Polytechnic University of Valencia

Juan Francisco Asturiano Nemesio (IP1)

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Catedrático
E-Mail: jfastu@dca.upv.es

Luz María Pérez Igualada

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: professor
E-Mail: mlpereig@dca.upv.es

Marina Morini

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Postdoctoral researcher
E-Mail: marina.morini@gmail.com

Victor Gallego Albiach

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Researcher Ramón y Cajal
E-Mail: vicgalal@upvnet.upv.es

Leonor Pires Ferrão

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Researcher
E-Mail: mleonor.pferrao@gmail.com

Marta Blanes García

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Researcher
E-Mail: marblaga@posgrado.upv.es

César Abraham Cruz Castellón

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Predoctoral researcher
E-Mail: cesarcruz@lamolina.edu.pe

Fatima Fernandez Garcia

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Advanced technician
E-Mail: fatifergar98@gmail.com

Laís Pedroso Borges

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Jointly supervised thesis
E-Mail: lais.borges@unesp.br

Thales França Souza

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Jointly supervised thesis
E-Mail: thalesfranca@gmail.com

Eco-responsible

• Task 2.1.2: Study of the physiological mechanisms underlying the effects of temperature and pH on fish sperm quality.
• Task 2.1.3: Study of the effect of temperature and pH on sperm motility in different species of marine fish.
• Task 2.3.2: Identification of specimens whose sperm demonstrate special resilience to changes in temperature and pH, and cryopreservation of their genetic resources.

Participant

• Task 2.1.1: High temperature and gonadal function in fish.
• Task 2.1.5: Biotechnological tools.

Gallego, V., & Asturiano, JF (2018). Fish sperm motility assessment as a tool for aquaculture research: a historical approach. Reviews in Aquaculture, 11

Peñaranda, DS, Gallego, V., Rozenfeld, C., Herranz-Jusdado, J., Pérez, L., Gómez, AM, Gimenez, I., & Asturiano, JF (2018). Using specific recombinant gonadotropins to induce spermatogenesis and spermiation in the European eel (Eel anguilla). Theriogenology, 107, 6-20.

Mylonas, CC, Duncan, N., & Asturiano, JF (2017). Hormonal manipulations for the enhancement of sperm production in cultured fish and evaluation of sperm quality. Aquaculture support, 472, 21-44.

Asturiano, JF, Cabrita, E., & Horváth, Á. (2017). Progress, challenges and perspectives on fish gamete cryopreservation: A mini-review. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 245, 69-76.

Gallego, V., Mazzeo, I., Vílchez, MC, Peñaranda, DS, Carneiro, PCF, Pérez, L., & Asturiano, JF (2012). Study of the effects of thermal regimen and alternative hormonal treatments on the reproductive performance of European eel males (Eel anguilla) during induced sexual maturation. Aquaculture support, 354-355, 7-16.

Fernández-García, F., Marques, A., Jerónimo, S., Oliveira, IB, Carvalhais, A., Pereira, V., Asturiano, JF, Pacheco, M., & Mieiro, C. (2025). Sex-specific reproductive impairment in Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) exposed to TiO2 NPs: A focus on gonadal status. Marine Environmental Research, 205(107008), 107008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107008

Ferrão, L., Pérez, L., Asturiano, JF, & Morini, M. (2025). Heat shock factors in the European eel: Gene characterization and expression response to different environmental conditions and to induced sexual maturation. Fishes, 10(2), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10020073

Ferrão, L., Morini, M., González-Lopéz, WA, Gallego, V., Felip, A., Pérez, L., & Asturiano, JF (2024). Effects of cold seawater pre-treatments on induction of early sexual maturation and sperm production in European eel (Eel anguilla). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-024-01402-w

Blanes-García, M., Marinović, Z., Morini, M., Vergnet, A., Horváth, Á., & Asturiano, JF (2024). Xenotransplantation of European Eel (Eel anguilla) Spermatogonia in Zebrafish (Danio laughed) and European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Fishes, 9(7), 290.https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9070290

Blanes-García, M., Marinović, Z., Herranz-Jusdado, JG, Xie, Characterization of potential spermatogonia biomarker genes in the European eel (Eel anguilla). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-024-01338-1

Sanchez, MP, De Souza França, T., González-López, W. Á., Morini, M., Asturiano, JF, & Pérez, L. (2024). Effect of seawater temperature and pH on the sperm motility of the European eel. Fish Physiology And Biochemistry.

França, TS, González-López, WA, Sanchez, MP, Ferrão, L., Fernández-García, F., Borges,LP, Belenguer, A., Holhorea, PG, Calduch-Giner, JC, Felip, A., Gómez, A., Pérez-Sánchez, J., Streit, DP, Asturiano, JF (2024) Successful cryopreservation in biodegradable containers of sperm from aquaculture Mediterranean fishes. Theriogenology, 216, 53-61.

Fernández-García, F., Carvalhais, A., Marques, A., Oliveira, IB, Guilherme, S., Oliveira, H., Oliveira, CCV, Cabrita, E., Asturiano, JF, Pacheco, M., & Mieiro, C. (2023). Silver nanoparticles and silver ions indistinguishably decrease sperm motility in pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) after short-term direct exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 101, 104202.