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My scientific path started with my Degree (2010) and Master's degree (2012) in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Beira Interior. In 2017, I have been awarded a 9-month Fulbright Research Scholarship for advanced research at the Andrology lab of the American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In 2019, I completed the PhD in Biomedicine at the Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, with the project "effect of white tea on the reproductive function of diabetic or prediabetic individuals". I have also actively participated as an invited assistant professor in the classes of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Human Molecular Genetics and Genetics of Metabolic Diseases, at the University of Beira Interior, for five academic years (total of 160 hours). Since April 2020, I am working in de Department of Biology as a Junior Researcher in the project REFINECYANO - using biorefinery to value cyanobacteria pigments at Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO) - University of Aveiro. I am presently the author/co-author of 40 scientific papers (20 as first author), 8 book chapters, several presentations in national and international meetings, with an h-index of 14 and 708 citations (scopus).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Tânia Isabel Rodrigues Amaral Dias

Citation names

  • Dias, Tânia R

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C11D-CE16-7D36
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2336-8006
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=w2xnEP8AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
AAF-8575-2019
Scopus Author Id
55619567500

Email addresses

  • dias.t@ua.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Medicinal Chemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2012/09 - 2019/10/10
Concluded
 Biomedicina (Doutoramento)
Major in Biomedicine, Medicine, Biochemistry
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
"Effect of white tea on the reproductive function of diabetic or prediabetic individuals" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 20
2010/09 - 2012/07/17
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado)
Major in Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Physics, Mathematics
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
"Evaluation of Cell Death Markers and Reproductive Parameters in Models of Diabetes Mellitus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2007/09 - 2010/07/26
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura)
Major in Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Physics, Mathematics
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
"Hydrogels development containing bioactive molecules for further application in skin regeneration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/04 - 2019 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/04/01 - Current Junior Researcher in the project "REFINECYANO - using biorefinery to value cyanobacteria pigments" (PTDC/BTA-BTA/30914/2017) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2020/10/10 4-year PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/109284/2015) from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: FCT in the area of medicinal chemistry Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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2017/09/27 - 2018/05/21 Visiting Researcher within the project "Understanding the molecular mechanisms of male infertility in men with Testicular Cancer utilizing proteomic tools", under the supervision of Dr. Ashok Agarwal. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, United States
Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute Department of Urology, United States
2016/07/16 - 2016/07/29 Visiting Researcher under the supervision of the Prof. Giuseppe Calamita, Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Dipartimento di Bioscienze Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Italy
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Dipartimento di Bioscienze Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Italy
2013/05/02 - 2015/04/30 2-year investigation fellowship within the project CENTRO-07-ST24-FEDER-002015 entitled "Hormonal and Inflammatory basis of age-related diseases" funded by Programa Operacional Regional do Centro 2007 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2013/04/30 Young Scientific Researcher Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/26 - Current EMPORIA4KT Blue economy Technology Transfer Programme
EAPA_842/2018
EMPORIA4KT Blue economy Technology Transfer Programme
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 TRAITor - Tracking TRAnsgenerational epigenetic Inheritance of metabolic diseases Transmitted via overweight or obese fathers
PTDC/MEC-AND/28691/2017
Team member
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: FCT
Ongoing
2015/10/01 - 2019/09/30 White tea as a promising agent against subfertility/infertility: synergistic or single component effect?
SFRH/BD/109284/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: FCT
Concluded
2017/09/21 - 2018/05/18 Understanding the molecular mechanisms of male infertility in men with Testicular Cancer utilizing proteomic tools
E0585639
PhD Student Fellow
American Center for Reproductive Medicine, United States

Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute Department of Urology, United States
Fulbright Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: FCT
Concluded
2017/07/23 - 2017/07/27 10th MiPschool 2017 MITOEAGLE science camp
CA15203
Trainee at the 10th MiPschool 2017 MITOEAGLE science camp
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2013/05 - 2015/04 Hormonal and Inflammatory basis of age-related diseases
CENTRO-07-ST24-FEDER-002015
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
 Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional - Fundo Social Europeu
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/04/01 - Current REFINECYANO - Using biorefinery to value cyanobacteria pigments
PTDC/BTA-BTA/30914/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: FCT
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Dias, Tânia R. "Measurement of Reactive Oxygen Species in Semen Samples Using Chemiluminescence.". 2021.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-0896-8_9
  2. Dias, Tânia R. "Sperm Assessment: Novel Approaches and Their Indicative Value". 265-281. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-319-43011-9_23
  3. Dias, Tânia R. "Sperm Assessment: Traditional Approaches and Their Indicative Value". 249-263. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-319-43011-9_22
  4. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Nutritional factors and male reproduction". 458-464. 2018.
  5. Dias, T.R.; Carrageta, D.F.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.; Silva, B.M.. "White tea". 437-445. 2018.
  6. Dias, Tânia R. "Functional and Biochemical Aspects of Spermatozoa". edited by T{\^{a, 230-256. {BENTHAM, 2017.
    10.2174/9781681085005117010011
  7. Dias, Tânia R. "Biochemical Events Occurring in the Epididymis". edited by T{\^{a, 178-206. {BENTHAM, 2017.
    10.2174/9781681085005117010009
  8. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Neuhaus-Oliveira, A.; Socorro, S.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Implications of diabetes on sperm glucose uptake and metabolism". 2013.
Conference abstract
  1. Dias, Tânia R. "UMIB Summit 2015". 2016.
    10.1097/md.0000000000002371
Conference poster
  1. Dias, Tânia R. "Infertility in men with testicular cancer non-seminoma is associated with sperm mitochondrial dysfunction and defects in motility and sperm-oocyte binding". 2018.
    10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.861
  2. Dias, Tânia R. "Understanding the molecular dynamics of fertility preservation in ROS positive men: a proteomic insight". 2018.
    10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.498
  3. Dias, Tânia R. "Novel proteomic signatures in spermatozoa of men with seminomatous and non-seminomatous germ cell tumors". 2018.
    10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.524
  4. Dias, Tânia R. "Alterations in the expression of sperm proteins affect fertility of patients with testicular cancer seminoma". 2018.
    10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.494
  5. Dias, Tânia R. "L-theanine modulates human Sertoli cells metabolic and mitochondrial function while maintaining redox homeostasis". 2018.
    10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.496
  6. Dias, Tânia R. "Basic Research". 2016.
    10.1111/eci.12603
  7. Dias, Tânia R. "Epigallocatechin-3-gallate alters the metabolic phenotype of human Sertoli cells but protects from oxidative damage: a possible role for male fertility?". 2015.
    10.1055/s-0035-1565683
  8. Dias, Tânia R. "White tea (Camellia sinensis) consumption improves heart and brain glycolytic and oxidative profiles in prediabetic rats". 2015.
    10.1055/s-0035-1565707
  9. Dias, Tânia R. "Poster Sessions". 2015.
    10.1111/febs.13339
Journal article
  1. Dias, Tânia R; Martin-Hidalgo, David; M. Silva, Branca; F. Oliveira, Pedro; G. Alves, Marco. "Endogenous and Exogenous Antioxidants As a Tool to Ameliorate Male Infertility Induced by Reactive Oxygen Species". Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 33 11 (2020): 767-785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ars.2019.7977.
    Published • 10.1089/ars.2019.7977
  2. Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam; Marco G. Alves; Tânia R. Dias; Peter N. Pushparaj; Ashok Agarwal. "Distinct Proteomic Profile of Spermatozoa from Men with Seminomatous and Non-Seminomatous Testicular Germ Cell Tumors". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144817.
    10.3390/ijms21144817
  3. Dias, T.; Agarwal, A.; Pushparaj, P.; Ahmad, G.; Sharma, R.. "Reduced semen quality in patients with testicular cancer seminoma is associated with alterations in the expression of sperm proteins". Asian Journal of Andrology 22 1 (2020): 88-93. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077788321&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4103/aja.aja_17_19
  4. Gnaiger, Erich; Aasander Frostner, Eleonor; Abdul Karim, Norwahidah; Abdel-Rahman, Engy Ali; Abumrad, Nada A; Acuna-Castroviejo, Dario; Adiele, Reginald C; et al. "Mitochondrial physiology". (2020): http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/222352/.
    10.26124/bec:2020-0001.v1
  5. Tânia R. Dias; Raquel L. Bernardino; Marco G. Alves; Joaquina Silva; Alberto Barros; Mário Sousa; Susana Casal; Branca M. Silva; Pedro F. Oliveira. "l-Theanine promotes cultured human Sertoli cells proliferation and modulates glucose metabolism". European Journal of Nutrition (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-01999-2.
    10.1007/s00394-019-01999-2
  6. Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam; Ashok Agarwal; Tânia R. Dias; Ana D. Martins; Saradha Baskaran; Luna Samanta. "Round cells do not contaminate or mask human sperm proteome in proteomic studies using cryopreserved samples". Andrologia 51 8 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111/and.13325.
    10.1111/and.13325
  7. Bernardino RL; Dias TR; Moreira BP; Cunha M; Barros A; Oliveira E; Sousa M; Alves MG; Oliveira PF. "Carbonic anhydrases are involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and control the production of lactate by human Sertoli cells.". The FEBS journal (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30724485.
    10.1111/febs.14779
  8. Meneses MJ; Borges DO; Dias TR; Martins FO; Oliveira PF; Macedo MP; Alves MG. "Knockout of insulin-degrading enzyme leads to mice testicular morphological changes and impaired sperm quality.". Molecular and cellular endocrinology (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30807788.
    10.1016/j.mce.2019.02.011
  9. Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam; Ashok Agarwal; Tânia R. Dias; Ana D. Martins; Saradha Baskaran; Luna Samanta. "Molecular Pathways Associated with Sperm Biofunction Are Not Affected by the Presence of Round Cell and Leukocyte Proteins in Human Sperm Proteome". Journal of Proteome Research (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00829.
    10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00829
  10. Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam; Ashok Agarwal; T. R. Dias; Ana D. Martins; Luna Samanta. "Presence of Round Cells Proteins do not Interfere with Identification of Human Sperm Proteins from Frozen Semen Samples by LC-MS/MS". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2019): http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/2/314.
    10.3390/ijms20020314
  11. T. R. Dias; Luna Samanta; Ashok Agarwal; Peter Natesan Pushparaj; Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam; Rakesh Sharma. "Proteomic Signatures Reveal Differences in Stress Response, Antioxidant Defense and Proteasomal Activity in Fertile Men with High Seminal ROS Levels". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2019): http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/1/203.
    10.3390/ijms20010203
  12. Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam; Ashok Agarwal; Rakesh Sharma; Luna Samanta; Sajal Gupta; Tânia R. Dias; Ana Dias Martins. "Protein Fingerprinting of Seminal Plasma Reveals Dysregulation of Exosome-Associated Proteins in Infertile Men with Unilateral Varicocele". The World Journal of Men's Health (2019): https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.180108.
    10.5534/wjmh.180108
  13. Boussada, M.; Dias, T.R.; Crisóstomo, L.; Akacha, A.B.; Ali, R.B.; El May, M.V.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.. "A new thiocyanoacetamide (2-cyano-2-p-nitrophenyl-N-benzylthioamide) reduces doxorubicin-induced in vitro toxicity in Sertoli cells by decreasing apoptosis and autophagy". Theriogenology 140 (2019): 188-200. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85071561325&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.08.030
  14. Borges, D.O.; Meneses, M.J.; Dias, T.R.; Martins, F.O.; Oliveira, P.F.; Alves, M.G.; Macedo, M.P.. "Data on metabolic profile of insulin-degrading enzyme knockout mice". Data in Brief 25 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85066804837&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.dib.2019.104023
  15. Bernardino, R.L.; D’Souza, W.N.; Rato, L.; Rothstein, J.L.; Dias, T.R.; Chui, D.; Wannberg, S.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Knockout of MCT1 results in total absence of spermatozoa, sex hormones dysregulation, and morphological alterations in the testicular tissue". Cell and Tissue Research 378 2 (2019): 333-339. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065650941&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00441-019-03028-4
  16. Luna Samanta; Rajeshwari Parida; Tania R. Dias; Ashok Agarwal. "The enigmatic seminal plasma: a proteomics insight from ejaculation to fertilization". Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 16 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs12958-018-0358-6.
    10.1186/s12958-018-0358-6
  17. Tania R. Dias; Ashok Agarwal; Peter N. Pushparaj; Gulfam Ahmad; Rakesh Sharma. "New Insights on the Mechanisms Affecting Fertility in Men with Non-Seminoma Testicular Cancer before Cancer Therapy". The World Journal of Men's Health (2018): https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.180099.
    10.5534/wjmh.180099
  18. Carrageta, D.F.; Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.; Monteiro, M.P.; Silva, B.M.. "Anti-obesity potential of natural methylxanthines". Journal of Functional Foods 43 (2018): 84-94. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041682144&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jff.2018.02.001
  19. Carrageta, D.F.; Dias, T.R.; Jarak, I.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.; Van der Walt, M.M.; Terre'Blanche, G.; Monteiro, M.P.; Silva, B.M.. "8-(3-phenylpropyl)-1,3,7-triethylxanthine is a synthetic caffeine substitute with stronger metabolic modulator activity". Toxicology in Vitro 53 (2018): 114-120. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051656825&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tiv.2018.08.002
  20. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Casal, S.; Oliveira, P.F.; Silva, B.M.. "Promising potential of dietary (poly)phenolic compounds in the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus". Current Medicinal Chemistry 24 4 (2017): 334-354. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85016160518&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2174/0929867323666160905150419
  21. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Silva, J.; Barros, A.; Sousa, M.; Casal, S.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Implications of epigallocatechin-3-gallate in cultured human Sertoli cells glycolytic and oxidative profile". Toxicology in Vitro 41 (2017): 214-222. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85016160145&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tiv.2017.03.006
  22. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.; Silva, B.M.. "Bioactive substances from medicinal plants for metabolic disorders". Current Medicinal Chemistry 24 4 (2017): 332-333. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85037991488&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  23. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Casal, S.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "The single and synergistic effects of the major tea components caffeine, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and l-theanine on rat sperm viability". Food and Function 7 3 (2016): 1301-1305. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961746385&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5fo01611h
  24. Dias, T.R.; Bernardino, R.L.; Meneses, M.J.; Sousa, M.; Sá, R.; Alves, M.G.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Emerging potential of natural products as an alternative strategy to pharmacological agents used against metabolic disorders". Current Drug Metabolism 17 6 (2016): 582-597. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84973894757&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  25. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Rato, L.; Casal, S.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "White tea intake prevents prediabetes-induced metabolic dysfunctions in testis and epididymis preserving sperm quality". Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 37 (2016): 83-93. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84987968871&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jnutbio.2016.07.018
  26. Oliveira, P.F.; Tomás, G.D.; Dias, T.R.; Martins, A.D.; Rato, L.; Alves, M.G.; Silva, B.M.. "White tea consumption restores sperm quality in prediabetic rats preventing testicular oxidative damage". Reproductive BioMedicine Online 31 4 (2015): 544-556. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84943584554&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.06.021
  27. Rato, L.; Alves, M.G.; Dias, T.R.; Cavaco, J.E.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Testicular metabolic reprogramming in neonatal streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats impairs glycolytic flux and promotes glycogen synthesis". Journal of Diabetes Research 2015 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930646185&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2015/973142
  28. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Bernardino, R.L.; Martins, A.D.; Moreira, A.C.; Silva, J.; Barros, A.; et al. "Dose-dependent effects of caffeine in human Sertoli cells metabolism and oxidative profile: Relevance for male fertility". Toxicology 328 (2015): 12-20. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84920261927&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tox.2014.12.003
  29. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Almeida, S.P.; Silva, J.; Barros, A.; Sousa, M.; Silva, B.M.; Silvestre, S.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Dehydroepiandrosterone and 7-oxo-dehydroepiandrosterone in male reproductive health: Implications of differential regulation of human Sertoli cells metabolic profile". Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 154 (2015): 1-11. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84935426680&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.06.004
  30. Alves, M.G.; Dias, T.R.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Metabolic cooperation in testis as a pharmacological target: From disease to contraception". Current Molecular Pharmacology 7 2 (2014): 83-95. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930971618&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  31. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Oliveira, P.F.; Silva, B.M.. "Natural products as modulators of spermatogenesis: The search for a male contraceptive". Current Molecular Pharmacology 7 2 (2014): 154-166. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930980274&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  32. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Tomás, G.D.; Socorro, S.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "White tea as a promising antioxidant medium additive for sperm storage at room temperature: A comparative study with green tea". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 62 3 (2014): 608-617. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892999479&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jf4049462
  33. Dias, T.R.; Alves, M.G.; Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Sperm glucose transport and metabolism in diabetic individuals". Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 396 1-2 (2014): 37-45. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907081066&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mce.2014.08.005
  34. Martins, A. D.; Alves, M. G.; Bernardino, R. L.; Dias, T. R.; Silva, B. M.; Oliveira, P. F.. "Effect of white tea (Camellia sinensis (L.)) extract in the glycolytic profile of Sertoli cell". European Journal of Nutrition 53 6 (2013): 1383-1391. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-013-0640-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s00394-013-0640-5
  35. Dias, T. R.; Rato, L.; Martins, A. D.; Simões, V. L.; Jesus, T. T.; Alves, M. G.; Oliveira, P. F.. "Insulin Deprivation Decreases Caspase-Dependent Apoptotic Signaling in Cultured Rat Sertoli Cells". ISRN Urology 2013 (2013): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/970370.
    Published • 10.1155/2013/970370
  36. Simões, V.L.; Alves, M.G.; Martins, A.D.; Dias, T.R.; Rato, L.; Socorro, S.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Regulation of apoptotic signaling pathways by 5a-dihydrotestosterone and 17ß-estradiol in immature rat Sertoli cells". The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 135 (2013): 15-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.11.019.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.11.019
  37. T. R., Dias; G, Tomás; N.F, Teixeira; M.G., Alves; P.F., Oliveira*; B. M., Silva. "White Tea (Camellia Sinensis (L.)): Antioxidant Properties And Beneficial Health Effects". International Journal of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics 2 2 (2013): 19-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2326-3350-130005.
    Published • 10.19070/2326-3350-130005
  38. Martins, A.D.; Alves, M.G.; Simões, V.L.; Dias, T.R.; Rato, L.; Moreira, P.I.; Socorro, S.; Cavaco, J.E.; Oliveira, P.F.. "Control of Sertoli cell metabolism by sex steroid hormones is mediated through modulation in glycolysis-related transporters and enzymes". Cell and Tissue Research 354 3 (2013): 861-868. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84890482473&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00441-013-1722-7
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Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/07/06 White tea as a promising agent against subfertility/infertility promoted by Diabetes mellitus 3rd World congress and Expo on Traditional and Alterantive Medicine
(Berlin, Germany)
2019/05/10 Effects of white tea (WTEA) on male reproductive function and its protective role against reproductive dysfunctions induced by prediabetes Seminar on Diet, Health and Disease Prevention
(Porto, Portugal)
2018/07/01 Comparative proteomic analysis of seminal plasma proteins from fertile men with normal or high levels of reactive oxygen species 34th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
(Barcelona, Spain)
2017/07/23 Mitochondrial biogenesis and morphological alterations in human Sertoli cells after carbonic anhydrase inhibition 10th MiPschool 2017 MITOEAGLE
(Obergurgl, Austria)
2017/07/23 Differential effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate and L-theanine on the proliferation and mitochondrial functionality of human Sertoli cells 10th MiPschool 2017 MITOEAGLE
(Obergurgl, Austria)
2017/07/03 Doenças metabólicas e fertilidade masculina Jornadas Internacionais de Andrologia Reprodutiva
Centro de Reabilitação do Norte (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2016/09/22 Suplementos alimentares na promoção da fertilidade masculina: potencial emergente do chá branco I Simpósio de Diabesidade e Fertilidade
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (Porto, Portugal)
2016/07/25 Emerging Potential of White Tea as an Alternative or Complementary Strategy to Conventional Pharmacological Agents used Against (Pre)Diabetes Colloquium on emerging metabolomics (CEM-2016)
(Las Vegas, Nevada, United States)
2016/07/01 Knock-out of Insulin Degrading Enzyme compromises mice sperm quality 7th Workshop in Clinical Biochemistry
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2015/09/25 White tea consumption improves the glycolytic and oxidative profiles of cerebral cortex of prediabetic Wistar rats: a possible role for neuroprotection? UMIB Summit 2015
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (Porto, Portugal)
2015/09/25 New insights into the regulation of human Sertoli cells metabolism: differential effects of dehydroepiandrosterone and 7-oxo-dehydroepiandrosterone UMIB Summit 2015
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (Porto, Portugal)
2015/04/02 Caffeine and male fertility: metabolic effects and oxidative profile in human Sertoli cells IV Encontro Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/03/22 The chemistry of tea: white tea and prediabetes VII Congresso de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública
Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
2013/12/13 High-energy diets may induce a pre-diabetic state altering testicular glycolytic metabolic profile and male reproductive parameters Conferências de Reprodução Masculina
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2012/07/03 High-energy diet modulates mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and alters reproductive parameters in rat epididymal spermatozoa VII Annual CICS Symposium
(Covilha, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2016 - 2017 Xanthine analogues and adipose tissue metabolism
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Development of a Leydig-Sertoli cell 3D co-culture system to assess in vitro testicular toxicity
Co-supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2012 - Current Advanced Course in Reproduction: Molecular and Clinical Perspectives (2012)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/09/22 - 2016/09/23 I Simpósio de Diabesidade e Fertilidade (150 particiants) (2016/09/22 - 2016/09/23)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/11/27 - Current O papel da nutrição e da alimentação na prevenção do cancro - by Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
Conference
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2018 - Current Scientific writing course (12 hours) - with Dr. Amy Moore, Department of Scientific Publications, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2018 - Current Training in statistical analysis using MedCalc software (8 hours) - with Prof. Ralf Henkel, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2020/11/19 - 2020/11/20 Jornadas CICECO 2020 - The Future of Science and CICECO, what have we learned from the pandemic?
Conference
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/09/04 - 2019/09/06 II International Congress of Histology and Tissue Engineering - XX Congress of the Spanish Society of Histology and Tissue Engineering - VI Iberoamerican Congress of Histology, Murcia, Spain
Congress
Universidad de Murcia, Spain
2019/05/09 - 2019/05/10 Diet, Health and Disease Prevention
Seminar
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/05/08 - 2019/05/08 VWR Day 2019 - Porto Palácio Hotel, Porto, Portugal
Exhibition
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/12 Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Post-genomic era
Meeting
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/10/06 - 2018/10/10 Presentation of 4 posters
Congress
 74th ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo, Denver, Colorado, USA
2018/06/22 - 2018/06/23 Presentation of three posters: - Knock-out MCT1 mice present several damages in reproductive parameters that lead to male infertility; - Insulin degrading enzyme regulates testicular morphology and mice sperm quality; - Reproductive function of streptozotocin-induced prediabetic male rats is improved by a regular consumption of White tea
Congress
 I NoTeS Congress, Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/06/04 - 2018/06/07 Poster presentation: Dias TR, Bernardino RL, Alves MG, Silva J, Barros A, Sousa M, Casal S, Silva BM, Oliveira PF. L-theanine modulates human Sertoli cells metabolic and mitochondrial function while maintaining redox homeostasis. 19th biennial meeting for the Society for Free Radical Research International (SFRRI), Lisbon, Portugal
2018/02/28 - 2018/03/04 2018 Fulbright Global Health Innovations Seminar - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2017/10/01 - 2017/11/30 Training in human semen analysis (one month) - with Dr. Rakesh Sharma, Ph.D., and Dr. Sajal Gupta, M.D., American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
American Center for Reproductive Medicine, United States
2017/09/11 - 2017/09/22 XXIV Edition of the Advanced course in Laboratory Animal Science (80 hours) - category C with FELASA accreditation Advanced course in Laboratory Animal Science (XXIV Edition)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/09/06 - 2017/09/09 Poster presentation: Bernardino RL, Dias TR, Oliveira E, Barros A, Sousa M, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Morphological and metabolic alterations in human Sertoli cells induced by inhibition of carbonic anhydrase. 42nd Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress, Jerusalem,Israel
2017/06/25 - 2017/06/27 Poster presentation: Carrageta DF, Dias TR, Alves MG, Oliveira PF, Van der Walt MM, Terre’Blanche G, Monteiro MP, Silva BM. Synthetic xanthine analogues as modulators of adipocytes metabolism. Fourth International Conference on Cocoa Coffee and Tea 2017, Centro Congressi Torino Incontra, Turin, Italy
2017/03/10 - 2017/03/12 Poster presentation: Meneses MJ, Borges DO, Dias TR, Martins FO, Oliveira PF, Macedo MP, Alves MG. - Diabetes e qualidade espermática: papel da enzima degradadora da insulina. 13º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Albufeira, Portugal
2016/11/02 - 2016/11/02 V Ciclo de Conferências de Divulgação Científica ICBAS/FFUP
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/09/22 - 2016/09/23 Presentation of two posters: Meneses MJ, Dias TR, Martins, FO, Borges DO, Oliveira PF Macedo MP, Alves MG. A enzima degradadora da insulina regula a qualidade espermática de ratinhos; Dias TR, Alves MG, Rato L, Casal S, Silva BM, Oliveira PF. Regular consumption of white tea by prediabetic rats prevents male reproductive tract metabolic dysfunctions. I Simpósio de Diabesidade e Fertilidade, Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/07/15 - 2016/07/15 GABBA Annual Symposium - Breaking Boundaries in Science
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/02/19 - 2016/06/03 Seminários semanais de pós-graduação
Seminar
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/05/25 - 2016/05/25 HR-LCMS-HR_GCMS na Análise De Moléculas Conhecidas e Desconhecidas e Síntese por micro-ondas
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/04/27 - 2016/04/29 Presentation of two posters: Dias TR, Alves MG, Silva J, Barros A, Sousa M, Casal S, Silva BM, Oliveira PF. Effect of epigallocatechin gallate in human Sertoli cells metabolism and mitochondrial function: implications for spermatogenesis; Dias TR, Alves MG, Almeida SP, Silva J, Barros A, Sousa M, Silva BM, Silvestre SM, Oliveira PF. Modulation of human Sertoli cells metabolism by precursors of androgen synthesis: new insights on the role of dehydroepiandrosterone and 7-oxo-dehydroepiandrosterone. 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) - Cochin Hospital and Paris V Medical University, Paris, France
Université Paris Descartes Faculté de Médecine Site Cochin, France
2016/01/20 - 2016/01/20 Open Innovation day
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/09/24 - 2015/09/25 Presentation of two posters: Silva BM, Tomás GD, Dias TR, Martins AD, Rato L, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Sperm quality of pre-diabetic Wistar rats is restored after a diet with white tea; Rato L, Alves MG, Dias TR, Cavaco JE, Oliveira PF. Testicular metabolic reprogramming in neonatal streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats impairs glucose metabolism and promotes glycogen accumulation. First UMIB Summit, Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/08/23 - 2015/08/27 Presentation of two posters: Dias TR, Alves MG, Silva J, Barros A, Sousa M, Casal S, Silva BM, Oliveira PF. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate alters the metabolic phenotype of human Sertoli cells but protects from oxidative damage: a possible role for male fertility; Silva BM, Alves MG, Nunes AR, Dias TR, Moreira PI, Oliveira PF. White tea consumption improves heart and brain glycolytic and oxidative profiles in prediabetic rats. 63rd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Budapest, Hungary
2015/07/04 - 2015/07/09 Poster presentation: Dias TR, Alves MG, Bernardino RL, Martins AD, Moreira AC, Silva J, Barros A, Sousa M, Silva BM, Oliveira PF. Caffeine-induced alterations in human Sertoli cells metabolism and oxidative profile 40th Congress of The Federation of the European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Berlin, Germany
2015/07/06 - 2015/07/07 Poster presentation: Nunes AR, Alves MG, Dias TR, Cristóvão AC, Moreira PI, Oliveira PF, Silva BM. White tea consumption: a cost-effective strategy to prevent prediabetes-related effects in heart and brain? X Annual CICS-UBI Symposium, Covilha, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2015/06/22 - 2015/06/24 Poster presentation: Dias TR, Alves MG, Casal S, Silva BM, Oliveira PF. White tea extract as a media additive for room temperature storage of spermatozoa Third International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea, Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/03/30 - 2015/04/02 IV Encontro Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/12/13 - 2013/12/13 Reprodução Masculina - Signal Transduction Laboratory
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/07/07 - 2013/07/10 Poster presentation: Cavaco JE, Rato L, Alves MG, Dias TR, Lopes G, Socorro S, Oliveira PF. Fast food may induce pre-diabetes impairing testicular function in rats. European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), London, UK
2013/07/01 - 2013/07/02 VIII Symposium of CICS
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2013/03/14 - 2013/03/16 IV National Conferences of Biomedical Sciences
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2012/07/03 - 2012/07/03 VII Symposium of CICS
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2011/05/26 - 2011/05/26 1st Symposium on employment and opportunities in Biomedical Sciences
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2011/03/03 - 2011/03/05 2nd National Conferences of Biomedical Sciences
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2011/01/14 - 2011/01/14 1st Workday on Oncobiology
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2010/03/11 - 2010/03/13 1st National Conferences of Biomedical Sciences
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/03/09 - 2018/12/31 People4Science Treasurer

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - Current Agronomy Research
2021 - Current Frontiers in Nutrition
2020 - Current Asian Journal of Andrology
2020 - Current Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
2019 - Current Journal of Diabetes Research
2019 - Current Food & Function
2018 - Current Journal of Chemistry
2018 - Current European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
2017 - Current Current Pharmaceutical Design
2017 - Current EC Nutrition
2017 - Current Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
2016 - Current Theriogenology
2016 - Current Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
2016 - Current Current Medicinal Chemistry

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/12 Monitor at the Junior University Junior University
2016/07/11 - 2016/07/22 Monitor at the Junior University Junior University
2015/07/13 - 2015/07/24 Monitor at the Junior University Junior University
Distinctions

Award

2017 Fulbright research scholarship with the support of FCT
Fulbright Portugal, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 Best Poster award in the area of basic research - 13º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2017 COST action (CA15203) grant - Trainee at the 10th MiPschool 2017 MITOEAGLE science camp and participant in the Working group meeting
2015 Best Oral communication award in the area of Endocrinology and Diabetes - UMIB Summit
Universidade do Porto, Portugal