Melanie Balbach

1.1k total citations
24 papers, 785 citations indexed

About

Melanie Balbach is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Balbach has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 785 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Balbach's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (18 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (16 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (9 papers). Melanie Balbach is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (18 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (16 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (9 papers). Melanie Balbach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Argentina. Melanie Balbach's co-authors include Dagmar Wachten, Luis Álvarez, Timo Strünker, U. Benjamin Kaupp, Lonny R. Levin, Jochen Buck, Jan N. Hansen, Pablo E. Visconti, Christian Schiffer and Marıá Gracia Gervasi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Balbach

22 papers receiving 777 citations

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Sarah Martins da Silva United Kingdom

Giuliana Cordeschi Italy

Nadja Mannowetz United States

Lis C. Puga Molina United States

Nir Etkovitz Israel

Jingjing L. Kipp United States

Lara Tamburrino Italy

Sheryl T. Homa United Kingdom

Carlos Timossi Mexico

Xiuxia Wang China

Sarah Martins da Silva United Kingdom

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Balbach, Melanie, et al.. (2025). Cyclic AMP Rescue of Motility in Sperm Devoid of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(4). 1489–1489.

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Luque, Guillermina M., Renata Falchete do Prado, Melanie Balbach, et al.. (2025). Bovine serum albumin‐induced calcium influx triggers soluble adenylyl cyclase activation and cyclic AMP signalling pathways in mouse sperm capacitation. The Journal of Physiology. 603(9). 2633–2653.

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Violante, Sara, Aye Kyaw, Ryan D. Sheldon, et al.. (2025). Sperm meet the elevated energy demands to attain fertilization competence by increasing flux through aldolase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(39). e2506417122–e2506417122. 1 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Carla Ritagliati, Robert W. Myers, et al.. (2023). On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase. Nature Communications. 14(1). 637–637. 45 indexed citations

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Romarowski, Ana, Jasna Fejzo, David Martín‐Hidalgo, et al.. (2023). Mouse sperm energy restriction and recovery (SER) revealed novel metabolic pathways. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1234221–1234221. 6 indexed citations

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Ritagliati, Carla, et al.. (2023). In vivo characterization of sAC null sperm. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1134051–1134051. 6 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Sara Violante, Aye Kyaw, et al.. (2023). Capacitation induces changes in metabolic pathways supporting motility of epididymal and ejaculated sperm. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1160154–1160154. 16 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Navpreet Kaur, Carla Ritagliati, et al.. (2021). Soluble adenylyl cyclase inhibition prevents human sperm functions essential for fertilization. Molecular Human Reproduction. 27(9). 44 indexed citations

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Fushimi, Makoto, Melanie Balbach, Navpreet Kaur, et al.. (2021). Discovery of TDI-10229: A Potent and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitor of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC, ADCY10). ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(8). 1283–1287. 18 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Jochen Buck, & Lonny R. Levin. (2020). Using an Extracellular Flux Analyzer to Measure Changes in Glycolysis and Oxidative Phosphorylation during Mouse Sperm Capacitation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 11 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Hussein Hamzeh, Jan F. Jikeli, et al.. (2020). Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Action of Zona-pellucida Glycoproteins on Mouse Sperm. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 572735–572735. 20 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Makoto Fushimi, David J. Huggins, et al.. (2020). Optimization of lead compounds into on-demand, nonhormonal contraceptives: leveraging a public–private drug discovery institute collaboration†. Biology of Reproduction. 103(2). 176–182. 13 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, Jochen Buck, & Lonny R. Levin. (2020). Using an Extracellular Flux Analyzer to Measure Changes in Glycolysis and Oxidative Phosphorylation during Mouse Sperm Capacitation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

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Martín‐Hidalgo, David, Ana Romarowski, Marıá Gracia Gervasi, et al.. (2020). Capacitation increases glucose consumption in murine sperm. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 87(10). 1037–1047. 36 indexed citations

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Rennhack, Andreas, Christian Schiffer, Christoph Brenker, et al.. (2018). A novel cross‐species inhibitor to study the function of CatSper Ca²⁺ channels in sperm. British Journal of Pharmacology. 175(15). 3144–3161. 58 indexed citations

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Balbach, Melanie, et al.. (2017). Shedding light on the role of cAMP in mammalian sperm physiology. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 468. 111–120. 49 indexed citations

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Schneider, Simon, Melanie Balbach, Jan F. Jikeli, et al.. (2016). Re-visiting the Protamine-2 locus: deletion, but not haploinsufficiency, renders male mice infertile. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36764–36764. 54 indexed citations

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Björkgren, Ida, Luis Álvarez, Nelli Blank, et al.. (2016). Targeted inactivation of the mouse epididymal beta-defensin 41 alters sperm flagellar beat pattern and zona pellucida binding. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 427. 143–154. 28 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Luis, Melanie Balbach, Timo Strünker, et al.. (2015). Controlling fertilization and cAMP signaling in sperm by optogenetics. eLife. 4. 87 indexed citations

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Schiffer, Christian, Astrid M. Müller, Dorte L Egeberg, et al.. (2014). Direct action of endocrine disrupting chemicals on human sperm. EMBO Reports. 15(7). 758–765. 124 indexed citations

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