Mr. Luciano Huber, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil
Luciano Koche Huber 🇧🇷 is a doctoral student in Bioinformatics at PUCRS and holds a Master’s in Ecology and Evolution of Biodiversity (2024). His research focuses on altitudinal variation and microbial community composition in bromeliad water and neotropical forest soil using metabarcoding techniques. 🧬🌱 He previously earned a bachelor’s in Business Administration with a specialization in Systems Analysis. Luciano is proficient in English 🇬🇧 and Spanish 🇪🇸 and has co-authored a 2025 article in The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. He is a CAPES fellow and actively contributes to scientific development and biodiversity research. 📚🔍
Publication Profile
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🎓 Academic Background
Luciano Huber 🇧🇷 holds a Master’s degree (2022–2024) in Ecology and Evolution of Biodiversity from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil. His thesis, titled “Altitudinal variations and community composition of eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and the eukaryotic supergroup TSAR in bromeliad water tanks and adjacent soil in a neotropical forest using metabarcoding”, was supervised by Prof. Laura Roberta Pinto Utz and co-supervised by Dr. Joe Taylor. 🧬🌱 He was awarded a CAPES scholarship 💼. Luciano’s research connects agriculture, livestock, and scientific development 🔍. He also holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with emphasis in Systems Analysis from PUCRS (1987–1990) 📊
🔬 Research Focus
Luciano Huber focuses on microbial ecology 🦠, biodiversity 🧬, and bioinformatics 💻. His research investigates the altitudinal variation and community composition of eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and the TSAR supergroup in bromeliad water and adjacent soil using metabarcoding techniques 🧪. His publication in the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology explores ecological community dynamics in neotropical environments 🌿. Luciano integrates molecular tools and environmental data to understand microbial diversity and ecosystem function 🌎. His work contributes to advancing ecological genomics, highlighting interactions between organisms and their habitats across microhabitats and elevation gradients 📈.
Conclusion
Luciano Koche Huber is a promising early-career researcher whose interdisciplinary expertise, innovative use of bioinformatic tools, and focus on ecosystem-level questions make him a suitable candidate for the “Research for Best Researcher Award”, particularly in categories recognizing emerging talent or impactful master’s/PhD-level research
Publication Top Notes
Luciano Huber co-authored the article titled “Is the Composition of Communities in Bromeliad Water and Adjacent Soil Similar?” published in May 2025 in the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (DOI: 10.1111/jeu.70009) 🧬.