Ida M Conflitti

Ida M Conflitti
 [email protected] | www.aboutIda.ca
Education
2008−present
Doctor of Philosophy Degree Candidate
• Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto; Department of
Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum.
• Research: Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies. Members of the Simulium
arcticum species complex are used to investigate genetic and ecological divergence along
a chromosomally defined continuum of speciation in black flies.
• Advisor: Dr. Douglas C. Currie and Dr. Robert W. Murphy.
2003−2008
Honours Bachelor of Science Degree
• Zoology Specialist, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto.
• Graduated with High Distinction (cumulative GPA: 3.97/4.00).
1999−2000
Digital Media Design Diploma
• International Academy of Design, Toronto, Ontario.
Experience
2008−present
2008
Teaching Assistant
• Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto.
• Assisted students with laboratory exercises in Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy.
• Aided in Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy course redesign.
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto.
Research: Shorebird Phylogenetics. Evolutionary relationships within the suborder Lari are
evaluated using DNA retroposons.
• Molecular techniques employed include DNA extraction, library construction, cloning,
amplification, sequencing, sequence analysis, and primer design.
• Advisor: Dr. Allan J. Baker.
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2000−2005
Advertising Graphic Designer and Developer
• HowToWebTV Inc., Toronto, Ontario.
• Produced creative and effective web page layouts, banner advertisements, logos, website
interfaces, print packages, and television graphics.
• Performed corporate website maintenance and affiliate content updates.
• These tasks involved challenges and successes in client management and
interdepartmental communications.
Awards and Honours
2012
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NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D)
North American Black Fly Association Mike Spironello Award for Outstanding Student
Presentation
2011
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NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D)
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2010
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NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D)
General Motors Women in Science and Mathematics Award
J. Douglas Roseborough Prize in Zoology
North American Black Fly Association Mike Spironello Award for Outstanding Student
Presentation
2009
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NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship – declined
Carl E. Atwood Graduate Award in Zoology
Entomological Society of Ontario Travel Award
2008
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A. Murray Fallis Graduate Award in Zoology
Helen Sawyer Hogg Graduate Admission Award
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Graduation Book Prize
Justina Barnicke Scholarship
Dorothy Walters Scholarship
Dean's List Scholar
2007
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Edmund Murton Walker Scholarship in Zoology
University of Toronto Scholarship
McNab Undergraduate In-Course Scholarship
Dean's List Scholar
2006
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Charles Lester Mills Scholarship in Science
Edmund Murton Walker Scholarship in Zoology
Dean's List Scholar
2005
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Golden Key International Honour Society Membership
Hadwen-Walker Scholarship in Zoology
Dean's List Scholar
2003
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University of Toronto Millie Rotman Shime Scholarship
Publications
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., in review. Genetic panmixia within a narrow
contact zone between chromosomally and ecologically distinct black fly sibling species (Diptera: Simuliidae).
Heredity pp, 1−62.
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., in review. The speciation continuum: ecological
and chromosomal divergence in the Simulium arcticum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae). Biological Journal of the
Linnean Society pp, 1−50.
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., 2014. The speciation continuum: Population
structure, gene flow, and maternal ancestry in the Simulium arcticum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae). Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 78, 43−55.
Conflitti, I.M., Pruess, K.P., Cywinska, A., Powers, T.O., and Currie, D.C., 2013. DNA barcoding distinguishes
pest species of the black fly genus Cnephia (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 50,
1250−1260.
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., and Currie, D.C., 2012. A "complex" problem: delimiting sibling species boundaries
in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). The Canadian Entomologist 144, 323−336.
Conflitti, I.M., Spironello, M., and Currie, D.C., 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the North American Simulium
malyschevi-group species (Diptera: Simuliidae). Systematic Entomology 37, 571−577.
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Davy, C.M., Conflitti, I.M., Storisteanu, D.M.L., and Murphy, R.W., 2012. Isolation and characterization of eleven
novel polymorphic microsatellite loci in the spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera). Conservation Genetics
Resources 4, 759−761.
Davy, C.M., Leifso, A.E., Conflitti, I.M., and Murphy, R.W., 2012. Characterization of 10 novel microsatellite loci
and cross-amplification of two loci in the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Conservation Genetics
Resources 4, 695−698.
Conflitti, I.M., Kratochvil, M.J., Spironello, M., Shields, G.F., and Currie, D.C., 2010. Good species behaving
badly: Non-monophyly of black fly sibling species in the Simulium arcticum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae).
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57, 245−257.
Presentations
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., 2012. An integrative analysis of cryptic black fly
species. Evolution, 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., 2012. Assessing reproductive isolation among
cryptic black fly species. North American Black Fly Association, 10th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, Florida, USA
(oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., 2011. Assessing reproductive isolation among
cryptic black fly species. Entomological Society of Ontario, 148th Annual Meeting, St. Catharines, Ontario,
Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., 2011. A ‘complex’ problem: Delimiting sibling
species boundaries in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, 6th Annual
Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada (poster presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., 2011. A ‘complex’ problem: Delimiting sibling species boundaries in black flies (Diptera:
Simuliidae). Atwood Colloquium in Ecology and Evolution, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., Murphy, R.W., and Currie, D.C., 2010. Molecular tests of a chromosome based
speciation model in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). 7th International Congress of Dipterology, San Jose, Costa
Rica (oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., Shields, G.F., and Currie, D.C., 2010. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera:
Simuliidae). North American Black Fly Association, 8th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, Florida, USA (oral
presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., 2010. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Appraisal Exam
Seminar, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., and Currie, D.C., 2009. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).
Entomological Society of Ontario, 146th Annual Meeting, Minden, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti, I.M., and Currie, D.C., 2009. Microsatellite analysis of the Simulium arcticum species complex from
Montana, USA. North American Black Fly Association, 7th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, Florida, USA (oral
presentation).
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Contributions and Affiliations
Manuscript Referee
• Entomological Science
• Molecular Ecology Resources
Professional Societies
Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
Entomological Society of Ontario
Golden Key International Honour Society
North American Black Fly Association
Toronto Entomologists’ Association
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Extracurricular Activities
2009−2013
2010
Biodiversity Education Volunteer
• Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum.
• Presented invertebrates and information highlights to children.
Race for Dignity Challenge
Dignitas International, Toronto, Ontario.
Raised funds and awareness for people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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2008
Oral Presentation Skills Workshop
School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto.
Attended a six week workshop to improve overall presentation skills.
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2008
Fund Raising Volunteer
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto.
Assisted in lab coat sales to generate funds for the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Student Association.
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2007
Race Committee Volunteer
Queen City Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario.
Assisted in race officiating.
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