Associate Professor
Email: pfidopia@calpoly.edu
Office: 33-374
Phone: (805) 756-2883
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests:
- Symbiosis Determinants in Vibrio fischeri Required for Colonization of Squid
- Virulence Determinants in the Cold Water Fish Pathogen Vibrio salmonicida
- Developing Visual Tracking Systems for Small Marine Animal Research
Education:
Ph.D., Microbiology University of Hawai'i, Manoa, 2001
Microbial Diversity summer course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 1998
M.A., Biological Sciences, emphasis in Microbiology California State University, Fullerton, 1995
B.A., Biological Sciences, emphasis in Microbiology California State University, Fullerton, 1992
Professional Appointments:
Associate Professor of Biology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2011-Present
Assistant Professor of Biology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2008-2011
Assistant Professor of Biology, Skidmore College, 2004-2007
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Skidmore College, 2004-2007
Current Research Projects:
- Use of genome-enabled tools to understand symbiosis (NSF Funded)
- Using proteomics to discover virulence factors in V. salmonicida
- Developing Visual Tracking Systems for Small Marine Animal Research (ONR Funded)
Selected recent publications:
Fidopiastis, P.M., Rader, B.A., Gerling, D.G., Gutierrez, N.A., Watkins, K.H., Frey, M.W., Nyholm, S.V., and C.A. Whistler. 2012. Characterization of a Vibrio fischeri Aminopeptidase and Evidence for Its Influence on an Early Stage of Squid Colonization. J. Bacteriol. 194:3995-4002.
Current Graduate Students:
- Chris massey
- Sally Cello
- Michael Wade
