| Academic CV - September 2017 |
Education
Ph.D. Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior In Progress
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.Sc. Microbiology, with honor 2013
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Publications
Lenski RE, Wiser MJ, Blount ZD, Nahum JR, Morris JJ, Zaman L, Turner CB, Wade BD, Maddamsetti R, Burmeister AR, Baird EJ, Bundy J, Grant NA, Card KJ, Rowles M, Weatherspoon K, Papoulis SE, Sullivan R, Clark C, Mulka JS, & Hajela N. (2015). Sustained fitness gains and variability in fitness trajectories in the long-term evolution experiment with Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 282 (1821), 20152292 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2292
Ji Z, Card KJ, & Dazzo FB. (2015). CMEIAS JFrad: A digital computing tool to discriminate the fractal geometry of landscape architectures and spatial patterns of individual cells in microbial biofilms. Microbial Ecology, 69 (3), 710-720. doi: 10.1007/s00248-014-0495-1
Research
Graduate Research with Richard Lenski 2015 - Present
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
Undergraduate Research with Frank Dazzo 2013 – 2014
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
Grants
NSF BEACON Center Grant - Integrating Research, Diversity, and Education into the Long-Term Evolution Experiment. (Funded 2016 - 2018) PI: R. Lenski
NSF BEACON Center Grant - An Empirical Test of the Evolution of Cooperation by the Hankshaw Effect. (Funded 2016 - 2017)
PI: B. Connelly. Co-PIs: K. Card, B. Kerr, R. Lenski, L. Zaman.
Fellowships and Awards
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship, 2017
Rudolf Hugh Scholarship Award, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 2017
William S. Sayer Award, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 2013
Presentations
The Effect of Relaxed Selection and Gene Interactions on the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in a Long-Term Experiment with Escherichia coli, 2017 Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, March 18, 2017.
The Evolutionary Potential for Antibiotic Resistance, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Work-in-Progress Seminar, Michigan State University, January 24, 2017.
Card KJ, & Lenski RE. Epistasis and antimicrobial resistance in a long-term evolution experiment with Escherichia coli. 2016 Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Award Ceremony, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. April, 2016.
Card KJ, Kauth MR, Grant NA, Blount ZD, & Lenski RE. Determination of the Genes Essential for Aerobic Citrate Metabolism. 2015 NSF BEACON Congress, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. August, 2015.
Dazzo FB, et al. CMEIAS v3.10: Advanced computational tools of image analysis software designed to strengthen microscopy-based approaches for understanding microbial ecology. 3rd Annual Cyber Infrastructure Forum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. October, 2014.
Card KJ, & Dazzo FB. Discrimination of natural biofilm architectures using CMEIAS landscape ecology metrics. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. April, 2013.
Teaching and Mentorship Experience
Teaching assistant
Mentorship
Service & Outreach
MSU Museum's "Darwin Discovery Day" Volunteer February 2017
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Retreat Committee October 2016
Poster Evaluator: 2015 and 2016 Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum, Michigan State University; 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences, Michigan State University
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Faculty Meeting Representative August 2015 - May 2016
BioMolecular Science Gateway (BMS) Program Round Table Volunteer 2015, 2016
Michigan State University
Matter with Curiosity Blog: Used to promote evolution and disability advocacy in STEM fields, April 2014 - August 2015
Microbiology Day Volunteer April 2015
Impression 5 Science Museum
Professional Society Memberships
American Society for Microbiology 2015 – Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science 2014 – Present
Ph.D. Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior In Progress
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.Sc. Microbiology, with honor 2013
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Publications
Lenski RE, Wiser MJ, Blount ZD, Nahum JR, Morris JJ, Zaman L, Turner CB, Wade BD, Maddamsetti R, Burmeister AR, Baird EJ, Bundy J, Grant NA, Card KJ, Rowles M, Weatherspoon K, Papoulis SE, Sullivan R, Clark C, Mulka JS, & Hajela N. (2015). Sustained fitness gains and variability in fitness trajectories in the long-term evolution experiment with Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 282 (1821), 20152292 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2292
Ji Z, Card KJ, & Dazzo FB. (2015). CMEIAS JFrad: A digital computing tool to discriminate the fractal geometry of landscape architectures and spatial patterns of individual cells in microbial biofilms. Microbial Ecology, 69 (3), 710-720. doi: 10.1007/s00248-014-0495-1
Research
Graduate Research with Richard Lenski 2015 - Present
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
- Evolution of antibiotic resistance in a long-term experiment with Escherichia coli
- Study of evolutionary fitness in a long-term experiment with Escherichia coli
- Determination of the broader genetic context of aerobic citrate metabolism in an experimental E. coli population
Undergraduate Research with Frank Dazzo 2013 – 2014
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
- Microbial ecology software development and image analysis of microbial communities
Grants
NSF BEACON Center Grant - Integrating Research, Diversity, and Education into the Long-Term Evolution Experiment. (Funded 2016 - 2018) PI: R. Lenski
NSF BEACON Center Grant - An Empirical Test of the Evolution of Cooperation by the Hankshaw Effect. (Funded 2016 - 2017)
PI: B. Connelly. Co-PIs: K. Card, B. Kerr, R. Lenski, L. Zaman.
Fellowships and Awards
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship, 2017
Rudolf Hugh Scholarship Award, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 2017
William S. Sayer Award, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 2013
Presentations
The Effect of Relaxed Selection and Gene Interactions on the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in a Long-Term Experiment with Escherichia coli, 2017 Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, March 18, 2017.
The Evolutionary Potential for Antibiotic Resistance, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Work-in-Progress Seminar, Michigan State University, January 24, 2017.
Card KJ, & Lenski RE. Epistasis and antimicrobial resistance in a long-term evolution experiment with Escherichia coli. 2016 Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Award Ceremony, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. April, 2016.
Card KJ, Kauth MR, Grant NA, Blount ZD, & Lenski RE. Determination of the Genes Essential for Aerobic Citrate Metabolism. 2015 NSF BEACON Congress, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. August, 2015.
Dazzo FB, et al. CMEIAS v3.10: Advanced computational tools of image analysis software designed to strengthen microscopy-based approaches for understanding microbial ecology. 3rd Annual Cyber Infrastructure Forum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. October, 2014.
Card KJ, & Dazzo FB. Discrimination of natural biofilm architectures using CMEIAS landscape ecology metrics. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. April, 2013.
Teaching and Mentorship Experience
Teaching assistant
- Fundamentals of Microbiology (MMG 201) with Dr. Frances Downes January – May 2016
- Advanced Microbiology Lab (MMG 408) with Dr. Kazem Kashefi August – December 2015
Mentorship
- Jasper Gomez, undergraduate student (Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program) May 2016 – present
- Thomas LaBar, doctoral student (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) October 2016 - present
- Tanush Jagdish, visiting undergraduate student from Kalamazoo College December 2015
- Lucas Werner, undergraduate student (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) March – April 2015
- Jacob Wright, undergraduate student (Zoology) December – January 2014
Service & Outreach
MSU Museum's "Darwin Discovery Day" Volunteer February 2017
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Retreat Committee October 2016
Poster Evaluator: 2015 and 2016 Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum, Michigan State University; 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences, Michigan State University
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Faculty Meeting Representative August 2015 - May 2016
BioMolecular Science Gateway (BMS) Program Round Table Volunteer 2015, 2016
Michigan State University
Matter with Curiosity Blog: Used to promote evolution and disability advocacy in STEM fields, April 2014 - August 2015
Microbiology Day Volunteer April 2015
Impression 5 Science Museum
Professional Society Memberships
American Society for Microbiology 2015 – Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science 2014 – Present
