Cristina Sáenz de Miera Patin, PhD

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Research Assistant Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Adjunct Lecturer in Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
University of Michigan Medical School
North Campus Research Center - 2800 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, 48109
[email protected]
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Cristina Sáenz de Miera Patin, PhD
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Research Assistant Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • Postdoc
      University of Michigan, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
      2018 - 2021
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Postdoc
      University of Michigan, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
      2016 - 2018
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Postdoc
      University of Strasbourg, France
      2015 - 2016
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • PhD
      University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
      2010 - 2014
    • PhD
      University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
      2010 - 2014
    • BSc, Biology
      Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
      2005 - 2010
    • Erasmus exchange program, Biology
      University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
      2009 - 2010

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute

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    • Journal Article
      Neuroendocrine plasticity and crosstalk in pubertal development.
      Elias CF, Han X, Garcia-Galiano D, Sáenz de Miera C. J Neuroendocrinol, 2026 Feb; 38 (2): e70145 DOI:10.1111/jne.70145
      PMID: PMC12921428
    • Journal Article
      Nutritionally Responsive PMv DAT Neurons Are Dynamically Regulated During Pubertal Transition
      Sáenz de Miera C, Bellefontaine N, Silveira MA, Fortin CN, Zampieri TT, Donato J, Williams KW, Mendes-da-Silva C, Heikkinen L, Broberger C, Frazao R, Elias CF. FASEB Journal, 2025 Jul 15; 39 (13): DOI:10.1096/fj.202500398R
      PMID: 40577056
    • Journal Article
      The ventral premammillary nucleus at the interface of environmental cues and social behaviors
      Cavalcante JC, da Silva FG, Sáenz de Miera C, Elias CF. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2025 Jan 1; 19: DOI:10.3389/fnins.2025.1589156
    • Journal Article
      Glutamate neurotransmission from leptin receptor cells is required for typical puberty and reproductive function in female mice
      Sáenz de Miera C, Bellefontaine N, Allen SJ, Myers MG, Elias CF. eLife, 2024 Jun 24; DOI:10.7554/eLife.93204
    • Journal Article
      Hypothalamic tanycytes as mediators of maternally programmed seasonal plasticity.
      Melum VJ, Sáenz de Miera C, Markussen FAF, Cázarez-Márquez F, Jaeger C, Sandve SR, Simonneaux V, Hazlerigg DG, Wood SH. Curr Biol, 2024 Feb 5; 34 (3): 632 - 640.e6. DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.042
      PMID: 38218183
    • Journal Article
      Photoperiodic regulation in a wild-derived mouse strain.
      Sáenz de Miera C, Beymer M, Routledge K, Król E, Selman C, Hazlerigg DG, Simonneaux V. J Exp Biol, 2020 Mar 25; 223 (Pt 6): DOI:10.1242/jeb.217687
      PMID: 32098881
    • Journal Article
      An integrative view of mammalian seasonal neuroendocrinology
      Dardente H, Wood S, Ebling F, de Miera CS. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 2019 May 10; 31 (5): e12729 DOI:10.1111/jne.12729
      PMID: 31059174
    • Journal Article
      Melatonin-independent Photoperiodic Entrainment of the Circannual TSH Rhythm in the Pars Tuberalis of the European Hamster
      de Miera CS, Sage-Ciocca D, Simonneaux V, Pévet P, Monecke S. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 2018 Apr 18; 33 (3): 302 - 317. DOI:10.1177/0748730418766601
      PMID: 29618281