LEONOR BOTERO ARBOLEDA e-mail: leonor.botero@unisabana.edu.co Curriculum Vitae (Summary) Biologist with Master s and Ph.D degrees in Marine Biology. Solid career in scientific research and in design and follow-up of research policies in higher education. Excellent directive and managerial skills as a result of a wide experience in organizations: General Director of Research Institution, Deputy Director in Colciencias, Direction and Coordination of research programs, General Director of Research at University. Teaching experience in graduate and undergraduate programs. Solid experience in Networking for academic purposes. Perfect command of english and spanish with excellent written and oral communication skills in both languages. WORK EXPERIENCE January 13/2004 present: Universidad de La Sabana General Research Director Responsibilities: Design of policies and strategies for promotion of scientific research. Strategic planning of institutional research. Coordination of processes related with evaluation, information, funding and general management of research activities. Definition of qualitative and quantitative research indicators. Design and formulation of the intellectual property policy of the University. Design and coordination of the Research Ethics Commitee of the University. Budget planning and follow-up of project budget s execution and performance Main results at Universidad de La Sabana: From 2004 to the present date, as a result of the above, the University improved significantly its indicators of research activities and scientific results. Quantitative indicators such as number of publications, number of projects, number of patents, and number and quality of research groups give credit to these results. Aug/2002 Dec/2004: COLCIENCIAS Deputy Director of Scientific and Technological Development Programs. Responsibilities: Planning for annual activities of National Programs of Science and Technology, orientation of scientific policies, budget planning, decision making regarding funding of proposals submitted to Colciencias 1
Oct/1996 Jul/2002: COLCIENCIAS Head of the National Marine Science and Technology Program. Responsibilities: Strategic planning of national research in marine sciences, design and implementation of calls for research proposals at the national level, program and project evaluation, decision making regarding funding of research projects, leading definition of national marine science policies and strategies for its development. Aug/1980 Sep/1996 INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS DE PUNTA DE BETÍN, INVEMAR, SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA. General Director of the Institute (1991-1996). Specific tasks accomplished: Preparation and management of institutional budget and of budgets for research projects in Mariculture, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Fisheries Biology. Preparation and presentation of research proposals to national (COLCIENCIAS) and international (WORLD WILDLIFE FUND - WWF, DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR TECHNISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT - GTZ) funding agencies. Administration of scientific and technical personnel. Monitoring and evaluation of project's development and accomplishments in the areas of Mariculture and Marine Ecology. Active participant (as member of the directive board and as an investigator) of the intergovernmetal (Germany and Colombia) technical cooperation project for the environmental rehabilitation of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, with specific emphasis ( as a researcher) in mangrove ecology. 1980-1990: Principal investigator of projects related to coral reefs and mangroves in the Santa Marta Area. General Coordinator of the International Project for the environmental restoration of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. Aug. to Dec. 1977 VIKINGOS DE COLOMBIA S.A. Laboratory Technician in the Biology and Quality Control Department. 0THER RELATED EXPERIENCE 2
Active participant in the elaboration of an Environmental Impact Study for the reopening of canals in the Exterior Delta of the Magdalena River as part of the Rehabilitation Project of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. Member of the editorial committee of the scientific journal produced by INVEMAR, Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta Betín.. Teaching: Seminars and field and laboratory sessions in courses of invertebrate biology and marine ecology offered by INVEMAR. Teaching a Marine Ecology course at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Lectures in diverse research topics to professor of Universidad de La Sabana. EDUCATION DOCTORATE (1982-1987) Ph.D in Marine Sciences, University of Delaware, Lewes, Delaware, U.S.A. Doctoral dissertation: Gorgonian octocoral communities of the Santa Marta area, Caribbean coast of Colombia: Species composition, patterns of zonation and quantitative structure. MASTER'S (1977-1980) M.Sc. in Marine Biology, Boston University Marine Program, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woodshole, Massachussetts, U.S.A. Thesis title: Settlement Behavior of Larval Lobsters Homarus americanus. BACHELOR (1972-1976) Licenciada in Biology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia HIGHSCHOOL (1962-1972) MISCELLANEOUS Marymount School, Bogotá, Colombia Participation (as a speaker) in International Scientific Congresses and Seminars. Since 1979, active licensed Scuba Diver (NAUI). LANGUAGES Spanish English French Portuguese Native language Read, write and talk fluently Read. Read 3
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 1982-1983 From the Wemyss Foundation for doctorate studies at the University of Delaware 1979-1980 Teaching fellowship from Boston University for continuation of studies leading to the Master's degree. 1977-1979 Fulbright scholarship for Master's studies in Marine Biology at Boston University. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Polanía, J., A. Santos-Martínez, J.E. Mancera-Pineda, L. Botero Arboleda. 2000. The Coastal Lagoon Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia. p. 33-46. In: Seeliger, U., B. Kjerfve (eds.) Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America. Ecological studies v. 144. Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York Botero, L. And R. Alvarez-León. (2000). The caribbean coast of Colombia. In: Seas at the Millenium: an environmental evaluation. C. Sheppard (ed.). Elsevier, Pergamon Press. Botero, L. and. H. Salzwedel. (1999). Rehabilitation of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, a mangrove-estuarine system in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Ocean and Coastal Management 42: 243-256. Twilley, R.R, Rivera-Monroy, V.H., Chen, R., Botero, L. (1998). Adapting an ecological mangrove model to simulate trajectories in restoration ecology. Marine Pollution Bulletin 37 (8-12): 404-419. Gónima. L., J.E. Mancera-Pineda and L. Botero. (In press, 1998). Aplicación de imágenes digitales de satélite al diagnóstico ambiental de un complejo lagunar estuarino tropical: Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Caribe colombiano. Publicaciones Especiales del INVEMAR. Cardona, P. and L. Botero. (1998). Soil characteristics and vegetation structure in a 4
heavily deteriorated mangrove in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Biotropica 30(1): 24-34. Nagelkerken, I., K. Buchan, G.W. Smith, K. Bonair, P. Bush, J. Garzón-Ferreira, L. Botero, P. Gayle, C. Heberer, C. Petrovic, L. Pors and P. Yoshioka. 1997. Widespread disease in Caribbean Sea Fans: I. Spreading and general characterisitics. Proc. 8 th Int. Coral Reef Sym. 1: 679-682. Nagelkerken, I., K. Buchan, G.W. Smith, K. Bonair, P. Bush, J. Garzón-Ferreira, L. Botero, P. Gayle, C.D. Harvell, C. Heberer, K. Kim, C. Petrovic, L. Pors and P. Yoshioka. 1997. Widespread disease in Caribbean Sea Fans: II. Patterns of infection and tissue loss. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 160: 255-263. Botero, L. and E. Mancera. 1996. Síntesis de los cambios de origen antrópico ocurridos en los últimos 40 años en la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (Colombia). Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 20 (78) : 465-474. Serrano-Díaz, L.A., L. Botero, P. Cardona y J.E. Mancera. 1995. Estructura del manglar en el Delta Exterior Del Río Magdalena- Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, una zona tensionada por alteraciones del equilibrio hídrico. An. Inst. Invest. Mar. Punta Betín, 24: 135-164. Botero, L. 1990. Quantitative structure of gorgonian communities in Tayrona National Park, Caribbean Coast of Colombia. An. Inst. Cienc. Mar y Limnol. Univ. Nal. Auton. México. 17(1): 73-87. Botero, L. 1990. Massive mangrove mortality in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Vida Silvestre Neotropical, 2(2): 77-78. Botero, L. 1990. Observations on the Size, Predators and Tumor-like Outgrowths of Gorgonian Octocoral Colonies in the area of Santa Marta, Caribbean Coast of Colombia. North East Gulf Science, 11(1): 1-10. Botero, L. y J.E. Botero. 1989. Problemática ambiental del Sistema Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta-Delta Exterior del Río Magdalena. En: Colombia y el Agua -Tres Aspectos-. FESCOL. Ediciones Lerner, Ltda., Bogotá. Botero, J.E. y L. Botero. 1987. Problemática ambiental de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. Memorias III Congreso Ornitología Tropical: 157-159. Botero, L. 1987. Zonación de octocorales gorgonáceos en el área de Santa Marta y Parque Nacional Tayrona, Costa Caribe Colombiana. An. Inst. Inv. Mar. Punta de Betín, 17: 61-80. 5
Botero, L. 1984. Observaciones sobre una población de Strombus gigas L. en la ensenada de Nenguange, Caribe Colombiano. An. Inst. Inv. Mar. Punta de Betín, 14: 47-66. Botero, L. and J. Atema. 1982. Behavior and substrate selection during larval settling in the lobster Homarus americanus. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2(1): 59-69. ARTICLES PUBLISHED FOR GENERAL PUBLIC Botero, L. 1998. Consideraciones generales sobre la producción pesquera mundial y su relación con la productividad primaria de los mares: reflexiones para el caso colombiano. Revista APROPESCA, Edición No. 16, Año 7: 5-7. Botero, L. 1997. La investigación en acuacultura en el marco del Programa Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología del Mar. Acuicarta, vol. 4. Botero, L. 1990. El Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona: Su importancia y problemática. Revista Nueva Frontera, No. 782: 23-25. Botero, L. 1990. Morirá la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta? Revista Nueva Frontera, No. 778: 17-20. OTHER ARTICLES OR FINAL REPORTS UNPUBLISHED Settlement Behavior of Larval Lobsters Homarus americanus. Master's Thesis, Boston University Marine Program, Woodshole, Massachussetts. May, 1980. Reclutamiento de postlarvas de la langosta espinosa Panulirus argus a aguas costeras de la región de Santa Marta. Final report submitted to COLCIENCIAS. July, 1981. Gorgonian octocoral communities of the Santa Marta area, Caribbean coast of Colombia: Species composition, patterns of zonation and quantitative structure. Doctoral dissertation, University of Delaware, U.S.A. May, 1987. Caracterización ecológica de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. Final Report submitted to COLCIENCIAS. September, 1988. Biodiversity within the living, dying and dead mangrove forests of the ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia. Final report submitted to WORLD WILDLIFE FUND - BIODIVERSITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. 6
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