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Joan Cerdà is affiliated with the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology in Spain. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on physiology and reproductive medicine.

The scientist's work has concentrated on topics such as reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species, sperm and testicular function, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities. Other areas include reproductive biology and fertility as well as tracheal and airway disorders and esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology.

Frequent publication venues for Joan Cerdà include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cirugía pediátrica/Cirugía pediátrica
  • Aquaculture
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cirugía pediátrica

Among notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Joan Cerdà are:

  • "Unravelling the Complex Duplication History of Deuterostome Glycerol Transporters," 2020, published in Cells
  • "Providing recombinant gonadotropin-based therapies that induce oogenesis from previtellogenic oocytes to produce viable larvae in a teleost, the flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)," 2021, published in Aquaculture
  • "Kisspeptin Influences the Reproductive Axis and Circulating Levels of microRNAs in Senegalese Sole," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Developmental RNA-Seq transcriptomics of haploid germ cells and spermatozoa uncovers novel pathways associated with teleost spermiogenesis," 2022, published in Scientific Reports
  • "A multiplier peroxiporin signal transduction pathway powers piscine spermatozoa," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Joan Cerdà collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • François Chauvigné
  • Roderick Nigel Finn
  • Alba Ferré
  • Júlia Castro-Arnau
  • I Bada Bosch

The body of work reflects sustained engagement with core areas such as reproductive biology, molecular genetics, and physiological processes related to aquatic species and human health. The combination of research fields and topics indicates interdisciplinary approaches to understanding mechanisms governing reproduction, genetics, and adaptations.

Best Publications

  • Oogenesis in teleosts: How fish eggs are formed

    Esther Lubzens;Graham Young;Julien Bobe;Joan Cerdà

  • Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Manuel Carrillo;Silvia Zanuy;Francisco Prat;Joan Cerdà

  • The zebrafish genome encodes the largest vertebrate repertoire of functional aquaporins with dual paralogy and substrate specificities similar to mammals

    Angèle Tingaud-Sequeira;Angèle Tingaud-Sequeira;Magdalena Calusinska;Magdalena Calusinska;Roderick Nigel Finn;François Chauvigné

  • Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

    Esther Lubzens;Joan Cerdà;Melody Clark

  • The fish oocyte : from basic studies to biotechnological applications

    Patrick J. Babin;Joan Cerdà;Ester Lubzens

  • Fish proteome analysis: model organisms and non-sequenced species.

    Ignasi Forné;Joaquin Abián;Joan Cerdà

  • Marine Fish Egg Hydration Is Aquaporin-Mediated

    Mercedes Fabra;Demetrio Raldúa;Deborah M. Power;Peter M. T. Deen

  • Evolution and functional diversity of aquaporins.

    Roderick Nigel Finn;Joan Cerdà

  • Piscine aquaporins: an overview of recent advances.

    Joan Cerdà;Roderick Nigel Finn

  • Influence of nutritional composition of diet on sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax L., reproductive performance and egg and larval quality

    Joan Cerdá;Manuel Carrillo;Silvia Zanuy;Jesús Ramos

  • The Lineage-Specific Evolution of Aquaporin Gene Clusters Facilitated Tetrapod Terrestrial Adaptation

    Roderick Nigel Finn;François Chauvigné;Jón Baldur Hlidberg;Christopher P. Cutler

  • Induction of spawning of captive-reared Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) using different administration methods for gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist

    Maria J. Agulleiro;Victoria Anguis;José Pedro Cañavate;Gonzalo Martínez-Rodríguez

  • Ultrastructural aspects of the ontogeny and differentiation of ray-finned fish ovarian follicles

    Francoise Le Menn;Joan Cerdà;Patrick J. Babin

  • Physiological and molecular basis of fish oocyte hydration

    Joan Cerdà;Mercedes Fabra;Demetrio Raldúa

  • Ovarian cysteine proteinases in the teleost Fundulus heteroclitus: Molecular cloning and gene expression during vitellogenesis and oocyte maturation

    Mercedes Fabra;Joan Cerdà

  • Yolk proteolysis and aquaporin-1o play essential roles to regulate fish oocyte hydration during meiosis resumption.

    Mercedes Fabra;Demetrio Raldúa;María G. Bozzo;María G. Bozzo;Peter M.T. Deen

  • Mitochondrial aquaporin-8-mediated hydrogen peroxide transport is essential for teleost spermatozoon motility

    François Chauvigné;Mónica Boj;Roderick Nigel Finn;Joan Cerdà

  • Derivation of Major Yolk Proteins from Parental Vitellogenins and Alternative Processing During Oocyte Maturation in Fundulus heteroclitus

    Gary J. LaFleur;Demetrio Raldúa;Demetrio Raldúa;Mercedes Fabra;Mercedes Fabra;Oliana Carnevali

  • Genomic resources for a commercial flatfish, the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis): EST sequencing, oligo microarray design, and development of the Soleamold bioinformatic platform

    Joan J. Cerdà;Jaume Mercadé;Juan José Lozano;Manuel Manchado

  • Phylogenetic relationships and gene expression pattern of three different cathepsin L (Ctsl) isoforms in zebrafish: Ctsla is the putative yolk processing enzyme

    Angèle Tingaud-Sequeira;Joan Cerdà;Joan Cerdà

Frequent Co-Authors

Demetrio Raldúa
Demetrio Raldúa Spanish National Research Council
Silvia Zanuy
Silvia Zanuy Spanish National Research Council
Christian Holm
Christian Holm University of Stuttgart
Adelino V.M. Canario
Adelino V.M. Canario University of Algarve
Richard Reinhardt
Richard Reinhardt Max Planck Society
Josep V. Planas
Josep V. Planas International Pacific Halibut Commission
Melody S. Clark
Melody S. Clark British Antarctic Survey
Frank Nilsen
Frank Nilsen University of Bergen
Juan José Lozano
Juan José Lozano Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas
Peter M. T. Deen
Peter M. T. Deen Radboud University

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