Pedro Fontes Oliveira

Dr. Pedro Fontes Oliveira, in 2004, earned his PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences, at the University of Porto, Portugal. In 2005, Pedro F. Oliveira started his post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Porto and began working on a new line of research now focused on reproductive biology, specifically in Sertoli cells ionic regulation. In 2009, Dr. Oliveira was selected to apply for the "Ciência 2008 Program" through the Health Science Research Center, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI)...See more

Dr. Pedro Fontes Oliveira, in 2004, earned his PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences, at the University of Porto, Portugal. In 2005, Pedro F. Oliveira started his post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Porto and began working on a new line of research now focused on reproductive biology, specifically in Sertoli cells ionic regulation. In 2009, Dr. Oliveira was selected to apply for the "Ciência 2008 Program" through the Health Science Research Center, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI) and was hired as an Assistant Researcher. Currently Dr. Oliveira's research interests include hormonal control and metabolic modulation of spermatogenesis, with emphasis on Sertoli cells hormonal modulation, ionic water transport, and mechanisms by which endocrine disorders and pathologies, namely Diabetes Mellitus, result in subfertility and infertility. See less