Curriculum Vitae

Kathryn Deborah FellerPhD

University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom CB2 3EG

Email: kate.feller@gmail.comWebsite: www.katefeller.com

Sensory-motor conversion of stomatopod strikesMantis shrimp, or stomatopods, use ultra-fast, ballistic strikes for both defense and acquire prey. Stomatopods also possess one of the world’s most complex visual systems. I developed an electrophysiological preparation and series of experiments to identify and record from neurons involved in the target and release of that stomaotpod strike. �is work also includes electromyogram recordings of strike control muscles, high-speed video recording during electrophysiological recording, and the development of techniques for neuron labelling and tracing in stomatpod and other crustaceans. September 2016 – present Independent Research Fellow Fly Systems Lab Supervisor: Dr. Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido Physiology, Development & Neuroscience Dept., University of Cambridge, UK

Description of a novel photonic tapetum for bioluminescence detectionWhile conducting transmission electron microscopy during my PhD training I discovered a novel photonic structure within the photore-ceptors of only one species of larval stomatopod. A Bristol I developed an independent investigation into the characterization of this unusual structure, performing multiple experiments that include design of a custom in situ spectral re�ectance system; comparative TEM and re�ectance spectroscopy among a variety of larval speices identi�ed via DNA molecular barcodes; and visual modelling of the function of the photonic structure in nature. I concluded from these results that a single family of stomatopod larvae evolved specialized structures for detecting bioluminescent light in the pelagic enviornment. July 2015 – Aug. 2016 Postdoctoral Associate Ecology of Vision Lab Supervisor: Prof. Nicholas Roberts School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK

Intracellular recording and cell-dye injection of butter�y photoreceptors�is breif position provided me with intense and successful training in the technique of intracellular electrophysiological recordings with cell-dye injections and �uorescent imaging. I also generated prelminary results that tested shifting the spectral sensitivity of broadband Papillo photoreceptors via spectral bleaching. �is is the �rst work to attempt to understand the physiological consequences of photore-ceptors that express multiple opsins.Jan. 2015 – Feb. 2015 Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Arikawa Lab Supervisor: Prof. Kentaro Arikawa Sokendai: �e Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Japan

�e visual ecology of stomatopod larvaeMy dissertation research was a diverse investigation into the visual systems of stomatopod larvae from the wild. �e major results of this body of work expanded our understanding of stomatopod larval photoreceptor diversity, characterized the ontogeny of vision during the unusual double-retina metamorphic eye phase, and discovered that photonic structures overlying the retina serve as a spectrally matched re�ective camou�age in the pelagic enviornment. I learned a variety of technqiues do acomplish this work, including electroretinographic recording, microspectrophotometry, enviornmental radiometry, re�ectance spectroscopy, and electron microscopy. Historically wild caught larvae have not been able to be studied in such depth due to the limitations of identifying specimens, a problem that I circum-vented by developing a method for molecular DNA barcoding that was performed post hoc of all experiments.Sept. 2007 – Dec. 2014 PhD Student Cronin Lab Supervisor: Prof. �omas Cronin University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA Characterization of ultraviolet opsin proteins in the retinas in two species of microchiropteran batHonors thesis for degree in Biology and Enviornmental ScienceSept. 2002 – May 2006 Undergraduate student Supervisor: Prof. Kristy Kenyon William Smith College, Geneva, USA

Phytoplankton concentration and population composition in relation to wind-induced mixing in a transect of the Sargasso SeaIndependent research project designed and carried out during study abroad aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer.Sept. 2004 – Nov. 2004 Undergraduate student Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, USA

SCIENTIFIC CAREER & EDUCATION

All scienti�c illustrations by KD Feller

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PUBLICATIONS

PEER REVIEWED

Feller, KD; Wilby D; Mantell J; Wardill TJ; Cronin TW; Roberts NW. In preparation. A twinkle in the eye: Description of a novel photonic tapetum for bioluminescence detection.

Feller, KD; Jordan TM; Wilby D; Roberts NW. 2017. Selection of the intrinsic polarization properties of animal optical materials creates enhanced structural re�ectivity and camou�age. Phil. Trans.R. Soc. B 20160336.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0336

Roberts NW; Jordan T; Wilby D; Chiou TH; Feller KD; & Cronin TW. 2016. A shape-anisotropic re�ective polarizer in a stomatopod crustacean. Scienti�c Reports 6, Article number: 21744. http://rdcu.be/x3Lw

Geheber AD, Davis DR, Watters JL, Penrod ML, Feller KD, Davey CS, Ellsworth ED, Flanagan RL, Heitz BB, Moore T, Nguyen MD. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) I: a new species from Lubang Island. Zootaxa. 4132(1):1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.1

Feller, KD, JH Cohen, & TW Cronin. 2014: Seeing double: visual physiology of double-retina eye ontogeny in stomato-pod crustaceans. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-014-0967-2

Davis, D, KD Feller, & C Siler. 2014. Evaluating the diversity of Philippine slender skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae): Redescriptions of B. bonitae and B. tridactylus, and descriptions of two additional new species. Journal of Herpetology 48(4): 480-494. https://doi.org/10.1670/13-173

Feller, KD and TW Cronin. 2014. Hiding opaque eyes in transparent organisms: In situ spectral and image contrast analysis of eyeshine in stomatopod larvae. �e Journal of Experimental Biology 217, 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.108076

How, MJ; ML Porter; AN Radford; KD Feller; SE Temple; RL Caldwell; NJ Marshall; TW Cronin; & NW Roberts. 2014. Out of the blue: �e evolution of horizontally polarized signals in Haptosquilla (Crustacea, Stomatopoda, Protos-quillidae). �e Journal of Experimental Biology https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.107581

Feller, KD, TW Cronin, ST Ahyong, & ML Porter. 2013. Morphological and molecular description of late-stage Alima Leach, 1817 (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) larval types from Lizard Island, Australia. Zootaxa. 3722(2): 22-32 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3722.1.2

Gumm, JM, KD Feller, TC Mendelson. 2011. Spectral characteristics of male nuptial coloration in darters (Etheostoma). Copeia. 2011(2): 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-10-033

Feller, KD, S Langerholm, R Clubwala, MT Silver, D Haughey, JM Ryan, ER Loew, ME Deutschlander, & KL Kenyon. 2009. Characterization of photoreceptor cell types in the little brown bat Myotis lucifugus (Vespertilionidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 154(4):412-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.08.006

Feller, KD & TW Cronin. 2014. Chaper 8: Sensory Ecology of Vision. In: �e Natural History of Crustaceans: Crustacean Nervous Systems and �eir Control of Behavior. C. Derby & M. �iel (eds.), Vol III. Oxford University Press.

Feller, KD. 2013. Subclass Hoplocarida Calman, 1904: Order Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817: Larvae. In: Treatise on Zoology – Crustacea. FR Schram & JC von Vaupel Klein (eds.), vol. 4A: 257-269. Brill, Leiden.

REVIEWS & BOOK CHAPTERS

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2013

2014

2016

2012

2010

2007 – 2009

• Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSC) Independent Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (£151,515.34) – application to study sensory-motor conversion of stomatopod crustacean predatory strikes • International Society of Neuroethology Konishi Award ($2,500) - application for �eld research related to MSC fellowship

• �e Graduate School at UMBC Dissertation Fellowship ($8239.88) – application to write PhD thesis• Leon M. Abbott Scottish Rite scholarship grant ($1000) – application for tuition and travel expenses to attend Lund University Sensory Ecology in Sweden

• International Society of Neuroethology Heiligenberg Student Travel Award ($700) – application for travel expenses to attend Lund University Sensory Ecology Course• Society of Integrativet and Comparative Biology (SICB) Travel Grant ($2000) – application to con-duct stomatopod larval electrophysiology experiments at Duke Marine laboratory

• �e Crustacean Society Fellowship in Graduate Studies ($1000) – application to learn technique of scienti�c illustration for taxonomic description with Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum, Sydney

• Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility Travel and Access Program Grant ($2000 AUD) – application to work at University of Queensland imaging facility performing TEM on stomatopod larval eyes

• Graduate Assistant in Areas of National Need (GAANN) award ($60,000) – award funding my stipend for the �rst two years of my graduate PhD studies

• PDN Research Symposium, Best Postdoc Presentation (£50) – April 2017• Famelab, Cambridge Regional Champion, British Research Council – March 2017 Prize: Science communication and media training weekend retreat, all expenses paid • The Crustacean Society, Best Poster Award, SICB Conference ($100) – January 2012• Second Place UMBC Scientific Photography Contest ($50) – Spring 2009 • Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Education Assistance Award ($1000)– April 2006 & 2007 • Sigma-Xi North East Regional Student Poster Conference, Honorary Mention – April 2006• Sigma Xi National Science Honor Society – April 2006• William Smith College Biology Research Award ($50) – April 2006• Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society – April 2006• The William Smith Congress Award ($100) – April 2006• Hobart and William Smith President's Public Service Award – April 2006

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

AWARDS & HONORS

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Tutor in scienti�c writing, Trinity Hall College, Cambridge, UK – Michaelmas Term 2017 • Provided supervision in scientific writing to undergraduate medic students Lab Practical Demonstrator, University of Cambridge, UK – March 2017 • Taught eye movements lab practical to second year undergraduate medical students

Field Course Co-instructor, University of Bristol, UK – June 2016 • Taught week-long field course in sensory ecology to undergraduates

Guest Lecturer, Art History Department, University of Bristol, UK – April 2016 • Provided interdisciplinary lecture on the art of microscopy to “Vision” class run by Dr. Lucy Donkin

Guest Lecturer, Biology Department, Plymouth State University, USA – March 2015 • Provided hour-long lecture on visual physiology to Animal Physiology class run by Dr. Chris Chabot

Teaching Assistant, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab & Lecture, UMBC , USA – Spring 2010 to Sprin 2014 • Lecture, instruct & grade weekly sections of pre-healthcare students in anatomical dissections, models, & physiological experiments

Undergraduate Academic Advisor, UMBC, USA – Fall 2008 to Spring 2010 • Provided enrollment counseling for first-year undergraduates in the sciences

Guest Lecturer, Biology Department, UMBC, USA – May 2012 & May 2014 • Provided hour-long lecture on diel vertical migrations and marine larvae for Physiology of Marine & Estuarine Animals run by Dr. Tom Cronin

Undergraduate Workshop Instructor, SIT study abroad program, Lizard Island, Australia – March 2014 • Ran seminar and zooplankton collection training activity for students visiting Lizard Island Research Station

Guest Lecturer, Biology Department, UMBC, USA – Spring 2011 • Provided hour long lecture and discussion of camouflage for students taking honors course The Biology of Color run by Dr. Megan Porter

Professional Development Seminar Instructor, Living Classrooms Foundation & Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center, Baltimore, USA – June 2011 • Ran seminar and training for teachers on measuring and interpreting light from the enviornment Teaching Assistant, Cell Biology, UMBC, USA - Fall 2008 • Led weekly discussion sections for undergraduate students on topics covered in Cell Biology

TEACHING

Journal reviewer – June 2010 to present • Accept invitations to peer review publications 3-5 times per year for the following journals: J. Crust Biol, J. Exp. Biol., Frontieers Zoology, Plos One, Biol. Bull, & Royal Society Open Science PDN postdoc Commitee Cambridge member – October 2016 to present • Responsible for improving communication among postdocs in PDN department • Created successful, weekly “Coffee Chalk” series for early career resarchers to informally present their work and network with their peers�e Naked Scientists Podcast, Cambridge, UK – October 2017 - present • Invited guest speaker on the air for four separate episodes. • Consultant for June 2017 “Oceans” programmingScience presentation to 7th year students at Sancton Wood School, Cambridge, UK – May 2017Public presentation booth on stomatopod crustaceans at Cambridge Science Festival, Cambridge, UK – March 2017 • Constructed giant, mechanically spring-loaded mantis shrimp arm for strike demonstrations U. Bristol Biology Dept Press Gang head organizer, Bristol, UK – Jan 2016-Aug 2016 • Re-organized defunct group of postgrads and postdocs who worked with media department to receive training and subsequently produce press releases for new publications from the Biology departmentInternational Society of Neuroethology Young Investigator Representative – Oct 2014to 2016 • Sat on ISN panel and voted on society related issues. Also contributed to society newsletterScience presentation to 7th grade students at Geneva School of Boerne, Texas, USA – January 2014Science presentation to 8th Grade students via Skype™ at Colegio Granadino of Mainzales, Caldas, Columbia – August 2012 , 2013 & 2014STEM day presenter at Arcola Middle School, Wheaton-Glenmont, Maryland, USA – June 2010 & 2013President, Graduate Association of the Biological Sciences, UMBC, USA – Fall 2011 to 2013Senator, Graduate Student Association Congress, UMBC, USA– Fall 2011 - 2013

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CONFERENCES AND INVITED SEMINARS

Physiology, Development & Neuroscience Department Research Symposium, University of Cambridge, UK • April 2017, talk “Pulling the trigger: neural control of mantis shrimp weapon deployment”Visionarium Symposium, Tvärminne Zoological Station, Finland • September 2017, talk “A photonic solution for seeing bioluminescence” • October 2016, talk “To strike or not to strike?: Sensorimotor control of mantis shrimp weapon deployment”

Living Light Conference, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA • May 2016, talk “A novel and naturally occuring notch filter: unusual features in the eyes of stomatopod larvae”Hawai’i State University at Manoa, Hawaii, USA • May 2016, invited seminar “A novel and naturally occurring notch filter: unusual features in the eyes of stomatopod larvae”Plymouth State University, New Hampshire, USA • March 2015, invited seminar speaker, talk “Visual Ecology of Stomatopod Larvae”

Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology [SICB] • Austin, TX. January 2014, talk “Seeing double: the ontogeny of light sensitivity in stomatopod crustaceans” • San Francisco, CA. January 2013, talk “Molecular and morphological descriptions of stomatopod larvae”

International Conference of Invertebrate Vision [ICIV] • Bäckaskog, Sweden. August 2013, talk “Hiding opaque eyes in transparent organisms”

OUTREACH & ACADEMIC SERVICE

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• Dr. Thomas W. Cronin, PhD AdvisorProfessor of Biology UMBC1000 Hilltop CircleBaltimore, MD, USA 21250+01 (410) 455 3449Email: cronin@umbc.edu

• Dr. Nicholas Roberts, Postdoctoral AdvisorProfessorUniverstiy of BristolLife Sciences Building24 Tyndall AvenueBristol, United Kingdom BS8 1TQ+44 (0) 117 39 41200Email: nicholas.roberts@bristol.ac.uk

• Dr. Megan Porter, CollaboratorAssistant Professor of BiologyUniversity of Hawai’i at Manoa2538 McCarthy MallEdmondson Hall 216Honolulu, HI, USA 96822+01 (808) 956 3266

• Dr. Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, Fellowship MentorUniversity LecturerUniversity of CambridgePhysiological LaboratoriesDowning StreetCambridge, United Kingdom CB2 3EG+44 (0) 1223 333839Email: ptg25@cam.ac.uk

ACADEMIC REFERENCES