casolari@email.arizona.edu
Personal Information
Date of birth: March 23rd 1969. Citizenship: Argentina.
Gender: Male Marital Status: Married with two children.
Education
2001-05 - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. PhD degree.
1990-93 - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Department of Zoology. Bachelor in Science degree. Major Zoology.
Research Experience
2007 University of Cambridge. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. “Flagellar driven flows and metabolic rates.” Collaboration with Dr. Ray Goldstein.
2006 - University of Arizona. Postdoctoral Research: “Phenotypic plasticity in the flagellar apparatus in Volvocales.” Collaboration with Dr. Rick Michod, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, and Dr. Ray Goldstein, Physics Department.
2001-2005 - University of Arizona. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Dissertation: “A Hydrodynamics Approach to the Evolution of Multicellularity: Flagellar motility and the evolution of germ-soma differentiation in volvocalean green algae.” Advisor: Dr. Rick Michod. Collaboration with Dr. John Kessler and Dr. Ray Goldstein, Physics Department.
2001 Spring - University of Washington, Friday Harbour Marine Laboratories. Collaborated in the development of mathematical models to describe the life-history of echinoderms. Collaboration with Dr. Larry McEdward.
2000 Spring - University of Florida. Department of Zoology. Modeling of parental investment strategies of benthic marine invertebrates with pelagic larval stages. Collaboration with Dr. Larry McEdward.
1993 - University of Florida. Department of Zoology. Research assistant in the study of morphometrics in echinoderm larvae. Collaboration with Dr. Larry McEdward.
1993 Summer - Cedar Key, Florida. Research assistant in horseshoe crab research on sexual selection. Researcher in charge: Dr. Jane Brockman.
1992 Summer - Refugio de Vida Silvestre Curu, Costa Rica. Research assistant in the study of primate ecology and niche divergence in white-faced capuchins and howler monkeys.
Employment history
Present - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Department of Biodiversity and Experimental Biology. Research Associate, Laboratory of Comparative Biology of Protists (Director: Dr. Visitacion Conforti)
2007 University of Cambridge. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Research Associate, Dr. Goldstein´s Lab.
2006 - University of Arizona. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Research Associate, Dr. Michod’s and Dr. Goldstein´s Labs.
2002- 2005 - University of Arizona. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Research Assistant, Dr. Michod’s Lab.
2002 - University of Arizona. Teaching Assistant, Genetics.
2001 - University of Arizona. Teaching Assistant, Genetics Lab.
1997- 2001 - Bridger Conway., Buenos Aires, Argentina. Managing Director in charge of economic and financial strategy.
1994-98 - Massey-Ferguson Argentina S.A. Agricultural machinery. Controller. Financial and commodities analysis.
Presentations and Meetings
2006 - American Physical Society Meeting, USA. Flows driven by flagella of multicellular organisms enhance log-range molecular transport.
2005 - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona. One hour public seminar: Multicellularity and the functional interdependence of motility and molecular transport.
2004 - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona. One hour public seminar: Hydrodynamics and the evolution of cell differentiation in Volvocales.
2003 - Evolution Meeting, USA. Oral Presentation: Fitness and Complexity in Volvocalean Green Algae.
- Evolution Meeting, UK. European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Poster: Hydrodynamics and the evolution of cell differentiation in Volvocales.
- Computational Synthesis: From basic building blocks to high level Functionality at Stanford, CA. American Association of Artificial Intelligence. Oral Presentation and paper contributed to the symposium proceedings: Fitness and Complexity in Volvocalean Green Algae.