João C. Ribeiro, M.Sc.

PhD student

Supervision: PhD. Raquel L. Bernardino (ICBAS-UP)
Co-supervision: Prof. Pedro F. Oliveira (QOPNA/LAQV-UA), Prof. Paula Jorge (CGMJM)

joaopcribeiro95@gmail.com

Short Biography

João Ribeiro holds a BSc degree in Biochemistry, obtained at the Life Sciences and Environment School (ECVA) of the University of Trás-os- Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) in 2017. In October of 2019, he finished a master's degree in Applied Biochemistry at the University of Minho (UM). Following this, he was a lab technician on the project: "Spermboost: improving sperm preparation and cryopreservation for Assisted Reproductive Technologies" in the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP) under the supervision of Professor Marco G. Alves, Ph.D. He is presently a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Sciences, at the ICBAS-UP.

His research interests compromise ionic/water transport modulation in Sertoli cells and spermatozoa, and mechanisms by which endocrine disorders/pathologies result in subfertility and infertility. The work is being developed under the supervision of Ph.D. Raquel L. Bernardino and co-supervision of Prof. Pedro F. Oliveira and Prof. Paula Jorge.

Fellowships and Prizes

2022 - ESCI Oral Presentation Award at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI, 8-10th June 2022, Bari, Italy.

2022 - ESCI Travel Grant to attend the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI, 8-10th June 2022, Bari, Italy.

2020 - 4-year PhD fellowship from the Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB)/Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).

2020 - Lab technician fellowship from Merck KGaA.

Publications

14. Martins AD, Ribeiro JC, Ferreira R, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Understanding the age-related alterations in the testis-specific proteome, Expert Review of Proteomics, 2023 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2023.2274857

13. Ribeiro JC, Bernardino RL, Gonçalves A, Barros A, Calamita G, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Aquaporin-7-Mediated Glycerol Permeability Is Linked to Human Sperm Motility in Asthenozoospermia and during Sperm Capacitation. Cells. 2023; 12(15):2003. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12152003

12. Carrageta DF, Freire-Brito L, Guerra-Carvalho B, Ribeiro JC, Monteiro BS, Barros A, Oliveira PF, Monteiro MP, Alves MG. Inhibition of Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins Arrests Human Spermatozoa Motility without Compromising Viability. Antioxidants. 2023; 12(2):409. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020409

11. Nunes DC, Ribeiro JC, Alves MG, Oliveira PF, Bernardino RL. Male Sex Hormones, Metabolic Syndrome, and Aquaporins: A Triad of Players in Male (in)Fertility. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(3):1960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24031960

10. Ribeiro JC, Bernardino RL, Carrageta DF, Soveral G, Calamita G, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. CFTR modulates aquaporin-mediated glycerol permeability in mouse Sertoli cells. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2022 Nov 15;79(12):592. doi: 10.1007/s00018-022-04619-1. PMID: 36378343.

9. Ribeiro, J.C.; Martins, A.D.; Jarak, I.; Carvalho, R.A.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F. (2022) Exenatide and Dapagliflozin Combination Enhances Sertoli Cell Secretion of Key Metabolites for Spermatogenesis. Biomedicines, 10, 1115. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10051115

8. Ribeiro JC, Carrageta DF, Bernardino RL, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Aquaporins and Animal Gamete Cryopreservation: Advances and Future Challenges. Animals (Basel). 2022 Feb 2;12(3):359. doi: 10.3390/ani12030359

7. Ribeiro JC, Braga PC, Martins AD, Silva BM, Alves MG, Oliveira PF (2021). Antioxidants Present in Reproductive Tract Fluids and Their Relevance for Fertility. Antioxidants, 10(9), 1441. doi:10.3390/antiox10091441

6. Ribeiro JC, Nogueira-Ferreira R, Amado F, Alves MG, Ferreira R, Oliveira, PF (2021). Exploring the role of oxidative stress in sperm motility: a proteomics network approach. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 0(ja), null. doi:10.1089/ars.2021.0241

5. Ribeiro JC, Alves MG, Amado F, Ferreira R, Oliveira PF (2021) Insights and clinical potential of proteomics in understanding spermatogenesis. Expert Reviews of Proteomics. doi: 10.1080/14789450.2021.1889373

4. Ribeiro J C, Alves MG, Yeste M, Cho YS, Calamita G, Oliveira PF (2021). Aquaporins and (in)fertility: More than just water transport. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1867(3), 166039. doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.166039

3. Ribeiro JC, Alves MG, Oliveira PF . Uso da metformina no tratamento de doenças metabólicas e saúde reprodutiva masculina”. Acta Farmacêutica Portuguesa. vol. 9, n.1, pp.3-14

2. Braga PC*, Pereira SC*, Ribeiro JC*, Sousa M, Monteiro MP, Oliveira PF, Alves MG. Late-Onset Hypogonadism and Lifestyle-Related Metabolic Disorders (2020) Andrology. doi:10.1111/andr.12765

*equal contribution

1. João C. Ribeiro, Marco G. Alves, Pedro F. Oliveira. “The Antidiabetic Drug Metformin and Male Fertility: An Update”. International Journal of Diabetology and Vascular Diseases Research. 2019; p:1-3. doi: 10.19070/2328-353X-1900014e

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