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Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez

My research focus on the interactions between the seminal fluid bearing spermatozoa with the female genital tract and the oocytes, before and during fertilization. 

Reproduction, a major sentinel of the health of animals and humans

Environmental and societal changes, including an increased stressful lifestyle, constrain reproduction; a major sentinel of the health of ecosystems, animals and humans.

My research focus on the interactions between the seminal fluid bearing spermatozoa with the female genital tract and the oocytes, before and during fertilization. This includes determining how the seminal fluid is able to signal and elicit genomic shifts in the female genitalia in relation to maternal immune tolerance to the foreign cells and proteins it contains.

My research, covering areas of comparative reproductive biology/biotechnology, andrology and cryobiology, pursues disclosure of valuable biomarkers for male fertility, of the complicated signaling system that the transcriptome and proteome of the seminal fluid is built and how they are constrained by cryopreservation.

Reinforcement of our diagnostic capacity in andrology and assisted reproductive techniques is still my leading star.

Publications

2026

D. Gascon-Collado, C. G. Cabrera-Gomez, P. Blanco-Cueto, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Cristina Martinez Serrano (2026) Transcriptomic Dynamics Associated With In Vitro Oocyte Competence in Pigs Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70265 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70265
Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Jordi Roca, Fernando Pena Vega, Emilio A. Martinez (2026) Seminal Extracellular Vesicles as Molecular Modulators of Male Reproductive Function Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70217 (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70217
Manuela Garcia-Canovas, Marcos Torregrosa-Fuentes, Adelina Lopez-Jara, Inmaculada Parrilla, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Emilio A. Martinez, Maria A. Gil, Cristina Cuello (2026) Interleukin-4 Supplementation During In Vitro Culture Modulates the Expression of Stress- and Immune-Related Genes During Porcine Blastocyst Development Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70263 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70263
A. Lopez-Jara, X. Toptsikioti, M. Garcia-Canovas, C. Cuello, M. A. Gil, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, E. A. Martinez, I. Parrilla (2026) Frozen Boar Semen Can Be Successfully Stored at −80°C, Reducing Need for LN2 Storage Containers Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70248 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70248
Carolina G. Cabrera-Gomez, David Gascon-Collado, Paula Blanco-Cueto, Belen Pequeno, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Cristina A. Martinez-Serrano (2026) Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of In Vitro Matured Oocytes From Cyclic and Prepubertal Gilts Reveals Distinct Molecular Patterns Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70285 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70285

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Publications

2026

D. Gascon-Collado, C. G. Cabrera-Gomez, P. Blanco-Cueto, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Cristina Martinez Serrano (2026) Transcriptomic Dynamics Associated With In Vitro Oocyte Competence in Pigs Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70265 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70265
Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Jordi Roca, Fernando Pena Vega, Emilio A. Martinez (2026) Seminal Extracellular Vesicles as Molecular Modulators of Male Reproductive Function Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70217 (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70217
Manuela Garcia-Canovas, Marcos Torregrosa-Fuentes, Adelina Lopez-Jara, Inmaculada Parrilla, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez, Emilio A. Martinez, Maria A. Gil, Cristina Cuello (2026) Interleukin-4 Supplementation During In Vitro Culture Modulates the Expression of Stress- and Immune-Related Genes During Porcine Blastocyst Development Reproduction in domestic animals, Vol. 61, Article e70263 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rda.70263

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