Guilherme Scotta Hentschke

BSc in Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) | MSc in Botanic, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) | PhD in Botanic Biodiversity, Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo (IBt)

Born in Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil, in november 1982. In 2007, I have graduated in Biological Sciences in Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). During this period, I have worked with phytoplankton from freshwater systems, with main focus on green algae. In 2009, I completed my master degree in Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), working with Chlorococcales from the freshwater Laguna dos Patos, in Brazil. In 2014, I obtained my PhD title in Botanic Biodiversity, with emphasis in cyanobacterial taxonomy, at Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo (IBt). My thesis encompassed primarily a taxonomical study of the terrestrial cyanobacteria from coastal regions of the Atlantic Rainforest, São Paulo, Brazil. Furthermore, I have tested the antioxidant potential of the respective isolate strains.  I also have teached from 2014 to 2018, for medical sciences undergraduation courses at Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA) – campus Cachoeira do Sul, and I worked at the same place as Research Coordinator. During 2019, I have been a Post-Doctoral student in European Blue Biobank (EBB) project. Currently I work at CIIMAR and LEGE-CC as taxonomist of Cyanobacteria and microalgae.