Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Arizona

Tucson AZ 85721

(520)-626-8455

FAX: (520)-621-9190

agibbs@arl.arizona.edu

1982-1989 Ph.D. (Marine Biology), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

1978-1981 B.A. (Chemistry), General Honors, University of Chicago

1999-present Associate Research Scientist, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona. Evolution of water balance in Drosophila, membrane adaptation in E. coli, evolutionary physiology. Joint appointment in Department of Entomology.

1992-1999 Lecturer and Assistant professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine. Cuticular lipids, evolution of insect water balance.

1989-1992 Post-doctoral researcher with Dr. John H. Crowe, Department of Zoology, University of California, Davis. Cuticular lipids and insect water balance.

1983-1989 Graduate research assistant and Sea Grant trainee with Dr. George N. Somero, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. Pressure adaptation of Na/K-ATPase. Dissertation research.

1982-1984 Graduate research assistant with Drs. Andrew A. Benson and Judd C. Nevenzel, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. Membrane effects of acid rain.

1981-1982 Research technician with Dr. Martin E. Feder, Department of Anatomy, University of Chicago. Thermal biology and respiratory physiology of amphibians.

1980-1981 Junior research technician with Dr. Rochelle E. Esposito, Department of Biology, University of Chicago. Media preparation.

1996 UCI Faculty Career Enhancement Award

1994, 1995 Order of Omega Teaching Awards

1993 Medical Research and Education Society Young Investigator

1992 NATO Post-Doctoral Fellowship (declined)

1990 Finalist, Scholander Award Competition, American Physiological Society

1989 Second Place, Best Student Paper Competition, Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Division, American Society of Zoologists

1982-1984 University of California Regents Fellowship

1978-1981 National Merit Scholar

2001-2004 National Science Foundation; $378,425 + $11,250 in REU Supplements

2000-2004 National Science Foundation; $339,221 + $10,000 in REU Supplements

1997 Faculty Research and Travel Award; $4345

1996 UCI Multi-Investigator Faculty Research Award; $8001

Head PI; co-PIs were Laurence D. Mueller and Dana W. Aswad

1995 Faculty Research and Travel Award; $608

Travel expenses: Smith College/NEBioLabs Molecular Biology Summer Course

1994-1998 National Science Foundation; $231,610 + $10,000 in REU Supplements

1993 Medical Research and Education Society Young Investigator; $15,000

1993 Faculty Research and Travel Award; $1240

BIO 94 Diversity of Life: 1994 (3 sections), 1999

BIO 104, 109 Physiology: 1993 (2 sections), 1996, 1997

* BIO 112L Physiology Lab: 1994, 1995 (Course development, taught Alpha- and Beta-Test sections)

BIO 126 White Mountain Super-Course in Environmental Biology: 1996-98 (Course

development, taught Physiological Ecology section)

* BIO 173 Comparative Biochemistry: 1996, 1998

* BIO 189 Fish Physiology: 1995

* BIO 199 Undergraduate Research: 1992-99

EEB 203 Independent Graduate Tutorial: Animal Energetics and Metabolism: 1998

* EEB 203 Independent Graduate Tutorial: Lipid Biochemistry and Metabolism: 1999

EEB 208 Special Topics in Organismal Biology and Physiology: 1992-99

EEB 210 Foundations of Physiology: 1992-99

EEB 219 Advanced Ecological Genetics: 1998

* Organized special seminar series (1994): Biochemical and Molecular Approaches to Environmental Physiology

* ECOL 468 Comparative Physiology: 2001

* GERO 550 Biology of Aging: 2000

Organized Functional Ecology Journal Club (2002)

1995: Jose Ayala, Angela Louie, Ali Tabatabaee

1996: Ruben Begino, Farshad Firouznam, Luciano Matzkin

1997: Kristi Montooth, Sejal Patel

1999: Fernando Fukuzato

2001: Marilyn Marron

Kevin Mandernack (UCSD, 1991) - Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines

Valerie A. Pierce (University of Chicago, 1996) - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, CUNY-Staten Island

Timothy Watkins (UCI, 1997) - Assistant Professor, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Michael Greene (Oregon State University, 1998) - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, University of Colorado, Denver

Cheryl Vanier (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2001) - currently in lab

Graduate Advisor:

Scott Cleaves (Master's co-chair), Jeannine K. Larabee, Bryan C. Rourke (2000)

Hardip Brar, Thomas Clark (1994), Lara Ferry-Graham (1998), Alice Gibb (1996), Dan Hahn (2003), Alexander Kitaysky (1996), Elge Krosniunas (1993), Marjorie Patrick, John Regus, Fred Simmons, Adrienne Williams (1998)

Master's Committee Member:

Fred Simmons (1996), Christine Goforth (2003)

Cheryl Baduini, Dan Borash, Adam Chippindale, Armand Leroi, Brian Metscher

Miriam Hercus (Latrobe University, Australia)

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Physiological Society

Entomological Society of America

Sigma Xi

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

Society for the Study of Evolution

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

2003 Judge, Student Poster Competition, Center for Insect Science Hexapodium

2001 Consultant for National Research Council report: Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease; National Academy Press

1999 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Representative to Section X (Societal Impacts) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

1996 Symposium Co-organizer (with Elizabeth L. Crockett), Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Annual Meeting: The Biology of Lipids: Integration of Structure and Function

1994 Invited participant, Fall Retreat, American Physiological Society

1992, 1995 Co-chair, Contributed Papers session, Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Section, American Society of Zoologists

1991, 1992, 1995 Judge, Best Student Paper Competition, Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Section, American Society of Zoologists (Committee Chair, 1992)

2002, 2003 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Panel, National Science Foundation

1998 Population Biology Panel, National Science Foundation

California Sea Grant, Danish Natural Science Research Council, College of Staten Island Internal Grants, Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District, MONTS, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Authority, National Science Foundation, University of Antwerp Research Council

Cambridge University Press, Prentice Hall

1997 Planning Committee to develop Inter-Disciplinary Program in Global Climate Change

1997-1998 Elected Biological Sciences Representative to Irvine Division Representative Assembly

1996-1998 Summer Program Committee, California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)

1996 Faculty Advisory Committee for Pregraduate Mentorship Program

1995-1998 Committee on University and Faculty Welfare

1995-1997 Undeclared Majors Advising

1995-1997 Regents Scholar Recruitment Luncheons

1997-1999 Elected Member of Dean's Executive Committee (Vice-Chair, 1998)

1996-1999 Biology Laboratories Oversight Committee

1995-1998 Undergraduate Honors Committee

1998 Long-Range Planning Committee

1996-1999 DNA/Electrophoresis Lab Committee (Chair, 1997)

1995-1996 Ran first two pilot sections for Bio 112L (Physiology Laboratory). Supervised writing of lab manual by graduate students, and its publication by McGraw-Hill.

1994 Prepared department's portion of successful UCI Biological Sciences GAANN (Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need) proposal to Department of Education. Resulted in eight 3-year graduate fellowships.

1993-1996 Graduate Prescription and Examination Committee (Chair, 1994-1996)

1993-1995 Graduate Admissions Committee

2001 Consultant for National Research Council report: Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease; National Academy Press

2000-present Provided advice and information on insects to the public, including:

1999-present Research mentor for undergraduate research programs at U of Arizona:

1998 Judge, CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference, Santa Barbara

1995-1998 Helped to develop and teach University of California-wide Super-Course in Environmental Biology at the White Mountain Research Station (Bishop CA)

1992-present Undergraduate Research Mentor, total of >35 students

1992-1998 Faculty panel discussions, research seminars and research mentor for minority programs at UCI:

California Alliance for Minority Participation

Minority Biomedical Research Program

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program

Early Academic Outreach Program

1995 Session Chair, Undergraduate Research Symposium, UCI

1993 Judge, Orange County Science and Engineering Fair

1992 Session Chair, 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, UC Davis

1991-1992 Research mentor for high school and undergraduate students at UC Davis:

1989 Judge, San Diego County High School Science and Engineering Fair