Mafalda do Vale Ribeiro Moreira completed her Bachelor's Degree in Biology in 2019 from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. In 2021, she completed her Master's degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. During her dissertation thesis, she published an original paper in a journal. Currently, she is a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar of the University of Porto. Works in the areas of Biological Sciences with emphasis on Reproductive Biology, Medical and Health Sciences.

Personal identification

Full name
Mafalda do Vale Ribeiro Moreira

Citation names

  • Moreira, Mafalda V

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E81A-4FD3-8777
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5558-8337

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Degree Classification
2023/01/01 - 2027/01/01
Ongoing
 Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019 - 2021
Concluded
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Impact of hyperoside supplementation on the quality of human sperm" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 Valores
2015 - 2019
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Study of acrocentric chromosomes associations and NOR activity in cell aging models" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 Valores

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/12 - 2022/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Grant

Designation Funders
2022 - Current Impact of clinical and metabolic profile, FMR1 gene and other genetic modifiers on female fertility
MERCK KGaA
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Ongoing

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pereira, Sara C. ; Moreira, Mafalda V.; Oliveira, Pedro F.; Silva, Branca M.; Alves, Marco G.. "Roles of Oxidative Stress in the Male Reproductive System: Potential of Antioxidant Supplementation for Infertility Treatment". 2022.
    In press
Conference abstract
  1. Moreira, Mafalda V; Bernardino, Raquel L.; Vale-Fernandes, Emídio; Pignatelli, Duarte; Monteiro, Mariana P.. "Unveiling the presence of GLP-1 and GIP receptors in human granulosa cells". Paper presented in 5th European Incretin Study Group Meeting, 2024.
  2. Moreira, Mafalda V; Pereira, Sara C; Guerra-Carvalho, Bárbara; Carrageta, David F; Pinto, Soraia; Barros, Alberto; Silva, Branca M; Oliveira, Pedro F; Alves, Marco G. "Can hyperoside supplementation of sperm media be beneficial for the preservation of mitochondrial activity and sperm metabolism under an oxidative stress condition?". Paper presented in 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI), 2022.
    Accepted
  3. Moreira, Mafalda V; Pereira, Sara C; Pinto, Soraia; Barros, Alberto; Silva, Branca M; Oliveira, Pedro F. "Impact of hyperoside supplementation on the quality of human sperm". Paper presented in 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of the University of Porto (IJUP), 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Vale-Fernandes, Emídio; Moreira, Mafalda V.; Rodrigues, Bárbara; Pereira, Sofia S.; Leal, Carla; Barreiro, Márcia; Tomé, António; Monteiro, Mariana P.. "Anti-Müllerian hormone a surrogate of follicular fluid oxidative stress in polycystic ovary syndrome?". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 12 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1408879.
    10.3389/fcell.2024.1408879
  2. V., Moreira Mafalda; Pignatelli, Duarte; Bernardino, Raquel; Vale, Fernandes Emidio; P, Monteiro Mariana. "GIP receptor is expressed by human cumulus granulosa cells". Endocrine Abstracts (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.99.p398.
    10.1530/endoabs.99.p398
  3. Moreira, Mafalda V.; Vale, Fernandes Emidio; Bernardino, Raquel; Alves, Marco; P, Monteiro Mariana. "Unveiling follicular fluid oxidative stress biomarkers at polycystic ovary syndrome". Endocrine Abstracts (2023): https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.90.p470.
    10.1530/endoabs.90.p470
  4. Moreira, Mafalda V.; Vale-Fernandes, Emídio; Albergaria, Inês C.; Alves, Marco G.; Monteiro, Mariana P.. "Follicular fluid composition and reproductive outcomes of women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilization: A systematic review.". Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (2023):
    Published • 10.1007/s11154-023-09819-z
  5. Moreira, Mafalda V.; Pereira, Sara C.; Pinto, Soraia; Barros, Alberto; Silva, Branca M.; Alves, Marco G.; Oliveira, Pedro F.. "Sperm medium supplementation with hyperoside as a potential strategy to counteract spermatozoa dysfunction associated with oxidative stress". Endocrine Abstracts (2022): https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.81.ep895.
    10.1530/endoabs.81.ep895
  6. Moreira, Mafalda V; Pereira, Sara C; Guerra-Carvalho, Bárbara; Carrageta, David F; Pinto, Soraia; Barros, Alberto; Silva, Branca M; Oliveira, Pedro F; Alves, Marco G. "Hyperoside Supplementation in Preservation Media Surpasses Vitamin C Protection Against Oxidative Stress-Induced Damages in Human Spermatozoa". Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 56 S1 (2021): 1-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.33594/000000487.
    Published • 10.33594/000000487
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Impact of hyperoside supplementation on the quality of human sperm". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2021.
  2. "Study of acrocentric chromosomes associations and NOR activity in cell aging models". Degree, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2018.

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/07/26 Impact of hyperoside supplementation on the quality of human sperm WebRePRO - I Reproductive Sciences & Fertility Virtual Summit, Online

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10 - 2024/06 Characterization of granulosa cells from the follicular fluid from patients undergoing fertility treatment
Supervisor of Sara Nascimento Cruz
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/05/11 - 2024/05/14 26th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)
Congress
 26th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)
2024/05/10 - 2024/05/10 Androgen excess & PCOS society (AE-PCOS) Update Meeting "Immune functions in PCOS"
Meeting
 Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AEPCOS) Update Meeting
2024/04/04 - 2024/04/06 5th European Incretin Study Group Meeting
Meeting
 5th European Incretin Study Group Meeting
2023/05/13 - 2023/05/16 25th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)
Congress
 25th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)
2022/05/21 - 2022/05/24 24th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)
Congress
 European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)
2021/07 - 2021/07 Congress "WebRePRO - I Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit", 26th to 27th July 2021, online meeting.
2021/05 - 2021/05 Online ART Training in Human Assisted Reproduction (Module 5A: Online Training in Overview of IVF and ICSI), Cleveland Clinic - May 2021
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2021/05 - 2021/05 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/03 Online ART Training in Human Assisted Reproduction (Module 2: Advanced Andrology Techniques), Cleveland Clinic- March 2021
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2021/01 - 2021/01 Online ART Training in Human Assisted Reproduction (Module 1: Ancillary Semen Tests), Cleveland Clinic - January 2021
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2020/12 - 2020/12 Online ART Training in Human Assisted Reproduction (Module 1B: Sperm Morphology), Cleveland Clinic - December 2020
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2020/11 - 2020/11 Online ART Training in Human Assisted Reproduction (Module 1A: Manual Semen Analysis), Cleveland Clinic - November 2020
Cleveland Clinic, United States
2018/10 - 2018/11 4th edition of Forensic Sciences Course
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 Workshop "Gametes and Gonadal Tissue Cryopreservation"
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/04 - 2017/04 Workshop “For the bottle: Impact of academic festivities on seminal quality”
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/04 2nd edition of Forensic Sciences Course
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Award

2022 ESE Basic Science Meeting Grant for participating in the 24th European Congress of Endocrinology in Milan, Italy
European Society of Endocrinology, United Kingdom
2022 4-year PhD fellowship from the Portuguese Foundation for Science andTechnology (FCT).