Universitat Politècnica de València

Juan Francisco Asturiano Nemesio (IP1)

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Full Professor
Email: jfastu@dca.upv.es

Luz María Pérez Igualada

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Full Professor
Email: mlpereig@dca.upv.es

Marina Morini

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: marina.morini@gmail.com

Víctor Gallego Albiach

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

Leonor Pires Ferrão

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Researcher
Email: mleonor.pferrao@gmail.com

Marta Blanes García

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Researcher
Email: marblaga@posgrado.upv.es

César Abraham Cruz Castellón

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Predoctoral Researcher
Email: cesarcruz@lamolina.edu.pe

Fátima Fernández García

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Senior Technician
Email: fatifergar98@gmail.com

Laís Pedroso Borges

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Joint PhD Thesis
Email: lais.borges@unesp.br

Thales França Souza

Institution: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Category: Joint PhD Thesis
Email: thalesfranca@gmail.com

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 marine fish species.
• Task 2.3.2: Identification of specimens whose sperm shows particular resilience to temperature and pH changes, 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, J. F. (2018). Fish sperm motility assessment as a tool for aquaculture research: a historical approach. Reviews in Aquaculture, 11(3), 697-724.

Peñaranda, D. S., Gallego, V., Rozenfeld, C., Herranz-Jusdado, J., Pérez, L., Gómez, A. M., Gimenez, I., & Asturiano, J. F. (2018). Using specific recombinant gonadotropins to induce spermatogenesis and spermiation in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Theriogenology, 107, 6-20.

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

Asturiano, J. F., 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, M. C., Peñaranda, D. S., Carneiro, P. C. F., Pérez, L., & Asturiano, J. F. (2012). Study of the effects of thermal regime and alternative hormonal treatments on the reproductive performance of European eel males (Anguilla anguilla) during induced sexual maturation. Aquaculture, 354-355, 7-16.

Ferrão, L., Pérez, L., Asturiano, J. F., & 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, W. A., Gallego, V., Felip, A., Pérez, L., & Asturiano, J. F. (2024). Effects of cold seawater pre-treatments on induction of early sexual maturation and sperm production in European eel (Anguilla 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, J. F. (2024). Xenotransplantation of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) Spermatogonia in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Fishes, 9(7), 290.https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9070290

Blanes-García, M., Marinović, Z., Herranz-Jusdado, J. G., Xie, X., Ferrão, L., Gallego, V., Pérez, L., Baloch, A. R., Horváth, Á., Pšenička, M., Asturiano, J. F., & Morini, M. (2024). Characterization of potential spermatogonia biomarker genes in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-024-01338-1

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

França, T.S., González-López, W.A., Sanchez, M.P., Ferrão, L., Fernández-García, F., Borges, L.P., Belenguer, A., Holhorea, P.G., Calduch-Giner, J.C., Felip, A., Gómez, A., Pérez-Sánchez, J., Streit, D.P., Asturiano, J.F. (2024) Successful cryopreservation in biodegradable containers of sperm from aquaculture Mediterranean fishes. Theriogenology, 216, 53-61.

Fernández-García, F., Carvalhais, A., Marques, A., Oliveira, I. B., Guilherme, S., Oliveira, H., Oliveira, C. C. V., Cabrita, E., Asturiano, J. F., 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.