Recent record of science communication (for an up-to-date list, please request a copy of my CV)
Conference presentations
SAMPLE INVITED TALKS
Kolosov D*. Novel ion transport mechanism employed by gluttonous caterpillars. McMaster University, Department of Biology, departmental seminar series, Sept 28th 2017.
Kolosov D*, Kelly SP, O’Donnell MJ. Cellular junctions enable directional ion transport in vertebrate and invertebrate epithelia. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. May 17th 2017.
Kolosov D*, Kelly SP. The role of tight junction proteins in regulating paracellular epithelial permeability, McMaster University, Department of Biology, Vox seminar series, Oct 25th 2016.
Kolosov D*, Kelly SP. Might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions. Presentation on multifunctional organs and their physiology. York University, Department of Biology, Physiology Journal Club.
SAMPLE PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTION
Kolosov D*, Donini A, Kelly SP. The role of several prominent claudin tight junction proteins in teleost fish gill epithelium paracellular permeability. Poster presentation, Experimental Biology Annual Intersociety Meeting, San Diego, CA USA. April 2-6, 2016. The FASEB Journal vol. 30 no. 1 Supplement 1223.26
SAMPLE CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
Farrell S*, Hausknecht-Buss H*, Ramirez N, Kolosov D. Expression of voltage-gated ion channels in osmoregulatory epithelia of yellow fever mosquitoes Aedes aegypti larvae. Poster presentation. Summer Scholars Research Poster Showcase, CSUSM, USA. August 11th 2021.
Gonzalez I*, Lastor S*, Castaneda A, Serna E, Kolosov D. Separation of epithelial cell types in the Malpighian tubules of caterpillars using density gradient centrifugation. Poster presentation. Summer Scholars Research Poster Showcase, CSUSM, USA. August 11th 2021.
Serna E*, Gonzalez I, Castaneda A, Lastor S, Ramirez N, Kolosov D. Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo is used to sense fluid flow in the Malpighian tubules of larval Trichoplusia ni. Poster presentation. Summer Scholars Research Poster Showcase, CSUSM, USA. August 11th 2021.
Castaneda A*, Serna E, Gonzalez I, Lastor S, Hausknecht-Buss H, Ramirez N, Kolosov D. Voltage-gated ion channels in the Malpighian tubules of the larval cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni. Poster presentation. Summer Scholars Research Poster Showcase, CSUSM, USA. August 11th 2021.
Farrell S*, Ramirez N, Lopez-Sanchez M, Kolosov D. Voltage-gated calcium channels in epithelia of mosquitoes – effects of rearing environmental salinity in larvae and blood-feeding in adults. Oral presentation. Insect Biotech Conference, annual scientific meeting. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. June 2nd-3rd 2021. (delivered virtually via Zoom due to COVID travel restrictions).
Serna E*, Gonzalez I, Solorio M, Kolosov D. Effects of Helicokinin-3 on Malpighian tubule function in the larval Trichoplusia ni. Oral presentation. Insect Biotech Conference, annual scientific meeting. Niagara-on-the- Lake, Canada. June 2nd-3rd 2021. (delivered virtually via Zoom due to COVID travel restrictions).
Karpinski T*, Castaneda A, Kolosov D. Comprehensive transcriptomic survey of animal epithelia reveals the presence of voltage-gated, ligand-gated, mechanosensitive, and gap junction channels. Oral presentation. Insect Biotech Conference, annual scientific meeting. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. June 2nd-3rd 2021. (delivered virtually via Zoom due to COVID travel restrictions).
Kolosov D*. Voltage-gated ion channels in animal epithelia – what gives? Oral presentation. Insect Biotech Conference, annual scientific meeting. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. June 2nd-3rd 2021. (delivered virtually via Zoom due to COVID travel restrictions).