Luís Pedro Rato

Luís Pedro Rato holds a Ph.D. in Biomedicine. His primary expertise is in male (in)fertility and metabolic disorders (Prediabetes, Diabetes mellitus), animal and cellular models. During his Postdoc (2016 - 2018) Luís Rato dedicated his research to the field of natural products by clarifying how nutraceuticals and functional foods present in the diet may ameliorate the effects of metabolic diseases in male fertility. 
Luís Pedro Rato has also extended his research interests to environmental contaminants (specifically obesogens), exploring their effect on male fertility.