Ruben Díaz Rúa

Alumni

​Research Specialist

Alumni

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Biography

I am familiarized with genetic and molecular biology tools in general and culture of different cell lines. I have special interest in all issues related to transcriptomics, genomics, epigenomics and proteomics technologies. I am especially interested in areas related to genetics and molecular biology

Research Interests

Genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and biology molecular in general

Selected Publications

  • Mohamed R., Díaz-Rúa R., Agustí S.; and Duarte M. C. Trichodesmium spp. abundance in the Red Sea. Under review.
  • Overmans S.; Nordborg M.; Díaz-Rúa R., Brinkman D.; Negri P.; Agustí S. Phototoxic effects of PAH and UV-A exposure on molecular responses and developmental success in coral larvae. Aquat Toxicol. 198:165-174. 2018.
  • Díaz-Rúa R.; Keijer J.; Palou A.; van Schothorst E.M.; Oliver P. Long-term intake of a high protein diet increases metabolic pathways related to liver triacylglycerol deposition and other hepatic signs of injury in rats. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 19 (46):39-48, 2017.
  • CDíaz-Rúa, R.; Varela-Calviño, R.; Reynés B.; Pericàs-Beltran J.; Palou A.; Oliver P. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cell in vitro system to test the efficacy of food bioactive compounds: effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids and its relation with BMI. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 61(4), 2017.
  • z-Rúa R.; Palou A.; Oliver P. Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations. Food & Nutrition Research. 23;60:33554, 2016.
  • az-Rúa R.; Van Schothorst, EM.; Keijer J.; Palou A.; Oliver, P. Isocaloric high-fat feeding directs hepatic metabolism to handling of nutrient imbalance promoting liver fat deposition. International Journal of Obesity. 40(8):1250-9, 2016.
  • García-Ruiz E.; Reynés B.; Díaz-Rúa R.; Ceresi E.; Oliver P.; Palou A. The intake of high fat diets induces the acquisition of brown adipocyte gene expression features in white adipose tissue. International Journal of Obesity. 39(11):1619-29, 2015.
  • Díaz-Rúa R.; Keijer J.; Caimari A.; Van Schothorst, EM.; Palou A.; Oliver, P. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells as a source to detect markers of homeostatic alterations caused by the intake of diets with an unbalanced macronutrient composition. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 26(4):398-407, 2015.
  • Reynés B.; Díaz-Rúa R.; García-Ruiz E.; Cifre M.; Oliver P.; Palou A. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells as a potential source of biomarkers to test the efficacy of weight-loss strategies. Obesity (Silver Spring). 23(1):28-31, 2015.
  • Reynés B.; García-Ruiz E.; Díaz-Rúa E.; Palou A.; Oliver P. Reversion to a control balanced diet is able to restore body weight and to recover altered metabolic parameters in adult rats long-term fed on a cafeteria diet. Food Research International. 64: 839–848, 2014.
  • Dí-Rúa, R.;García, E.; Caimari, A.; Palou, A.; Oliver, P. Sustained exposure to diets with an unbalanced macronutrient proportion alters key genes involved in energy homeostasis and obesity- related metabolic parameters in rats. Food & Function. 5(12):3117-31, 2014.
  • Oliver, P.; Caimari, A.; Díaz-Rúa, R.; Palou, A. Cold exposure down-regulates adiponutrin/PNPLA3 mRNA expression and affects its nutritional regulation in adipose tissues of lean and obese Zucker rats. British Journal of Nutrition. 107 (9): 1283-1295, 2012.
  • Oliver, P.; Caimari, A.; Díaz-Rúa, R.; Palou, A. Diet-induced obesity affects expression of adiponutrin/PNPLA3 and adipose triglyceride lipase, two members of the same family. International Journal of Obesity. 36 (2): 225-2, 2012.

Education

  • M.Sc. in Nutrigenomics, University of Balearic Islands, Spain, 2009
  • Ph.D. in Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition, University o of Balearic Islands, Spain, 2016

Professional Profile

  • Research Technician contract at the Red Sea Research Center of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Dates: 01/05/2015 – present 
  • PhD Research fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Innovation (Subprogram FPI-MICINN). Dates: 03/11/2010 - 03/11/2014.
  • International Mobility fellowship EXTRA-CIBER from CIBERobn. Host institution: Wageningen University (The Netherlands). Dates: 22/11/2010 - 22/12/2010.
  • Pre-doctoral contract at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology (LBNB) of the University of the Balearic Islands. “Fundación Universidad Empresa de las Islas Baleares (FUEIB)”. Dates: 01/01/2010 - 28/02/2011.
  • Research contract from “Ciber of physiopathology of obesity and nutrition-CIBERobn” at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology (LBNB) in the University of Balearic Islands. Dates: 01/03/2010 - 03/10/2010.
  • Pre-doctoral fellowship at Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology (LBNB) University of the Balearic Islands. Contract associated to the research project: AGL2006-04887/ALI. Dates: 01/10/2009 - 31/12/2009.
  • Pre-doctoral fellowship at Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology (LBNB) in the University of Balearic Islands. Contract associated to the research project: AGL2006-04887/ALI. Dates: 01/02/2009 - 30/09/2009.

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • Member of the CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn). Date: 2010.
  • Member of NuGo (The European Nutrigenomics Organisation). Date 2010.

Awards

  • Recipient of Academic Excellence awards. University of the Balearic Islands, 2009 and 2010.

KAUST Affiliations

Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)