Sandra Amaral

Fertilização : o que separa o processo natural do assistido

Amaral, Sandra, Revista/Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Professores de biologia e geologia. 16. Coimbra, Portugal. 01-05-2023.

Photo of rat testis: "the blue sunflower": scientific photos exhibition at Exploratorio de coimbra

Exploratório Centro Ciência viva de Coimbra . 2023.

Metabolic characterization of human sperm cells using the Seahorse metabolic flux analyzer

Freitas-Martins, Artur; Cristo, Maria I.; Sousa, Maria Inês; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, Andrology . 2023. DOI:10.1111/andr.13486 . published Andrology

Why some couples can not have children

Amaral, Sandra; Escada-Rebelo, S.; Cristo, Maria I.; Ramalho-Santos, João; Varela Amaral, Sara; Silva, Andreia, Frontiers for young minds. 1107336. 11. 2023. doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.1107336 . published Frontiers for young minds

Prevalence and impact of antisperm antibodies in semen quality and male reproductive health aspects: a 10-year retrospective study

Silva, Andreia; Amaral, Sandra; Ramalho-Santos, João; Schlatt, S.; Schubert, Maria; Kliesch, Sabine, Fertility and Sterility. 2023. submitted Fertility and Sterility

Green Labs @CIBB “Collection Points” – Reuse and Recycling

Cândida, Mendes et al, 1st Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting Sustainability in Research. 22-09-2023.

GreenLabsCiBB One path for sustainable research

Santos B et al, 1st Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting Sustainability in Research. 22-09-2023.

Proteomic approach to the characterization of unknown origin male infertility

Cristo, Maria I.; Pacheco, Rita; Anjo, Sandra I.; Silva, Andreia F; Sousa A.P.; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 08-06-2022.

PROTEOMIC APPROACH TO THE CHARACTERIZATION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN MALE INFERTILITY

Pacheco, Rita; Cristo, Maria I.; Anjo, Sandra I.; Silva, Andreia F; Sousa A.P.; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos (3F10-47C8-F00; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 56th ESCI 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting. 06-2022.

Functional sperm characterization in patients with infertility of unknown origin

Cristo, Maria I.; Silva, Andreia; Tavares, Renata S.; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 21St European Testis Workshop (Barcelona, Spain). 05-2021.

The impact of antisperm antibodies on sperm functionality

Silva, Andreia F; Cristo, Maria I.; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Schlatt, S; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 21St European Testis Workshop (Barcelona, Spain). 05-2021.

Health in Knowledge (Saúde no Saber) podcast (https://www.facebook.com/CNC.UC/videos/sa%C3%BAde-no-saber-o-podcast-epis%C3%B3dio-1/1851039961739914/?__so__=permalink&__rv__=related_videos)

CNC. 01-01-2021.

Topological distribution of functional-biochemical features of spermatozoa by Raman Microspectroscopy

Zieger, V; da Costa, Raul; Amaral, Sandra; Schlatt, S, 2020.

The functionality of the sperm cell in the presence of antisperm antibodies

Silva, Andreia; Cristo, MI; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Schlatt, S; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 2020.

The functionality of the sperm cell in the presence of antisperm antibodies

Silva, Andreia; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Schlatt, S; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 12th International/11th European/ 32nd German Congress of Andrology (5-9 December, 2020, Münster; Germany) . 05-12-2020.

Is sperm functionality affected in patients with male infertility of unknown origin?

Cristo, Maria I; Silva, Andreia; Tavares, Renata S.; Ana Paula Sousa; Moura-Ramos, Mariana; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, SSR Meeting (Ontario, Canada). 09-07-2020.

Sperm quality in patients with infertility of unknown origin

Cristo, Maria I; Silva, Andreia; Tavares, Renata S.; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, CIBB (Center for Inovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology) meeting (Coimbra, Portugal). 12-2019.

Male infertiltiy: and when we don't know why? (Infertilidade masculina: e quando não sabemos porque?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYC7MyZ1a1g&feature=youtu.be

2019.

How does the presence of antisperm antibodies influence sperm functionality?

Silva, Andreia; Cristo, Maria I; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Schlatt, S; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, CIBB (center for Inovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology) Meeting (Coimbra, Portugal). 12-2019.

How does the presence of antisperm antibodies influence sperm functionality?

Silva, Andreia; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Schlatt, S; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 6th International Workshop on Molecular Andrology (Giessen, Germany). 09-2019.

Caracterização da função espermática em pacientes com infertilidade idiopática.

Fonseca, Ema; Silva, Andreia; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 7º Congresso Português de Medicina da Reprodução (Oporto, Portugal). 05-2019.

Characterization of sperm function in patients with idiopathic infertility

Fonseca, Ema; Silva, Andreia; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 29-04-2019.

Characterization of sperm function in patients with idiopathic infertility.

Fonseca, Ema; Silva, Andreia; Ana Paula Sousa; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (Coimbra, Portugal). 05-2019.

II. TIPOS DE CÉLULAS ESTAMINAIS. II.7– GÓNADAS

Ramalho-Santos, João; Almeida-Santos, Teresa; Sousa, Ana P; Tavares, Renata S.; Mota, Paula C.; Amaral, Sandra, Sociedade portuguesa de Células Estaminais e Terapia Celular. 2018. accepted

Raman microspectroscopy analysis of different sperm regions: a species comparison

Amaral, Sandra; Da Costa, Raul; Wübelling, Frank; Redmann, Klaus; Schlatt, S, 20th European testis Workshop (Óbidos, Portugal). 05-2018.

Participation in the photo exhibition and contest "TEStART" at the 20th European Testis Workshop

Amaral, Sandra, Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular . 2018.

Does high glucose impair spermatogenesis and sperm function in vitro?

Portela, Joana; Tavares, Renata S.; Mota, Paula C; Sousa, Maria Inês; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, Reproduction Health Summit (London, UK). 04-2016.

Diabetes mellitus, spermatogenesis progression and sperm function: Does a spoonful of sugar compromise male fertility?

Tavares, Renata S.; Portela, Joana; Sousa, Maria Inês; Mota, Paula C; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 06-2015.

Diabetes mellitus, spermatogenesis progression and sperm function: Does a spoonful of sugar compromise male fertility?

Tavares, Renata S.; Portela, Joana; Sousa, Maria Inês; Mota, Paula C; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 31st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embriology (ESHRE) (Lisbon, Portugal). 06-2015.

Publicity of the results of the scientific work "Diabetes and male fertility" on more than 55 national daily journals (http://www.cnbc.pt/outreach/outreach00.asp?pagina=11#divNews)

05-2015.

Participation in the Art exhibition "A transmissão da vida: beleza de um universo desconhecido"

Amaral, Sandra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE . 2014.

Does hyperglycaemia affect human spermatozoa in vitro?

Tavares, Renata S.; Portela, Joana; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 18th European Testis Workshop (Elsinore, Denmark). 05-2014.

DDE affects human sperm function at environmentally relevant concentrations

Tavares, Renata S.; Baptista, Marta; Amaral, Sandra; Paiva, Carla; Publicover, SJ; Ramalho-Santos, João, 1as Jornadas científicas de medicina da reprodução do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central (Lisbon, Portugal). 11-2014.

Does high glucose impair spermatogenesis and sperm function in vitro?

Tavares, Renata S.; Portela, Joana; Mota, Paula C; Sousa, Maria I; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 3rd World Congress on reproduction, oxidative stress and antioxidants (Paris, France). 05-2014.

How do high glucose levels influence the spermatogenic process?

Portela, Joana; Tavares, Renata S.; Sousa, Maria Inês; Mota, Paula C; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 18th European Testis Workshop" (Elsinore, Denmark). 05-2014.

Does high glucose impair spermatogenesis and sperm function in vitro?

Portela, Joana; Tavares, Renata S.; Mota, Paula C; Sousa, Maria Inês; Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Sandra, 1as Jornadas científicas de Medicina da Reprodução do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central (Lisbon, Portugal). 11-2014.

Concentration-dependent Sildenafil citrate (Viagra®) effects on ROS production, energy status and human sperm function

Sousa, Maria Inês; Amaral, Sandra; Tavares, Renata S.; Paiva, Carla; Ramalho-Santos, João, 6th Meeting of the International Network of Young Researchers in Male Fertility (INYRMF) (Barcelona, Spain). 05-2013.

Environmental p,p'-DDE promotes intracellular Ca2+ rise in human sperm: a novel non-genomic mechanism that compromises male fertility;

Tavares, Renata S.; Baptista, Marta; Paiva, Carla; Amaral, Sandra; Publicover, SJ; Ramalho-Santos, João, 6th Meeting of the International Network of Young Researchers in Male Fertility (INYRMF) (Barcelona, Spain). 05-2013.

Environmental DDE modulates Human Sperm Function

Tavares, Renata S.; Baptista, Marta; Paiva, Carla; Amaral, Sandra; Publicover, SJ; Ramalho-Santos, João, 17th European Testis Workshop (Stockholm, Sweden). 04-2012.

DDE affects Human Sperm Function at Environmentally relevant Concentrations

Tavares, Renata S.; Baptista, Marta; Amaral, Sandra; Paiva, Carla; Publicover, SJ; Ramalho-Santos, João, ESHRE annual metting (Istambul, Turkey). 07-2012.

Characterization of mitochondrial bioenergetics of cat testicular cells: variations with age and other functions

Mota, Paula C; Martins, Luís; Amaral, Sandra; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, 15th European testis workshop" ( Naantali, Finland). 05-2008.

Mitochondrial testicular function: effects of age

Amaral, Sandra; Mota, Paula C; Lacerda, Beatriz; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, 15th European testis workshop (Naantali, Finland). 05-2008.

Characterization of the mitochondrial membrane potential in domestic cat testicular cells: possible implications for germ cell function

Mota, Paula C; Martins, Luís; Amaral, Sandra; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction” (San Antonio, Texas, USA). 07-2007.

Mitochondrial testicular function: effects of age and diabetes

Amaral, Sandra; Martins, Luís; Mota, Paula C; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, 01-07-2007.

Mitochondrial testicular function: effects of age and diabetes

Amaral, Sandra; Martins, Luís; Mota, Paula C; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction (Santo António, Texas, USA). 07-2007.

Probing the Structure and Function of Mammalian Sperm using Optical and Fluorescence Microscopy

Ramalho-Santos, João; Amaral, Alexandra; Ana Paula Sousa; Rodrigues, AS; Mota, Paula C; Amaral, Sandra; Gamboa, S, Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy. Méndez-Vilar A; Diaz J. 2007. published

Mitochondrial testicular function: effects of age and Diabetes

Amaral, Sandra; Martins, Luís; Mota, Paula C; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, MiP (mitochondrial Physiology) Summer Scholl (Schrocken, Vorarlberg, Austria). 07-2007.

Characterization of the mitochondrial membrane potential in domestic cat testicular cells: possible implications for germ cell function

Mota, Paula C; Martins, Luís; Amaral, Sandra; Oliveira, Paulo; Ramalho-Santos, João, 01-07-2007.

Effects of hyperglycemia on sperm and testicular cells of Goto-kakizaki and Streptozotocin-treated rats

Amaral, Sandra; Moreno, A; Santos, Maria S; Seiça, Raquel; Ramalho-Santos, João, 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction (Omaha, Nebraska, USA). 07-2006.

Diabetes induces spermatogenesis and epididymal alterations in Goto- Kakizaki and streptozotocin-treated rat models for diabetes: a histological approach

Amaral, Sandra; Oliveira, Helena; Pereira, Maria de Lourdes; Ramalho-Santos, João, XV Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica (Aveiro, Portugal). 12-2006.

Effects of Hyperglycemia on Sperm and testicular cells of Goto- Kakizaki and Streptozotocin-treated rats

Amaral, Sandra; Oliveira, Pedro; Ramalho-Santos, João, XIV Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica (Vilamoura, Portugal). 12-2004.

Diabetes induces metabolic adaptations in rat testis: Analysis of enzymatic activities and ATP levels

Amaral, Sandra; Oliveira, Pedro; Ramalho-Santos, João, 3rd Portuguese-Spanish Biophysics Congress (Lisbon, Portugal). 11-2004.

Co-author of a cartoon published in the Portuguese daily newspaper "Público", regarding the impact of Diabetes in several organ systems: "Viagem na Diabetes". https://www.publico.pt/2017/11/14/fotogaleria/viagens-na-diabetes-em-bd-378982 (November 14th, 2017)

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Co-author of a cartoon published in the Portuguese daily newspaper "Público", regarding the importance of sleep for health: "Viagens sem insónias" https://www.publico.pt/2018/03/16/fotogaleria/viagens-sem-insonias-381315 (March 16th, 2018)

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Challenge "Draw my science" at the CIBB meeting 2023

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