Honorific Collaborator

University of León, León, Spain

​

Docent in Cell and Molecular Biology of Reproduction

University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden

​

Scientific Projects and Grants (2020-2024)

The immunological paradox of pregnancy and embryo mortality in pigs, where does it start? FORMAS (A Swedish Research Council for sustainable development). Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 3-year-project: 2020-2022.

​

Modulation of female genital immune homeostasis by seminal exosomes: a conserved role for fertility? (EXOIMMUNE). JIN. Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 3-year-project: 2020-2022.

​

Modulation of female reproductive tract immune homeostasis by seminal extracellular vesicles. RyC. Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 5-year-project: 2022/05/01 – 2027/04/30.

​

Proyectos Generación Conocimiento 2022 (MECAPSTORAGE). MICINN. Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 3-year-project: 2023/10/01 – 2026/09/30.

​

Consolidación Investigadora 2023 (MECAPCRYO). MICINN. Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 2-year-project: 2024/04/01 – 2026/03/31.

​

​

​

Scientific Publications (2024)

​

​

Alba E, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Velázquez R, Martínez-Madrid B, Gómez-Crespo A, Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Rodríguez-Martinez H, Santiago-Moreno J. Detection of androgen receptors in spermatozoa of small ruminants: a putative modulation pathway of cryoresistance through AQP3. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 11972. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252211972

 

Martín-San Juan A, Gala N, Nieto-Cristóbal, Álvarez-Rodríguez M*, Mercado E,. Effect of the addition of exogenous progesterone and the progesterone receptor inhibitor (RU 486) on boar cryopreservation semen extenders. Research in Veterinary Science. 2024 180, 105400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105400.​

 

Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Nieto-Cristóbal H, de Mercado E. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) inclusion in the thawing extender improves boar sperm membrane and acrosomal integrity. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 2024;59(Suppl. 3):e14592. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14592

​

Pequeño B, Millán de la Blanca MG, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso MC, Alba E, Arrebola FA, Ungerfeld R, Martinez-Madrid B, Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Rodríguez-Martínez H, Santiago-Moreno J. Cooling rate modifies the location of aquaporin 3 in spermatozoa of sheep and goat. Theriogenology2024, 223, 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.04.008

 

Rodríguez-Martínez H, Martinez C.A., Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Martínez E.A., Roca J. Reproductive physiology of the boar: what defines the potential fertility of an ejaculate? Animal Reproduction Science 2024, 107476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2024.107476

 

Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Tomás-Almenar C, Nieto-Cristóbal H, de Mercado E. Evaluation of Different Thawing Protocols on Iberian Boar Sperm Preserved for 10 Years at Different Liquid Nitrogen Levels. Animals. 2024; 14(6):914. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14060914

​

Lacalle E, Fernández-Alegre E, Gómez-Giménez, Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Martín-Fernández B, Soriano-Úbeda C, Martínez-Pastor F. Application of Flow Cytometry Using Advanced Chromatin Analyses for Assessing Changes in Sperm Structure and DNA Integrity in a Porcine Model. Int. J.Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25041953

​

Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Martinez CA, Gardela J, Nieto H, de Mercado E, Rodríguez-Martínez H. MicroRNA Expression in Specific Segments of the pig periovulatory internal genital tract is Differentially Regulated by Semen or by Seminal Plasma. Research in Veterinary Science. Available online 2 January 2024, 105134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105134​​