTATIONS Conference Talks 2017 Population divergences of palm flower weevils: Differences between mutualists and antagonists Conference: Entomology 2017, Denver, CO 2016 Effects of insect-host interactions on the diversification of palm weevils Conference: XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, USA 2016 Genomics and natural history in weevil evolution: a case study with palm weevils Conference: 2016 International Weevil Meeting, Orlando, USA 2015 Effects of insect-host interaction on population genetic divergences in a community of palm weevils Conference: Evolution 2015, Guarujá, Brazil Posters 2 2011 An evaluation of methods of phylogeny reconstruction based on quantitative morphological characters Conference: 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa, Canada TEACHING & ADVISING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant for Term-Time Courses Responsibilities included developing new class materials, leading class discussions, supervising labs, grading all assignments, and meeting with students individually. • Biogeography OEB141 2015, Harvard University. 10 students. • Foundations of Biological Diversity OEB10 2012, Harvard University. 50 students. • Impacts of Artificial Lighting on the Environment 2010, online, University of São Paulo. 10 students • Evolutionary Biology 2010, University of São Paulo. 60 students • Invertebrates 2007, University of São Paulo. 120 students • Evolutionary Processes 2006, University of São Paulo. 120 students • Principles of Systematics & Biogeography 2004, University of São Paulo. 120 students Workshop Instructor Gorongosa Phylogenetics Workshop 2016, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. 6 students. I was the sole instructor of this one-week long workshop, invited by the Gorongosa National Park. My responsibilities included designing the whole course, including lectures and computer labs. Pedagogical Training 2015 Mentoring Workshop, Life Sciences Education Office, Harvard University. 2012 Derek Bok Center Fall Teaching Conference, Harvard Univerisity. 2009 Teacher Licensure in Biological Sciences, University of São Paulo. Advising Experience 4 undergraduate students as lab assistants at Harvard University (2013-), currently advising one of them in a Senior thesis. FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS Fellowships 2016-2017 Jorge Paulo Lemann Fellowship for Research in Brazil, Harvard University 2009-2011 M.Sc. Fellowship, São Paulo Research Foundation, Brazil 2007-2008 Scientific Initiation Fellowship, São Paulo Research Foundation, Brazil 2007 Santander Scholarship for exchange study in Latin American and Iberian countries, Bank Santander, Brazil 2005-2006 Scientific Initiation Fellowship, National Research Council, Brazil Research Grants 2017- Climate Change Solutions Fund, Harvard University (co-written with advisor Brian D. Farrell, $150,000) 2016-2018 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($21,970) 2013-2015 William F. Milton Fund, Harvard University (co-written with advisor Brian D. Farrell, $36,000) 3 Travel awards 2013-2014 Putnam Expedition Grant, Harvard University ($10,000) 2012-2016 Travel Grants, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University ($6,000 total) Other awards 2016-2018 Graduate Student Associate, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University 2015 Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Field Surveys 2013 1st Biological Survey of the Gorongosa National Park I participated in the first biological survey of the Gorongosa National Park, documented in the PBS series “Gorongosa, Rebirth of a Paradise” Conference Organization 2018 Amazonia and our Planetary Futures: a Conference on Climate Change This conference will take place on May 7-8, 2019 at Harvard University. Sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, we aim for this to be a highly-visible gathering, leading to action. We will convene a select group of specialists and leaders from across the Americas to discuss the Amazon, its interactions with climate, public perceptions about conservation and climate change, and sustainable models in the region. Organizers: de Medeiros BAS, Carvalho BM, Farrell BD 2018 Brazil Conference The Brazil Conference is organized by Brazilian students at Harvard and MIT, bringing together leaders in politics, companies, nonprofits and academia to discuss ongoing issues in Brazil. I participated in the Content team for the 2018 edition. Outreach Cambridge Entomological Club, 2012-2017. I was member of the Executive Committee for 2 years, vice-president for one year (2012-2013) and president for another year (2014-2015). Professional memberships Entomological Society of America 2016- Coleopterists Society 2018- American Society of Naturalists 2017- 4 .