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male reproduction, testis, spermatogenesis, steroidogenesis, nitric oxide, Sertoli cell, Leydig cell
Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom

Biography

Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Calgary, Canada, working with testicular organoids and iPSCs. MSc and PhD at the Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, with 1 year experience as a visiting PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Works with reproductive biology morphology/cell biology, specifically on the following subjects: spermatogenesis, Sertoli cells, nitric oxide, testicular development, endocrine disruptors, steroidogenesis, testicular dysgenesis, spermatogonial stem cell transplantation, testicular organoids, xenografting and iPSCs. E-mail: nathalialimalara@gmail.com

Activities

Employment (2)

University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2019-11-01 to present | Postdoctoral Associate
Employment
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Nathalia Lara

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Instituto de Ciências Biológicas: Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

2018-01-01 to 2019-09-01 | Post-doc Researcher
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Nathalia Lara

Education and qualifications (4)

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Instituto de Ciências Biológicas: Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

2014-04-01 to 2017-12-01 | PhD - Cell Biology
Education
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Nathalia Lara

University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Scotland, GB

2015-07-01 to 2016-07-01 | Visiting PhD (The Queens Medical Research Institute - MRC Centre for Reproductive Health)
Education
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Nathalia Lara

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Instituto de Ciências Biológicas: Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

2012-03-01 to 2014-03-01 | Masters - Cell Biology
Education
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Nathalia Lara

Federal University of Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BR

2007-07-01 to 2011-12-01 | Bachelor - Biological Sciences
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Nathalia Lara

Funding (1)

Influência do óxido nítrico na regulação funcional do testículo de camundongos do período fetal à fase adulta

Grant
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BR)
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APQ01268-17

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Nathalia Lara

Works (22)

DAZL Knockout Pigs as Recipients for Spermatogonial Stem Cell Transplantation

Cells
2023-11-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Nathalia L. M. Lara; Taylor Goldsmith; Paula Rodriguez-Villamil; Felipe Ongaratto; Staci Solin; Dennis Webster; Uyanga Ganbaatar; Shane Hodgson; Stanislas M. A. S. Corbière; Alla Bondareva et al.
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Metabolic transitions define spermatogonial stem cell maturation

Human Reproduction
2022-08-25 | Journal article
Contributors: A L Voigt; R Dardari; L Su; N L M Lara; S Sinha; A Jaffer; S K Munyoki; W Alpaugh; A Dufour; J Biernaskie et al.
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GATA-1 mutation alters the spermatogonial phase and steroidogenesis in adult mouse testis

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Matheus Felipe Fonseca Gonçalves; Samyra Maria dos Santos Nassif Lacerda; Nathália de Lima e Martins Lara; Carolina Felipe Alves de Oliveira; André Felipe Almeida Figueiredo; Marcos Rocha Gouvêa Brener; Marina Alcântara Cavalcante; Anderson Kenedy Santos; Gabriel Henrique Campolina-Silva; Vivian Vasconcelos Costa et al.
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The Proliferation of Pre-Pubertal Porcine Spermatogonia in Stirred Suspension Bioreactors Is Partially Mediated by the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-12-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Sadman Sakib; Anna Voigt; Nathalia de Lima e Martins Lara; Lin Su; Mark Ungrin; Derrick Rancourt; Ina Dobrinski
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Sperm production and seminal analyses in a Neotropical sperm-storing vespertilionid bat yellowish myotis (Myotis levis)

Theriogenology
2021-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Talita De Oliveira Farias; André Felipe Almeida Figueiredo; Natalia Teixeira Wnuk; Carolina Pinhol Vieira; Nathalia de Lima e Martins Lara; Gleide Fernandes de Avelar; Sônia Aparecida Talamoni; Guilherme Mattos Jardim Costa
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Metabolic Requirements for Spermatogonial Stem Cell Establishment and Maintenance In Vivo and In Vitro

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-02-18 | Journal article
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Regulation of cell types within testicular organoids

Endocrinology
2021-02-11 | Journal article
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Porcine iPSCs

iPSCs from Diverse Species
2021-01-29 | Book chapter
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Nathalia Lara

Targeted Gene Editing in Porcine Spermatogonia

Frontiers in Genetics
2021-01-28 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Hypothyroidism induced by postnatal PTU (6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil) treatment decreases Sertoli cell number and spermatogenic efficiency in sexually mature pigs.

General and comparative endocrinology
2020-08-21 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Comparative testis structure and function in three representative mice strains

Cell and Tissue Research
2020-07-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0302-766X
Part of ISSN: 1432-0878
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Foxn1 and Prkdc genes are important for testis function: evidence from nude and scid adult mice

Cell and Tissue Research
2020-01-16 | Journal article
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The Sertoli cell: what can we learn from different vertebrate models?

Animal Reproduction
2019 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1984-3143
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Nathalia Lara

Cell-Cell Interactions - Structural

Encyclopedia of Reproduction
2018 | Book chapter
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Nathalia Lara

Postnatal testis development in the collared peccary ( Tayassu tajacu ), with emphasis on Spermatogonial Stem Cells markers and niche.

General and Comparative Endocrinology
2018 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Testis Physiology - Overview and Histology

Encyclopedia of Reproduction
2018 | Book chapter
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Nathalia Lara

Dibutyl phthalate induced testicular dysgenesis originates after seminiferous cord formation in rats.

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Neonatal hypothyroidism does not increase Sertoli cell proliferation in iNOS-/- mice.

Reproduction
2017 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Duration of spermatogenesis and daily sperm production in the rodent Proechimys guyannensis.

Zygote
2016 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Fetal programming of adult Leydig cell function by androgenic effects on stem/progenitor cells.

PNAS
2014 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) deficiency in mice on Sertoli cell proliferation and perinatal testis development.

International Journal of Andrology
2012 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Sertoli cell numbers and spermatogenic efficiency are increased in inducible nitric oxide synthase mutant mice.

Internaional Journal of Andrology
2011 | Journal article
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Nathalia Lara

Peer review (9 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Andrology. (1)
Review activity for Cells. (1)
Review activity for Communications biology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of cellular physiology. (1)
Review activity for Reproduction, fertility, and development. (1)
Review activity for Reproductive Biology. (2)
Review activity for Zoological Research. (1)