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- Charles Darwin, Introduction to The Descent of Man, 1871 -

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know Little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science"

PUBLICATIONS

Summary

Manuel Álvarez Rodríguez has published 88 articles, 85 of them included in the SCI (2 reviews), and most of them in the first quartile of relevance for its specific field of research: 19 as first author, 16 as second author, 25 as last author, 1 corresponding and 24 collaborations. First author of a book chapter in an Encyclopedia of Reproduction. 71 abstracts for international meetings (9 oral communications, 1 plenary, two review articles (plenaries) and two short communications). h index 26 (>1850 citations) and the i10 index is 47 (47 publications out of 78 were cited more than 10 times). Reviewer of 43 Scientific Journals and Review Editor in Frontiers in Physiology (in Reproductive and Mating Physiology), Review Editor in Frontiers in Genetics (in Livestock Genomics), Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (in Animal Reproduction - Theriogenology), and Editorial Board and Section Board Member of Animals-MDPI. Participation as Guest Editor, in 5 Speciall Issue and Research Topics in International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Animals (MDPI) and Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Other publications

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1. Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Vicente-Carrillo A, Rodríguez-Martínez H. Exogenous Individual Lecithin-Phospholipids (Phosphatidylcholine and Phosphatidylglycerol) Cannot Prevent the Oxidative Stress Imposed by Cryopreservation of Boar Sperm. Vet Med Surg. 2017, 1:1.

http://www.imedpub.com/articles/exogenous-individual-lecithinphospholipids-phosphatidylcholine-and-phosphatidylglycerol-cannot-prevent-the-oxidative-stress-impose.pdf

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2. Iso-Touru T, Wurmser C, Venhoranta H, Hiltpold M, Savolainen T, Sironen A, Fischer K, Flisikowski K, Fries R, Vicente-Carrillo A, Alvarez-Rodriguez M, Nagy S, Mutikainen M, Peippo J, Taponen J, Sahana G, Guldbrandtsen B, Simonen H, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Andersson M, Pausch H. A splice donor variant in CCDC189 is associated with asthenospermia in Nordic Dairy Cattle. bioRxiv pre-print. Nov. 19, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/472282.

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Popular Science

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1. Vicente-Carrillo A, Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Rodríguez-Martínez H. The cation channel of sperm modulates boar sperm motility during capacitation. December 4, 2017. Atlas of Science.  In: Vicente-Carrillo A, Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Rodríguez-Martínez H. The CatSper channel modulates boar sperm motility during capacitation. Reprod Domest Anim. 2016 Oct;51(5):665-79. doi:  10.1111/rda.12728. PubMed PMID: 27405395.

 

2. Álvarez-Rodríguez M. Vesículas extracelulares en plasma seminal de pollo: caracterización y funcionalidad. UAB Divulga. Barcelona Investigación e Innovación. 20/01/2020. https://webedit.uab.cat/web/detalle-noticia/vesiculas-extracelulares-en-plasma-seminal-de-pollo-caracterizacion-y-funcionalidad-1345680342040.html?noticiaid=1345810324936

 

3. https://thehorse.com/191766/the-storm-before-the-calm-horses-experience-vacation-stress/

 

4. Induction of a cold-inducible protein in cumulus cells: a new step for improving oocyte vitrification? UAB Divulga. Barcelona Investigación e Innovación. 27/10/2020. https://webedit.uab.cat/web/news-detail/induction-of-a-cold-inducible-protein-in-cumulus-cells-a-new-step-for-improving-oocyte-vitrification-1345680342044.html?noticiaid=1345828036954

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5. Editorial IJMS. Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Martinez-Pastor F. Molecular Determinants of Seminal Plasma on Sperm Biology and Fertility. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 30;22(7):3555. doi: 10.3390/ijms22073555

 

6. Gene expression changes in the glucocorticoid receptor of the female reproductive tract in rabbits: a new role in the reproductive physiology? UAB Divulga. Barcelona Investigación e Innovación. 23/09/2021. https://webedit.uab.cat/web/news-detail/gene-expression-changes-in-the-glucocorticoid-receptor-of-the-female-reproductive-tract-in-rabbits-a-new-role-in-the-reproductive-physiology-1345680342044.html?noticiaid=1345850703160

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7. Editorial Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Rodríguez-Martinez H, McGowan MR, Nagy S, Álvarez-Rodríguez M. Molecular Determinants of Seminal Plasma on Sperm Biology and Fertility.Front. Vet. Sci. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.874937

Book Chapter

Manuel Álvarez-Rodriguez, Heriberto Rodríguez-Martinez & Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna. Transgenerational and epigenetic impacts of environmental exposures in male reproduction. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction (2017). Volume 1: Male Reproduction. Section Editors: Prof. Bernard Jégou & Prof. Michael Skinner. Section 9. Environmental Toxicology. 109.

Abstracts International Meetings

2009-2023. 71 abstracts. Including 1 plenary, 2 workshop, 5 oral communications, 2 reviews and 2 short-communications.

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· Association of Embryo Technology in Europe (AETE)

· International conference on boar sperm preservation

· European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR)

· Spanish Association of animal reproduction (AERA)

· Spermatology.

· British Andrology Society

· International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR)

· International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells,Reproductive Cells,Tissue and Organs (Cryo).

·Conference on Animal Production; AIDA (Interprofessional Association for Agricultural Development).

· Biennial Conference of the Association for Applied Animal Andrology.

· European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Scientific Projects

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: 2020/01/01 – 2022/12/31.

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Modulation of female genital immune homeostasis by seminal exosomes: a conserved role for fertility? (EXOIMMUNE). JIN. Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 3-year-project: 2020/10/01 – 2023/09/30

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MECAPSTORAGE. MICINN. Role: principal investigator. Status: granted. 3-year-project: 2023/10/01 – 2026/09/30.

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

Peer Reviewer Scientific Journals (43)

Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Theriogenology, Scientific Reports (Nature) and Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, among others.

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