ruben.fs.luz

Rúben Luz
PhD Student
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Rúben Luz holds a BSc in Biological Sciences and Health and completed his Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences in 2018 by University of Azores, with a master thesis entitled "Biological activity screening of isolated freshwater and thermal water cyanobacteria from the Azores".

Since 2017 is part of REBECA project (INTERREG-MAC) with a research fellow and collaborates actively with ongoing projects REBECA-CCT (INTERREG-MAC) and 3B-Vent. Has participated in international congresses with several first author oral communications and posters. His research topics are focused on cyanobacteria taxonomy and bioactivity research.

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Luz, R., Cordeiro, R., Gonçalves, V., Vasconcelos, V. & Urbatzka, R. (2024). Screening of Lipid-Reducing Activity and Cytotoxicity of the Exometabolome from Cyanobacteria. Marine Drugs, 22.
https://doi.org/10.3390/md22090412
Luz, R., Gonçalves, V., Vasconcelos, V. & Urbatzka, R. (2024). Metabolite profiling and bioactivity assessment of cyanobacteria from the Azores reveals unique producers of cytotoxic and lipid reducing compounds, 83, 103703.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103703
Luz, R., Cordeiro, R., Kaštovský, J., Johansen, J.R., Dias, E., Fonseca, A., et al. (2023). Description of four new filamentous cyanobacterial taxa from freshwater habitats in the Azores Archipelago. Journal of Phycology, n/a.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13396
Luz, R., Cordeiro, R., Kaštovský, J., Fonseca, A., Urbatzka, R., Vasconcelos, V., et al. (2023). Description of Pseudocalidococcus azoricus gen. sp. nov. (Thermosynechococcaceae, Cyanobacteria), a Rare but Widely Distributed Coccoid Cyanobacteria. Diversity, 15.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d15121157
Cordeiro, R., Azevedo, J., Luz, R. & Fonseca, A. (2021). Cyanotoxin Screening in BACA Culture Collection: Identification of New Cylindrospermopsin Producing Cyanobacteria, 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13040258