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Name: MARIA CELIA (Machel) DEFRANCE MALAY
Department of Biology, University of Florida
& Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611-8525 USA
E-mail: malay@flmnh.ufl.edu
Telephone: (1 352) 273 1977
Phylogenetics,
systematics,
and
biogegography
of marine invertebrates; biology of coral
symbionts; Indo-West Pacific coral reef biology and biodiversity;
management of
coastal resources and invertebrate fisheries.
Graduate Studies:
M.S.-Ph.D. Program
Department of Zoology (now Biology)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
August 2002 - present
M.S. Program
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman
November 1999 Ð April 2002
Undergraduate:
B.S. Biology
Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman
June 1994 Ð April 1998
Malay, MCD and G Paulay. Accepted. Peripatric speciation drives diversification and distributional patterns of reef hermit crabs (Decapoda: Diogenidae: Calcinus). Evolution.
Poupin, J and MCD Malay. 2009. Identification of a Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804) species-complex, with description of a new Ciliopagurus from French Polynesia (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae). Zoosystema 31(2): 209-232.
Sandin, SA, JE Smith, EE DeMartini, EA Dinsdale, SD Donner, AM Friedlander, T Konotchick, M Malay, JE Maragos, D Obura, O Pantos, G Paulay, M Richie, F Rohwer, RE Schroeder, S Walsh, JBC Jackson, N Knowlton, and E Sala. 2008. Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3(2): e1548. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001548
Juinio-Me–ez, MA, HGP Bangi, and MCD Malay. 2008. Effect of type of feed, stocking density and grow-out site on gonad yield, growth and survivorship of cultured sea urchin. Philippine Agricultural Scientist 91(4): 439-449.
Juinio-Me–ez, MA, HGP Bangi, MCD Malay, and D Pastor. 2008. Enhancing the Recovery of Depleted Tripneustes gratilla Stocks Through Grow-out Culture and Restocking. Reviews in Fisheries Science 16(1-3): 35-43.
Juinio-Me–ez, MA, MCD Malay, and HGP Bangi. 2001. Sea Urchin Grow-Out Culture. Coastal Resources management Tools. Enhancing Community Participation in Fishery Resources Management Project, The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines. The Royal Netherlands Embassy and the Department of Agriculture Ð Bureau of Agricultural Research. 34 pages.
Malay, MCD, MA Juino-Me–ez, and C Villanoy. 2000. Population genetic structure of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla from selected sites in western Luzon and eastern Philippines. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, October 23 Ð 27, 1:107-111.
Malay, MCD, HGP Bangi, and MA Juinio-Me–ez. 2000. Enhancement effect of sea urchin grow-out cages in Lucero, Bolinao, Pangasinan. Science Diliman 12(2): 1-9.
ÒDiversity and speciation of the coral-dwelling barnacles (Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae)Ó. Invited talk presented at The Crustacean Society Summer Meeting; Sept 20-24, 2009. Tokyo, Japan.
ÒPeripatric speciation drives diversification and distributional patterns of reef hermit crabsÓ (Decapoda: Diogenidae: Calcinus)Ó. Poster presented at The Crustacean Society Summer Meeting; Sept 20-24, 2009. Tokyo, Japan.
ÒPhylogenetics, biogeography, host-specificity, and speciation in the coral-dwelling barnaclesÓ. Paper presented at the 1st UF Marine Biology Meeting; Jan 29-30, 2009. St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
Malay,
MCD.
2009.
Invertebrate Zoology Ð Spring 2009. http://www.zoology.ufl.edu/COURSES/zoo2203/2009spring/
paulay/index.html
ÒPhylogeneticsÓ. Guest lecture in PCB 3063 Ð Genetics, University of Florida; December 2, 2008.
ÒPhylogenetics and speciation of coral barnacles (Pyrgomatidae), with emphasis on the genus TrevathanaÓ. Paper presented at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium. Jul 7-14 Jul 2008. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
ÒPhylogenetics, speciation, and biogeography of hermit crabs (Calcinus) and coral-dwelling barnacles (Pyrgomatidae)Ó. Invited seminar, University of the Philippines Ð Marine Science Institute; Jun 17, 2008.
ÒSystematics. phylogenetics, & biogeography of coral-inhabiting barnacles (Pyrgomatidae)Ó. Invited lecture, Dr. K-Y Soong Research Laboratory, Kuroshio Research Group, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Jun 26, 2007.
Malay, MCD. 2006 upwards. The coral-dwelling barnacles (Family Pyrgomatidae): Taxonomy and identification. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/malacology /pyrgomatidae/index.html
Malay, MCD and G Paulay. Phylogeny of Indo-Pacific reef-inhabiting hermit crabs, with special emphasis on the diogenid genus Calcinus. Poster presented at the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium. Jun 28 Ð Jul 2, 2004. Okinawa, Japan.
Malay, MCD, MA Juino-Me–ez, and C Villanoy. Population genetics of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla from selected sites in western Luzon and eastern Philippines. Paper presented at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium. Oct 23 Ð 27, 2000. Bali, Indonesia.
ÒIntroduction to Cladistics & PhylogeneticsÓ. Guest lecture in PCB 4674 Evolution, University of Florida; March 2007.
Malay MCD, MA Juinio-Me–ez, HGP Bangi, and RMB Hapitan. Effect of seasonality, lunar phase, stocking density, and grow-out site on the gonad yield of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla. Paper presented at the 5th PAMS National Symposium in Marine Science. October 18-19, 1999. Marine Science Institute University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Also presented at the 3rd Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference. Nov 28ÐDec 1, 1999, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
Malay MCD, HGP Bangi, and MA Juinio-Me–ez. Enhancement effect of sea urchin grow-out cages in Lucero, Bolinao, Pangasinan. Poster presented at the 5th PAMS National Symposium in Marine Science. Oct 18-19, 1999. Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
Best Student
Poster, The Crustacean
Society Summer Meeting in Tokyo (for the poster ÒPeripatric speciation
drives
diversification and distributional patterns of reef hermit crabsÓ; 2009)
Travel
Grants, Dept. of Biology, Office
of Research & Graduate Programs, and Graduate Student Council;
University
of Florida (2009)
Travel Grant
for Symposium speakers, The
Carcinological Society of Japan (2009)
Travel Grant,
College of Liberal Arts
& Sciences, University of Florida (2009)
Travel Grant,
Office of Research &
Graduate Programs, University of Florida (2009)
Best
Published Paper in Marine Fisheries,
Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards, Department of Agriculture, Republic of
the
Philippines (for the paper ÒEnhancing the recovery of depleted Tripneustes
gratilla
stocks
through grow-out culture and restockingÓ by Juinio-Me–ez et al.; 2008)
Kuroshio
Research Fellowship, National
Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2007)
Student
Research Fellowship, American
Microscopical Society (2007)
Exchange
student, FACE Program (Ocean
Bridges: A Florida-France Training & Research Cooperative in Coral
Reef
Conservation and Biodiversity)
(2006)
Lerner-Gray Grant for Marine Research, American Museum of Natural History (2004)
Summer travel grant, Department of Zoology, University of Florida (2004)
Brian Riewald Memorial Fund Research Grant, Department of Zoology, University of Florida (2004)
Lelia and William Brayfield Scholarship in Invertebrate Paleontology (2003)
Alumni Fellow, University of Florida (2002 Ð 2006)
AFMA Best Research Paper Award (unpublished category), 12th Bureau of Agricultural Research National Research Symposium, Oct 2000 (for the paper ÒEnhancement effect of sea urchin grow-out cages in Lucero, Bolinao, PangasinanÓ by Malay et al.)
Travel grant from the David & Lucile Packard Foundation for the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium (2000)
Reviewer,
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology
Americal
Microscopical Society; Society for the Study of Evolution; The
Crustacean
Society
ÒGulf of Mexico yields a wealth of undersea animalsÓ, The Gainesville Sun, December 5 2006 (http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061205/LOCAL/612040343/-1/news).
Teaching assistant, Invertebrate Zoology; University of Florida, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, & Spring 2009
Supervisor: Dr. Gustav Paulay
Teaching assistant, Genetics; University of Florida, Fall 2008
Supervisor: Dr. Marta Wayne
Teaching assistant, Evolution; University of Florida, Fall 2007
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Kimball
Teaching assistant, Integrated Principles of Biology I; University of Florida, Fall 2004
Supervisor: Dr. Kent Vliet
Research assistant for the Sea Urchin Research Project (Jan 1999 Ð Oct 2000)
Project
Leader: Dr. Marie Antonette Juinio
Ð Me–ez (UP Marine Science Institute)
Editorial assistant in the preparation of the book ÒPhilippine Coral Reef AtlasÓ (Sept Ð Dec 1998)
Supervisor: Dr. Porfirio M. Ali–o (UP Marine Science Institute)
Field
experience
Independent
fieldwork and participation in scientific expeditions in the
Philippines (with
the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute & the
Museum
National dÕHistoire Naturelle, Paris), Guam and the Northern Marianas
Islands
(with the University of Florida, University of Guam, & NOAA), the
northern
Line Islands (with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD),
French
Polynesia (with the FACE program and Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes,
Perpignan, France), the Cook Islands, Fiji, Taiwan (with the National
Sun
Yat-Sen University); Oman (with the Sultan Qaboos University); Florida
(with
the University of Florida); and La RŽunion (with the UniversitŽ de La
RŽunion).
Participation
in large group expeditions:
UP-MSI
expedition to Northern Palawan, the Philippines; Oct 1998 (Expedition
leader:
Dr L David)
UP-MSI
expedition to Northern Palawan and Tubbataha Reef, the Philippines;
1999
(Expedition leader: Dr P Ali–o)
UP-MSI/DLSU
expedition to the Pacific Seaboard of the Philippines; 2000 (Expedition
leader:
Dr W Licuanan)
NOAA
expedition to the Northern Marianas Islands; Aug 2003 (Expedition
leader: Dr R
Brainard)
MNHN
expedition to Panglao, Central Visayas, the Philippines; 2004
(Expedition
leader: Dr M Bouchet)
UCSD-SIO
expedition to the Line Islands; 2005 (Expedition leader: Dr E Sala)
TAAF/Univ.-RŽunion
expedition
to
the
Iles Eparses, W Indian Ocean; Apr-May 2009 (Expedition
leaders: Drs H Bruggeman & M Guillaume)
Fluent in Tagalog (Filipino), English, & French