Lucas Prates (PhD)
Office: TIG / 2.40
Tel.: +49 641 99-35903
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Institute for Insect Biotechnology
Department of Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection
Winchester Str. 2
35394 Giessen
Curriculum Vitae
| 02/2019 - present |
Ph.D. student at the Department for Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany Topic: 'Molecular approaches to control Drosophila suzukii.' |
| 03/2016 - 02/2018 |
MSc Agricultural Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Thesis: 'Diffusion of eugenol in rice.' |
| 07/2013 - 01/2019 |
Laboratory Assistant, Postharvest Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil |
| 03/2010 - 01/2016 |
BSc Chemical Engineering; Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Title: 'Sorption isotherms of oat seed: modeling and experimental determination.' |
Research Interests
Current Project
Since Feb. 2019, I am in the group of Prof. Dr. Marc. F. Schetelig as a Ph.D. student. My main objective of the project is to improve the stability and delivery of molecular agents into pest insects for sustainable control.
Professional experience
From March 2016 to Feb. 2018, the focus of the master thesis was to determine the diffusion coefficient of eugenol - the major constituent of clove essential oil - through a column of rice grains. The primary purpose of the project was to assess the suitability of essential oils to protect stored grains in large/industrial scale.
As laboratory assistant at the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa from July 2013 to Jan 2019, my projects were related to food safety and quality. One of the research topics involving master and Ph.D. students assessed the use of essential oils as possible biopesticides to control insect pests of stored grains. This work involved the extraction of essential oils from plants, determination of their chemical composition by gas chromatography and bioassays to determine acute toxicity and behavioral effects of the essential oils to the insects. Similarly to the use of essential oils as biopesticides, the use of ozone gas to control insect-pests was investigated. Other research topics were related to the use of traditional pesticides and the occurrence of their residues in food. This work involved the development of analytical methods to determine pesticide residues by gas chromatography, different approaches to applying ozone gas to grains and vegetables, and the assessment of food quality after treatments with ozone.
From March 2010 to Jan. 2016, as a student for the BSc degree in Chemical Engineering at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, I worked in laboratories and industrial settings for different applications. On the Bachelor’s thesis, the purpose was the experimental and mathematical modeling of the absorption of water by oat seeds. The moisture content and the behavior of water absorption by oat seeds are important parameters for industrial processing and storage.
Publications
2024
Prates LHF, Fiebig J, Schlosser H, Liapi E, Rehling T, Lutrat C, Bouyer J, Sun Q, Wen H, Xi Z, Schetelig MF, Häcker I (2024) Challenges of robust RNAi-mediated gene silencing in Aedes Mosquitoes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences; 25(10):5218.
2023
Prates LHF, Merlau M, Rühl-Teichner J, Schetelig MF, Häcker I (2023) An Optimized/Scale Up-Ready Protocol for Extraction of Bacterially Produced dsRNA at Good Yield and Low Costs. International Journal of Molecular Sciences; 25;24(11):9266.
2019
Prates LHF, Faroni LRA, Fernandes FH, Queiroz MELR, Sousa AH, Silva MVA (2019) Eugenol diffusion coefficient and its potential to control Sitophilus zeamais in rice. Scientific Reports 9, 11161.
Moura ES, Faroni LRA, Zanúncio JC, Heleno FF, Prates LHF (2019) Insecticidal activity of Vanillosmopsis arborea essential oil and of its major constituent α-bisabolol against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Scientific Reports 9, 3723.
Souza LP, Faroni LRA, Heleno FF, Pinto FG, Queiroz MELR, Prates LHF (2019) Difenoconazole and linuron dissipation kinetics in carrots under open-field conditions. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 168, 479-485.
2018
Prates LHF, Heleno FF, Faroni LRA (2018) Ozônio no tratamento pós-colheita de grãos. In: Lorini et al. (Eds.) Armazenagem de Grãos. 2ed. Jundiaí: Instituto Bio Geneziz, p. 693-732, 2018.
Faroni LRA, Prates LHF, Heleno FF, Sousa AH (2018) Atmosfera modificada e ozônio na conservação de grãos. In: Lorini et al. (Eds) O valor da pós-colheita de grãos no Brasil. Londrina: ABRAPOS, p. 51-71, 2018.
Souza LP, Faroni LRA, Lopes LM, Sousa AH, Prates LHF (2018) Toxicity and sublethal effects of allyl isothiocyanate to Sitophilus zeamais on population development and walking behavior. Journal of Pest Science 91, 761-770.
Rodrigues, AAZ, Neves AA, Queiroz MELR, Oliveira AF, Prates LHF, Morais EHC (2018) Optimization and validation of the salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction method and analysis by gas chromatography to determine pesticides in water. Ecletica Quimica Journal 43, 11-21.
Souza LP, Faroni LRA, Heleno FF, Pinto FG, Queiroz MELR, Prates LHF (2018) Ozone treatment for pesticide removal from carrots: Optimization by response surface methodology. Food Chemistry 243, 435-441.
Souza LP, Faroni LRA, Heleno FF, Cecon PR, Gonçalves TDC, Silva GJ, Prates LHF (2018) Effects of ozone treatment on postharvest carrot quality. LWT-Food Science and Technology 90, 53-60.
2017
Freitas RS, Faroni LRA, Queiroz MELR, Heleno FF, Prates LHF (2017) Degradation kinetics of pirimiphos-methyl residues in maize grains exposed to ozone gas. Journal of Stored Products Research 74, 1-5
Grisales LPV, Faroni LRA, Pimentel MAG, Heleno FF, Prates LHF (2017) Behavioral and physiological responses induced by ozone in five Brazilian populations of Rhyzopertha dominica. Journal of Stored Products Research 72, 111-116.