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Dra.  Casas Roqueta, Isabel

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PROFESSORA ASSOCIADA
Department
BIOLOGIA
Area of knowledge
MICROBIOLOGIA
Research group
Grup de Recerca en Biotecnologia de la Reproducció Animal i Humana
ORCID PRC:
0000-0002-6418-5388

Brief CV

phD in Biology and Master in Science Illustration

 

CURRENT POSITION

-Assistant teacher at the University of Girona and the University of Barcelona.

-Freelance scientific illustrator.

 

RESEARCH LINES:

Cell biology, porcine reproduction, spermatology, cryopreservation of germ cells

 

BRIEF CV

CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Nº PAPERS IN FIRST QUARTILE

20

PAPERS AS MAIN AUTHOR

6

MEAN IMPACT FACTOR

1,21

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

3

 

Papers as MAIN AUTHOR

Casas, I.; Miller-Lux, E. V.; Osborne, B.; Bonet, S.; Althouse, GC. 2015. Testing an egg yolk supplemented diet on boars to aid in sperm adaptation at 5ºC. Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine 61(5): 253-262.

 

Casas, I. and Althouse GC. 2013. The protective effect of a 17ºC holding time on boar sperm plasma membrane fluidity after exposure to 5ºC. Cryobiology 66(1): 69-75

 

Casas, I.; Torner, E.; Yeste, M.; Bonet, S. 2012. Boar sperm thawing practices: the number of straws does mind (Technical note). Theriogenology 77: 1487-1494.

 

Casas, I., Sancho, S., Ballester J, Briz, M.; Pinart, E.; Bussalleu, E., Yeste, M; Fàbrega, A, Rodriguez-Gil, JE; Bonet , S. 2010. The HSP90AA1 sperm content and the prediction of the boar ejaculate freezability. Theriogenology 74(6): 940-950

 

Casas, I., Sancho, S., Briz, M.; Pinart, E.; Bussalleu, E., Yeste, M., Bonet, S. 2010. Fertility after post-cervical artificial insemination with cryopreserved sperm from boar ejaculates of good and poor freezability. Animal Reproduction Science 118(1): 69-76

 

Casas, I., Sancho, S., Briz, M.; Pinart, E.; Bussalleu, E., Yeste, M., Bonet, S. 2009. Freezability prediction of boar ejaculates assessed by functional sperm parameters and sperm proteins. Theriogenology 72(7): 930-948

 

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

COMPETITIVE PROJECTS

Improving the reproductive performance in pigs

Sperm cryopreservation and study of the cell lines throughout the process of freezing / thawing and identifying indicators of boar semen freezability

Optimization of the sperm cryopreservation protocol for endangered Iberian pig lines

Creation of a Thematic Network on Swine Reproduction

Morphofunctional and Immunocytochemical study of cell injuries over fourteen stages during the freezing/thawing protocol of boar semen

Designing a prototype and a technical protocol to improve sperm quality of seminal doses for artificial insemination in pigs

Designing a technical protocol to improve the sperm quality of pig seminal doses, both chilled and cryopreserved, for artificial insemination programmes

Study and determination of quality markers for frozen boar semen

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Maternal Interaction with Gametes and Embryos (GEMINI).

OTHER

Effects of boar’s diet egg yolk supplementation on sperm freezability

EDULINK II: Development of a Regional Master Programme in Pig Production and Food Security in Caribbean Countries

Conservation of the gorgonia Ellisella paraplexauroides in the Mediterranean: a singular relic from the Pleistocene (CELMED)

Assessment of the spermatic quality of boars using different long-term extenders

Creation of BioGirona SL, R+D center and part of a Company/University Partnership

Study of the addition of substances in the rich fraction of boar ejaculates

4427 MAGAPLUS-DD: Rigid probe with dual deposition system for transcervical insemination in swine

Establishment of a Germplasm Bank of high-standard boars

Searching for differences in the protein expression in fresh semen between good freezability boars and poor freezability boars: using proteomic tools for the prediction of the boar freezability

Implementation of the post-cervical artificial insemination using frozen-thawed boar sperm

Effect of extender, boar line and incubation time on boar sperm parameters

Development of innovative fish-based food products

 

INTERNSHIPS

HOST INSTITUTION

6 MONTHS < 24 MONTHS

 

Post-doctoral scholar. Research contract.

New Bolton Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (USA)

3 MONTHS < 6 MONTHS

 

Training on in vitro fertilization on cows and its related procedures.

University College Dublin (UCD). School of Agriculture, Food Science & Veterinary Medicine (Ireland)

1 MONTH < 3 MONTHS

 

Epigenetic analysis of mouse sperm as a model for studies on swine.

Institut Curie. Unité de Génétique et Biologie du Développement (CNRS UMR 3215/INSERM U934) (France)

 

UNIVERSITY LECTURES IMPARTED (until 2024)

PRACTICAL SESSIONS

LECTURES

TOTAL

Nª HOURS

1233

491

1724

ACADEMIC YEARS

14

10

14

SUBJECTS INVOLVED

9

7

16

Nº HOURS IN MASTER DEGREES

10

62

72

ACADEMIC YEARS IN MASTER DEGREES

1

4

4

SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN MASTER DEGREES

1

2

2

 

OTHER MERITS

-Lecturer accreditation

-15 years as assistant teacher

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