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ERIN BORBEE
Ingram Hall Rm. 5113
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666
@ErinBorbee
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Work Experience
2021-PRESENT
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Symbiommunity Lab
Education
EDUCATION
2017-2021
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
PhD Biology & Environmental Sciences
Specialization Evolution & Marine Biology
2013-2017
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
B.S. Marine Biology
B.A. Chemistry
Minor Mathematics
Research
RESEARCH
2021-PRESENT
POSTDOCTORAL
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Symbiommunity Lab, Texas State University
Investigation of energetic and immune tradeoffs associated with coral-algal symbiosis in the temperate coral model Astrangia poculata
Evaluation of transcriptomic response of temperate coral larvae to exposure to pathogenic and probiotic bacteria
Understanding implications of heat stress on immunity using the model anemone, Exaiptasia diaphana
2017-2021
GRADUATE
PhD candidate in the Lane Lab at the University of Rhode Island
Dissertation: Biodiversity and biogeography of SAR clade communities in coastal marine ecosystems across Indonesia
UNDERGRADUATE
2016-2017
2014-2017
Research student in the Sharp Lab at Roger Williams University
Senior Thesis: Establishing Astrangia poculata as a model system
Volunteer in the Roger Williams University Wet Lab
Microalgal and copepod culturing
RI NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
2016
2015
Sharp Lab at RWU: Development of a cell separation method to enable metagenomic analysis of the Astrangia poculata microbiome
Irvine Lab at URI: Proteomics of siphon regeneration in the tunicate Ciona intestinalis
Teaching
TEACHING
2019-PRESENT
BIO223 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab Instructor
Anatomy and physiology of the eye, ear, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Responsible for teaching background material, assisting students with running the experiments, and writing and grading weekly quizzes, midterm and final lab practicals, and homework assignments.
2018
BIO365 - Biology of Algae Lab Instructor
Biology of Cyanobacteria, red, green, and brown algae. The lab course is centered around a project where students collect seaweed from a local beach, identify it morphologically, followed by extracting DNA, sequencing it, and identifying the species using the sequence. Responsible for teaching material, prepping and running the lab, and grading lab reports and practicals.
2017
BIO244 - Human Physiology Lab Instructor
Physiology of the eye, ear, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Responsible for teaching background material, assisting students with running the experiments, and writing and grading weekly quizzes, midterm and final lab practicals, and homework assignments.
2017
RWU Marine Biology Camp Teaching Assistant
One week overnight camp for high school students, where we do hands on lab activities, field trips, and nightly lectures on a variety of marine biology topics.
PUBLICATIONS
( * = MENTEE)
NOV 2022
Borbee, E.M., Ayu, I.P., Carvalho, P., Restiana, E., Setiawan, F., Subhan, B., Humphries,
A.T., Madduppa, H., and Lane, C.E. (2022). Rubble fields shape planktonic protist communities on a local scale. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology: e12954.
OCT 2022
Pratomo, A., Bengen, D.G., Zamani, N.P., Lane, C.E., Humphries, A.T., Borbee, E.M.,
Subhan, B., and Madduppa, H. (2022) Diversity and distribution of
Symbiodiniaceae detected on coral reefs of Lombok, Indonesia using
environmental DNA metabarcoding. PeerJ (10) e 14006.
For more info and PDFs of publications see PUBLICATIONS page
Publications
Presentations
PRESENTATIONS
(PRESENTER UNDERLINED, * = MENTEE)
INVITED TALKS & WORKSHOPS
SEP 2022
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES
Coral reef microbes from Rhode Island to Indonesia
Erin Borbee
JUL 2021
PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING
An introduction to metabarcoding data analysis using QIIME2
Erin Borbee & Elaine Shen
CONTRIBUTED TALKS
JAN 2023
SOCIETY OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING
New insights on immune response of temperate coral larvae to pathogenic and probiotic bacteria
Erin Borbee, Isabella Changsut, Kira Bernabe, Alicia Schickle, David Nelson, Koty Sharp, and Lauren Fuess
AUG 2022
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING
Utilizing environmental DNA with visual surveys of marine biodiversity in a hyper-diverse, data-poor tropical context
Elaine Shen, Erin Borbee, Paul Carvalho, Fakhrizal Setiawan, Beginer Subhan, Christopher E. Lane, Austin T. Humphries, and Hawis Madduppa
MAR 2022
BENTHIC ECOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING
Development of the temperate coral, Astrangia poculata, as a model for evolution, ecology, and physiology of symbiosis
Erin Borbee, Alicia Schickle, Isabella Changsut, Natalie Danek, Tommy DeMarco, Trevor Milliken, Leslie Babonis, Sarah Davies, Nicole Fogarty, Caroline Fleming, Lauren Fuess, Justin McAllister, Loretta Roberson, Randi Rotjan, Jennifer Sneed, Isabela Trumble, Jake Warner, Daniel Wuitchik, and Koty Sharp
JUL 2021
PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING
Protist community structure across Indonesia and its future implications on MPA design
Erin Borbee, Austin Humphries, Hawis Madduppa, & Christopher Lane
APR 2021
NORTHEAST ALGAL SYMPOSIUM
Abiotic drivers of protist community structure in coastal marine ecosystems across Indonesia
Erin Borbee, Austin Humphries, Hawis Madduppa, & Christopher Lane
JUN 2019
PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING
Biogeography of SAR clade communities in relation to Wallace's Line
Erin Borbee, Austin Humphries, Hawis Madduppa, & Christopher Lane
APR 2019
NORTHEAST ALGAL SYMPOSIUM
Biodiversity and biogeography of Dinoflagellate communities in Indonesian marine environments
Erin Borbee, Austin Humphries, Hawis Madduppa, & Christopher Lane
POSTERS
JAN 2023
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING
Investigating immunity post heat stress in the model anemone, Exaiptasia diaphana
Haley Womack*, Erin Borbee, and Lauren Fuess
JAN 2020
RHODE ISLAND MICROBIOME SYMPOSIUM
Protistan ecology of Narragansett Bay benthic habitats
Erin Frates*, Erin Borbee, Alia Al-Haj, Christopher E. Lane, Robinson W. Fulweiler, and Roxanne A. Beinart
APR 2018
NORTHEAST ALGAL SYMPOSIUM
Characterization of SAR clade community composition in Indonesian marine environments
Erin Borbee, Austin Humphries, Hawis Madduppa, & Christopher Lane
JUL 2016
RI SURF CONFERENCE
Approaching a holistic understanding of coral bleaching: Using the coral Astrangia poculata to understand how the coral microbiome is influenced by Symbiodinium
Erin Borbee, Felicia Greco, Tyler Baskin, & Koty Sharp
JUL 2015
RI SURF CONFERENCE
Efforts towards proteomics in Ciona intestinalis
Stephanie Andersen, Erin Borbee, & Steve Irvine
Outreach
OUTREACH
NOV 2021
BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY
Spoke to high school students about career opportunities in marine science and how to find undergraduate research opportunities
SEP 2020
INTERNATIONAL MICROORGANISM DAY
Invited speaker: How to crochet you microbes
DEC 2020
URI SOCIETY FOR WOMEN IN MARINE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM 2020
We're gonna need a bigger boat: Staying afloat in a sea of opportunities
Head of communications committee and logo design
APR 2019
SMILE 4th GRADE DAY
Worked with 4th grade students to identify local algae species and fill out corresponding algae crossword puzzles
AUG 2018
MYSTIC AQUARIUM WOMEN IN SCIENCE DAY
Set up algae touch table and interacted with aquarium visitors to teach them about local seaweed species
Awards
AWARDS
AUG 2023
NSF POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN BIOLOGY - $138,000
Integrative research investigating the rules of life governing the interactions between genomes, environment, and phenotypes
MAR 2022
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING - $92,400
Collaborative Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
APR 2021
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
MAY 2019
PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA HOSHAW AWARD - $500
MAY 2019
URI CELS DEAN'S TRAVEL AWARD - $300
Memberships
MEMBERSHIPS
2022 - PRESENT
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
2017 - PRESENT
SOCIETY FOR WOMEN IN MARINE SCIENCE
2019 - PRESENT
PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
2018 - PRESENT
NORTHEAST ALGAL SOCIETY
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