Dr. Arturo O. Lluisma is recognized of his significant contributions in the field of fundamental and applied seaweed biology and biotechnology. He helped develop laboratory-based micropropagation techniques for the seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii that facilitate the development of land-based nursery and germplasm conservation technologies for this commercially important seaweed, explored the genetic diversity of K. alvarezii strains through DNA fingerprinting and with the use of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), characterized a number of carbohydrate metabolism-related genes in the red alga Gracilaria.
Sex: Male
Education:
- Dalhouse University, Halifax, Canada, Ph.D. in Biology, 1997
- University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, M.S. Marine Biology, 1993
- University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo, B.S. Fisheries, 1987
- Ben-Gurion University, Israel, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999 O- 2001 Je
Field of Specialization:
Seaweed Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biology
Researches:
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1990) Seasonality of standing crop of a Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophyta) bed in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines
Hydrobiologia Volume 204/205
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1992) Differences in biomass production and carrageenan yields (semi-refined and refined) among four strains of farmed carrageenophytes in Northern Bohol, Phlilippines
Hydrobiologia Volume 247
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1993) Clonal propagation of eucheuma denticulatum and kappaphycus alvarezii for Philippine seaweed farms
Hydrobiologia Volume 14
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1994) Laboratory and field growth studies of commercial strains of Eucheuma denticulatum and Kappaphycus alvarezii
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 6
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1995) Relationships among eucheuma denticulatum, eucheuma isiforme and kappaphycus alvarezii (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) based on nuclear ssu-rRNA gene sequences
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 7, No. 5
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1997) Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 9
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1998) Cloning and characterization of a nuclear gene encoding a starch-branching enzyme from the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis
Current Genetics Volume 34
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1998) Characterization of a galactosyl-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase gene from the machine red alga Gracilaria gracilis
Current Genetics Volume 34
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1999) Occurrence of closely spaced genes in the nuclear genome of the agarophyle Gracilaria gracilis
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 11
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (2000) Primer on farming and strain selection of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma in the Philippines
PCAMRD, UPMSI and UNDP
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (1999) Characterization of the UDPglucose pyrophosphorylase gene from the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 10
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (2001) Suitability of anabaena PCC7120 expressing mosquitocidal toxin genes from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis for biotechnological application
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Volume 57
Lluisma, A.O., et. al., (2003) Isolation and classification of culturable bacteria associated with ice-ice disease in Kappaphycus and Eucheuma
The Philippine Scientist Volume 40
Papers Presented:
- Maximum likelihood and Bayesian-MCMC analyses of DNA sequences for inference of phylooenies: application to Philippine species of Laurencia (Rhodopllyta) , 31st Annual Convention of the Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bethel Guest House, Dumaguete City
- Genetic diversity of Kappapyhycus and Eucheuma cultivars in the Philippines, 14th National Research Symposium, Bureau of Soils and Water Management, Diliman, Quezon City
- Algal Biotechnology , GT Velasquez 100th Birth Anniversary Symposium, National Research Council of the Philippines-Division of Biological Sciences, Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila
- Occurrence of Closely Spaced Genes in the Nuclear Genome of the Agarophyte Gracilaria Gracilis, 16th International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
- (1) Laboratory cultures of Kappaphycus alvarezii and Eucheuma denticulatum as seedstock for maricullure (2) Growth of laboratory cultures of Kappaphycus alvarezii and Eucheuma denticulatum under different media, 2nd National Symposium in Marine Science, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines
- Laboratory culture of Eucheuma and Kappaphycus, Algal Biotechnology Networking Meeting, Singapore
- Eucheuma and Kappaphycus Laboratory Culture at UPMSI, 2nd HP-USA Phycology Symposium and Workshop, Cebu City and Dumaguete City
- Recolonization and recovery in a Sargassum bed in Lucero, Bolinao, Pangasinan, 1st National Symposium in Marine Science, University of the Philippines Marine Science Institule-Bolinao Marine Laboratory, Bolinao, Pangasinan
- Culture of Eucheuma Denticulatum and Kappaphycus Alvarezii, 2nd RP-USA Phycology Symposium/Workshop, Philippines
Awards:
- Outstanding Young Scientist (Biology), NAST-DOST, 2006
- AFMA Best R&D Paper Award, DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research, 2002
- International Publication Award, University of the Philippines , 2001
- Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Scientific Research, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2000
- International Publication Award (for 2 research articles), University of the Philippines , 1999
- 2nd Prize, Marinalag International Award for Outstanding Paper Presented , 14th International Seaweed Symposium in Brest, 1995
- Tan Memorial Award for Outstanding Research, Marine Fisheries, 1994
- President's Award for Outstanding Publication, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1993
- Most Outstanding M.Sc. Graduate, College of Science , University of the Philippines Diliman, 1993