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Federico Prado
fprado@u.washington.edu
Education
BS Electrical Engineering, University of Houston
MS Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
MS Biology, Southwest Texas State University
PhD Candidate in Biology, University of Washington.
Honors
- Member Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
- Recipient of two engineering scholarships
- UH Dean's list for three semesters
- NSF GK-12 Fellow
- NSF IGERT Fellow
Role of hormones in sexual selection; ecology, population genetics & behavioral endocrinology of sexually dimorphic species; ecological and social dynamics in the enlargement of protected areas; ecotourism and sustainable development.
Publications
Prado, F. & Kerr, B. 2008. The evolution of restraint in bacterial biolfilms under non-transitive competition. Evolution 62-3: 538-548.
Wingfield, J. C., Moore, I. T., Vasquez, R. A., Sabat, P., Busch, S., Clark, A., Addis, E., Prado, F. & Wada, H. 2008. Modulation of the adrenocortical responses to acute stress in northern and southern populations of Zonotrichia. Ornitologia Neotropical. 19: 241-251.
Prado, F., Sheih, A., West, J. & Kerr, B. Coevolutionary cycling of host sociality and pathogen virulence in contact networks. submitted.
Prado, F., Billo, T. & Kerr, B. Introgression of sexually-selected traits in lek-mating species. Submitted
Teaching and Working Experience
Math instructor at Austin Community College
Biology TA at Southwest Texas State University and at the University of Washington
Math Teacher’s assistant at public elementary schools in Seattle
Hardware design engineer (4 years)
Business analyst (4 years).
Highlights
International Experience: ESL Teacher’s assistant in rural Thailand (Muang Loei Province); Field biologist (Manu National Park, Peru); Behavioral Endocrinologist (Alaska & Costa Rica); Business Analyst (Argentina, Brazil & Colombia); Backpacking twice around the world (Have been to more than 50 countries).
South Africa and Mozambique: Social and ecological dynamics at the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Sustainable development in areas around and within the Park. Different wildlife management strategies. Ecotourism and its social benefits and/or consequences in the area.
Languages: English, Spanish (reading, speaking), Portuguese, Italian (reading).