Fritz Francisco

Fritz Francisco

A curious fish biologist, musician and naturalist

PhD candidate
Humbold University
Science of Intelligence

CV

born on 07.01.1989, Macomb, USA

E-mail: fritz.francisco[at]umb.edu

Education:

03/2023 - present
University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
Post-doc

09/2019 - 07/2023
Science of Inteligence Cluster, Humbold University - Berlin, B, DE
PhD (Magna cum laude)

10/2016 - 09/2019
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology - Radolfzell, BW, DE
Major: Biological Science (MSc., 1.3)

10/2015 - 10/2016
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg – Oldenburg, DE
Major: Biology (MSc.)

03/2014 - 08/2014
Boston University - Boston, MA, USA
BSc. Senior Thesis Collaboration: J. Atema Lab

10/2011 - 10/2014
University of Konstanz - Konstanz, BW, DE
Major: Biological Science (BSc., 2.4)

07/2010 - 05/2011
Illinois State University - Bloomington, IL, USA
Major: Biology (BSc.)

Work Experience:

08/2017 – 11/2017
Field Work
A. Jordan Lab, Konstanz, DE
Studying the collective behaviour of a Tanganyika cichlid ( Lamprologus callipterus ) via SCUBA at Kasakalawe, Lake Tanganyika, ZM

05/01/2017 - 27/01/2017
Field Work
I. Couzin Lab, Konstanz, DE
Assisting S. Gingins in scientific diving and data collection working on collective behaviour ( Dascyllus marginatus) at IUI, Eilat, IL

05/2015 - 09/2015
Marine Research Assistantship
P. Buston Lab, IZE Southwater Caye, BZ
Laboratory maintenance, animal care and larval rearing ( Elacatinus colini )

03/2014 - 08/2014
Laboratory Work
J. Atema Lab, Boston, USA
Research study on reef fish ( E. colini ) ecology, Animal care and larval rearing, daily maintenance of sea water system

Seasonal 2009 - 2015
Landscape Gardener
H & W Bewässerungs GmbH, Steina, DE
Setting up Indoor watering system, Constructing Indoor plant habitats Landscape construction and forestry work

Seasonal 2009 - 2012
Beekeeper
APICON Apiary, Egglham, DE
Maintaining beehives, Conducting the honey harvest

11/2009 - 07/2010
Civil service
District Hospital, Pfarrkirchen, DE

Personal Qualifications:

Languages:
Laboratory:
Programming:
Further Qualifications:

Teaching:

21.06 – 01.0.19     Teaching assistant, Quatitative Field Biology Course, University of Konstanz
21.06 – 01.0.18     Teaching assistant, Quatitative Field Biology Course, University of Konstanz

Academic conferences:

17-20.11.2022     GfI Conference, Vienna, Austria
[Talk] Title: Experienced social partners hinder learning performance in naive clonal fish

03-05.10.2022 Poeciliid Conference, Wageningen, Netherlands
[Poster] Title: Collective jumping behaviour in the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)

02-04.12.2021     GfI Conference, Bonn, Germany
[Talk] Title: Social Learning and Individual Differences in Learning Performance in the Clonal Amazon Molly (Poecilia formosa)

07-10.11.2019     GfI Conference, Bonn, Germany
[Talk] Title: A low-cost, open-source framework for tracking animals in aquatic ecosystems

26-28.08.2019     ASAB Summer Conference, Konstanz, Germany
[Poster] Title: A low-cost, open-source framework for tracking animals in aquatic ecosystems

19/20.07.2018     Alpine Tanganyikan Cichlid Symposium, Konstanz, Germany
[Talk] Title: Understanding Lamprologus callipterus as a dynamic natural network

05.02.2017     Symposium on Lake Tanganyikan cichlid behaviour, Konstanz, Germany
[Talk] Title: Exploring the rolling school behavior in the cichlid L. callipterus

Other Research Training:

01 - 14.07.2022         DINACON, DreamSpace Academy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
22.05 - 11.06.2022   CAJAL Summer School on Quantitative Approaches to Behaviour, Champalimaud, Lisbon, Portugal
02 - 03.10.2021         Complex Networks and Collective Information Processing Workshop, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
30.04.2020                 Physics of Behavior Workshop (Virtual), TMLS, Emory University, USA
10 - 11.12.2018         DeepLabCut Workshop, Munich, Germany
25 - 27.07.2018         Workshop on the Evolution of Social Complexity, Arolla, Switzerland
15 - 21.07.2017         Summer School LabEx Tulip, Integrative Biology & Ecology, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Outreach:

2017     Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft - Public science outreach event, Volunteer, Kostanz, Germamy

Awards, Grants & Fellowships

2024 Joseph P. Healey Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston (10.000$)
2010 Deans List

Selected Publications:

Ehlman, S. M., Scherer, U., Bierbach, D., Francisco, F. A., Laskowski, K. L., Krause, J., & Wolf, M. (2023). Leveraging big data to uncover the eco-evolutionary factors shaping behavioural development. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290(1992), 20222115.

Majoris, J. E., Francisco, F. A., Burns, C. M., Brandl, S. J., Warkentin, K. M., & Buston, P. M. (2022). Paternal care regulates the timing, synchrony and success of hatching in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1982), 20221466.

Bierbach, D., Gómez-Nava, L., Francisco, F. A., Lukas, J., Musiolek, L., Hafner, V. V., … & Krause, J. (2022). Live fish learn to anticipate the movement of a fish-like robot. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17(6), 065007.

Rodriguez-Santiago, M., Nührenberg, P., Derry, J., Deussen, O., Francisco, F. A., Garrison, L. K., … & Jordan, A. (2020). Behavioral traits that define social dominance are the same that reduce social influence in a consensus task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(31), 18566-18573.

Francisco, F. A., Nührenberg, P., & Jordan, A. (2020). High-resolution, non-invasive animal tracking and reconstruction of local environment in aquatic ecosystems. Movement ecology, 8, 1-12.

Majoris, J. E., Francisco, F. A., Atema, J., & Buston, P. M. (2018). Reproduction, early development, and larval rearing strategies for two sponge-dwelling neon gobies, Elacatinus lori and E. colini. Aquaculture , 483 , 286-295.

last updated 22.09.2024