Bruno P. Moreira, M.Sc.

2. Moreira BP, Dias AC, Monteiro MP, Sousa M, Alves MG, Oliveira PF (2017) Leptin modulates Sertoli cells mitochondrial function and biogenesis with implications for the nutritional support of spermatogenesis. Endocrine Abstracts 49: EP1179. (DOI:10.1530/endoabs.49.EP1179)

1. Martins AD, Moreira BP, Barros A, Sousa M, Monteiro MP, Oliveira PF, Alves MG (2017) Ghrelin, leptin and glp-1 as modulators of the nutritional support of spermatogenesis. Obesity Facts 10(S1):72. (DOI:10.1159/000468958)

2019 – 4-year PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/145219/2019), in the field of Biomedicine by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).

2019 – 6-month fellowship within the FCT funded project entitled “TRaitor - Tracking TRAnsgenerational epigenetic Inheritance of metabolic diseases Transmitted via overweight or obese fathers” (PTDC/MEC-AND/28691/2017) at Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, P.I.: Marco Gouveia Alves, PhD.

2018 – Best Poster Presentation in Session 3 - Novel Therapeutics for Diabesity, "Leptin modulates biogenesis and mitochondrial function in Sertoli cells – new mechanisms with implications in male reproductive potential", I NoTeS Congress, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 22-23 June 2018.

2017 – 1-year fellowship within the FCT funded project entitled “Aquaporinas como parceiros moleculares do CFTR na Barreira Hematotesticular: uma intersecção entre a infertilidade masculina e a fibrose cística?” (PTDC/BBB-BQB/1368/2014) at Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, P.I.: Professor Pedro Fontes Oliveira, PhD.

2017 – ITC Conference Grant (COST-ITCCG-CA15203-110), granted by the COST Action MitoEAGLE (CA15203), to present his work and attend the MiP 2017 /MitoEAGLE Conference at the Charles University - Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, 15-18 November 2017.

1. Moreira BP, Monteiro JP, Meneses MJ (2017) Testis Physiology. In: Alves MG, Oliveira PF (eds) Biochemistry of Andrology, vol 1. Andrology: Current and Future Developments. Bentham Science Publishers, Sharjah, UAE, pp 6-37. ISBN: 978-1-68108-501-2

1. Cover Page of Biochemical Journal printed edition: Issue's Inside Front Cover: “Insights into leptin signaling and male reproductive health: the missing link between overweight and subfertility?” Biochemical Journal. 2018;475(22):3535-60. DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20180631

7. Pereira SC, Martins AC, Moreira BP, Bernardino RL, Barros A, Monteiro MP, Oliveira PF, Alves MG (2021) Obesity-related genes are expressed in human Sertoli cells and modulated by energy homeostasis regulating hormones. Journal of Cellular Physiology, . doi:10.1002/jcp.30230

6. Moreira BP, Silva AM, Martins AD, Monteiro MP, Sousa M, Oliveira PF, Alves MG (2020) Effect of Leptin in Human Sertoli Cells Mitochondrial Physiology. Reproductive Sciences, 10.1007/s43032-020-00328-x

5. Silva JF, Moreira BP, Rato L, Pereira ML, Oliveira PF, Alves MG. Is Technical-grade Chlordane an Obesogen? (2020). Current Medicinal Chemistry. doi:10.2174/0929867327666200121122208

4. Moreira BP*, Silva JF*, Jarak I, de Lourdes Pereira M, Oliveira PF, Alves MG (2020) Technical-grade chlordane compromises rat Sertoli cells proliferation, viability and metabolic activity. Toxicology in vitro 63: 104673. doi:10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104673

3. Moreira BP, Oliveira PF, Alves MG (2019) Molecular Mechanisms Controlled by mTOR in Male Reproductive System. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(7), 1633. DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071633

2. Bernardino RL, Dias TR, Moreira BP, Cunha M, Barros A, Oliveira E, Sousa M, Alves MG, Oliveira PF (2019) Carbonic anhydrases are involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and control the production of lactate by human Sertoli cells. The FEBS Journal. (In press). DOI: 10.1111/febs.14779

1. Moreira BP, Monteiro MP, Sousa M, Oliveira PF, Alves MG (2018) Insights into leptin signaling and male reproductive health: the missing link between overweight and subfertility? Biochemical Journal. 475(22):3535-3560. DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20180631

*both authors contributed equally