Maíra Bianchi Rodrigues Alves

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine (2010) and Residency in Ruminant Clinic and Surgery (2012) in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of the University of São Paulo (FMVZ/USP). She holds a Master's (2014) and a Doctorate (2018) in Animal Reproduction at FMVZ/USP, with part of the Doctorate carried out abroad as a visiting researcher at Université Laval (Québec, Canada). She was a postdoctoral researcher (2020) at Université Laval under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Clémence Belleannée in the "Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproduction". She has professional experience as a professor responsible for the subjects of "Physiopathology of Reproduction" and "Biotechnology of Reproduction" of the Veterinary Medicine course at Centro Universitário de Jaguariúna (02/2020-06/2021). She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Felipe Perecin at the Laboratory of Molecular Morphophysiology and Development (LMMD) of the School of Animal Science and Food Engineering at USP (FZEA/USP). She also works as a collaborating professor (07/2021-06/2022) in the subjects of Theriogenology and Animal Reproduction of the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science courses at FZEA/USP. She works in the area of #8203;#8203;Animal Reproduction, with emphasis on biology, pathophysiology and biotechnology of reproduction, working mainly on the following topics: sperm interactions with extracellular vesicles, oocytes and epididymal epithelium, sperm quality, in vitro production of embryos, embryonic development, paternal contributions to embryonic development, and epididymal cultures (Cellular and organotypic). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)