CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2007 (expected)	CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK - GRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY CENTER Ph.D. in Biology
1998	STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK - Stony Brook, New York Bachelor of Science in Biology

PUBLICATIONS

1) Borda, E. 2006. A Revision of the Malagabdellinae (Arhynchobdellida: Domanibdellidae), with a Description of a New Species of Malagabdella from Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Museum Novitates. 3531: 1–13. PDF

2) Siddall, M. E, Budinoff, R. B., and Borda, E. 2005. Phylogenetic evaluation of systematics and biogeography of the leech family Glossphoniidae. Invertebrate Systematics. 19(2): 105 - 112. PDF

3) Borda, E. and Siddall, M. E. 2004b. Review of the Evolution of Life History Strategies of the Hirudinida (Annelida: Oligochaeta). Lauterbornia 52: 5-25.

4) Siddall, M. E. and Borda, E. 2004. Leech collections from Chile Including Two New Species of Helobdella. American Musuem Novitates. 3457, 1 - 18. PDF

5) Borda E. and Siddall, M. E. 2004a. Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution. Moleclular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 213 - 225. PDF

6) Siddall, M. E. and Borda, E. 2003. Phylogeny of the leech genus Helobdella (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) based on mitochondrial gene sequences and morphological data and a special consideration of the triserialis complex. Zoologica Scripta 32: 23-33. PDF

Book Chapters

1) Siddall, M. E., Bely, A. E., and Borda, E. 2006. Chapter 10 - Hirudinida. IN: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Annelida. Rouse, G and Pliejel, F (eds.) Enfield, NH. PDF

2) Siddall, M. E. and Borda, E. and Rouse, G.W. 2004. Chapter 15 - Towards a Tree of Life for the Annelida. IN: Assembling the Tree of Life. Cracraft, J. and Donoghue, M. (eds.). Oxford University Press, New York.

AWARDS and GRANTS

2002 - Present	NSF/PEET (DEB#: 0119329): Monography of the Families of Hirudinea (Leeches) with On-line Databasing and Development of Electronic Keys: A Program to Train the Hirudinologists of the Future. Awarded to Dr. Mark E. Siddall and Eugene M. Burreson to support PhD graduate research.
2006/2007	CUNY Mario Capelloni Dissertation Fellowship ($20,000)
2005	NSF/AGEP award (DEB #: 9978851) under the MAGNET-STEM (Minority Access/Graduate Networking in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program ($5000)
2005	Marc Dresden Travel Grant to present graduate research at the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists - Mobile, Alabama ($350).
2005	OTPS funds from the CUNY City College of New York to cover research expenses ($350)
2004	CUNY Sue Rosenberg Zalk Student Travel and Research Fund to present graduate research at the 2004 Evolution Meeting held at Colorado State University - Ft. Collins, Colorado ($250).
2004	OTPS funds from the CUNY City College of New York to cover research expenses ($290)
2003	Marc Dresden Travel Grant to present graduate research at the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists - Halafax, Nova Scotia ($500).
2003	Outstanding Student Award for presentation at the 683rd Meeting of the Helminthological Society of Washington ($100)
2003	OTPS funds from the CUNY City College of New York to cover research expenses ($200)
2003/2004	CUNY Science Alliance Fellowship ($9,000)
2003/2004	NSF/AGEP award (DEB #: 9978851) under the MAGNET-STEM (Minority Access/Graduate Networking in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program ($7,500)
2003/2004	Dean K. Harrison Tuition Fellowship
2002/2003	CUNY Science Alliance Fellowship ($9,000)
2002/2003	NSF/AGEP award (DEB #: 9978851) under the MAGNET-STEM (Minority Access/Graduate Networking in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program ($7,500)
2002/2003	Dean K. Harrison Tuition Fellowship

PAPERS PRESENTED

2006	Borda E. Systematics and Biogeography of Bloodfeeding Terrestrial Leeches (Oligochaeta: Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida). Evolution ’06 Conference – SUNY at Stony Brook, New York
2005	Borda, E. and Siddall, M. E. Systematics and Biogeography of Bloodfeeding Terrestrial Leeches (Oligochaeta: Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida). 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists – Mobile, Alabama.
2004	Borda, E. Diversity, Phylogeny and Evolution of Arhynchobdellid Leeches (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirdinida). First International Meeting on Evolution, Development and Neurobiology of the Leech - Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
2004	Borda, E. Diversity, Phylogeny and Evolution of Arhynchobdellid Leeches (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirdinida). Evolution '04 Conference- Colorado State University - Ft. Collins, Colorado.
2003	Borda, E. and Siddall, M. E. Arhynchobdellida: Diversity, Phylogeny and Evolution (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida) 78th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists - Halifax, Nova Scotia
2003	Borda, E. and Siddall, M. E. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida). Hennig XXII - The New York Botanical Garden - New York, NY

INVITED TALKS

2005	Borda, E. Arhynchobdellida: Phylogeny and Evolution. Invited Talk - Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental, Facultad de Cs. Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004	Borda, E. Diversity, Phylogeny and Evolution of Arhynchobdellid Leeches (Oligochaeta: Hirdinida). AGEP/MAGNET-STEM Fifth Annual Conference in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at the Graduate Center - New York, New York

POSTERS PRESENTED

2003	Borda, E. Evolutionary relationships and diversity of life history strategies of arhynchobdellid leeches (Oligochaeta: Hirdinida). 683rd Meeting of the Helminthological Society of Washington, Gettysburg College Science Center, Gettysburg, PA
2003	Borda, E. Evolutionary relationships and diversity of life history strategies of arhynchobdellid leeches (Oligochaeta: Hirdinida). Fourth Annual Celebration of Science, Engineering and Mathematics at the Graduate Center - New York, NY

PUBLIC OUTREACH

2007	Natural History magazine's "People at the AMNH" - a section that introduces the public to people working behind the scenes at the AMNH.
2005	"Behind the Scenes" in Invertebrate Zoology for AMNH memberss
2003	National Public Radio show Living on Earth, "A Little Known Planet" featuring Mark Siddall and Liz Borda on a segment about the study of leeches
2003	Exhibits interpreter for media during opening week of the Hall of Ocean Life at AMNH
2003	"Behind the Scenes" in Invertebrate Zoology: Clams, Snails, and Blood-Sucking Leeches - Tour of the Invertebrate collections for AMNH members
2002	"Behind-the-Scenes" in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology Science-at-Work Tour and Luncheon - Presentation on fieldwork in Chile and Madagascar for AMNH donors
2002	"Behind the Scenes" in Invertebrate Zoology- Tour of the Invertebrate collections for AMNH scientific staff

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Society of Parasitologists – since 2001
• Society of Systematic Biologists – since 2002
• Society for Integrated and Comparative Biology – since 2007

JOURNAL REVIEWER

• Acta Zoologica Mexicana
• Journal of Parasitology
• Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
• Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
• Zoologica Scripta

LANGUAGES

• Spanish (Fluent)

WORK EXPERIENCE

August 2002 – Present	PhD Candidate & NSF Partnerships in Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) Trainee CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK & AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY New York, NY Systematics and phylogenetics of freshwater and terrestrial arhynchobdellid leeches, with a focus on bloodfeeding terrestrial leeches (Haemadipsidae) from the IndoPacific. Field-based collections of leeches in: 2003 Canada 2005 Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand 2004 France, Louisiana 2006 Australia Photo-documentation and databasing of leech type collections of the following museums: 2002 Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg 2003 Natural History Museum, London 2004 Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 2005 Museo de La Plata, La Plata Museo de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 2006 Australia Museum, Sydney Brisbane Museum, Brisbane South Australia Museum, Adelaide US National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC Molecular techniques including PCR, electrophoresis, whole mitochondrial genome annotation and sequencing, DNA sequencing and cloning. Identification and morphological character diagnosis of leeches through dissections, photo-documentation and scanning electron microscopy Curation techniques including formalin and ethanol preservation of specimens, collections and database management
July 2000 - August 2002	Scientific Assistant AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY New York, NY Management of AMNH Invertebrates (non-mollusk) Collections (over 30 phyla): - Daily maintenance of collection including, checking ethanol levels, new labels, transition of formalin fixed specimens to 70% ethanol and into new jars and vials that will minimize evaporation, - Processing of museum loans and donations to/from research institutions - Database management (i.e. specimen cataloging, loans and accessions) - Assist visiting researchers with access to collection - Coordinate and execute the transfer of the Invertebrates (non-mollusk) type and non-type collection (> 30,000 lots) to a new climate controlled collections space (2002). Participate in ongoing research on the phylogenetic and systematics of freshwater leeches (Annelida: Hirudinida) including: - Fieldwork to collect leech samples in: 2001 Canada, Chile, South Africa 2002 Canada, Madagascar, Seychelles Islands - Molecular data collection - techniques, including DNA sequencing, PCR, electrophoreses and cloning - Identification and morphological character diagnosis through dissections and photo-documentation.
January 2000 - June 2000	Administrative Assistant to Deputy Director NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL New York, NY Organization and preparation of quarterly meetings of NRDC Board of Trustees Database management Responsible for the daily management of all administrative duties
April 1999 - November 1999	Biological Technician NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - Gateway Recration Area Queens, NY Duties include extensive field observations of State and Federally listed shore birds including: Charadrius melodus, Rynchops niger, Sterna hirundo, and Sterna dougalii at the Breezy Point Site (Queens, NY). Predator control / surveys, beach human-use surveys and shorebird population census Daily maintenance of fences, nest enclosures, and NPS signs Educational programs for the public, prepare informational brochures and exhibits Daily patrols of beaches and interpretation of National Park rules and regulations to visitors.