Marisol Ruiz Meana

I have a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Master's degree in Biochemistry from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I obtained my PhD at the VHIR Cardiovascular Diseases’ group under the supervisión of Prof. David Garcia-Dorado on the mechanisms of cell death during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion. I am currently Principal Investigator of the group and since 2019 I have assumed the coordination of the laboratory. I’m a professor of the Master's Degree in Translational Biomedical Research at VHIR and have supervised 5 doctoral theses in the last years. I have an H index of 42.

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases

Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Marisol Ruiz Meana

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases

Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

I have been dedicated to cardiovascular research since 1993, when I began my doctoral thesis under the direction of Dr. Garcia-Dorado, in the laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital. I completed my training with an international stay in the physiology laboratory of Prof. Hans Michael Piper, at the University of Dusseldorf, which allowed me to learn the model of isolated adult cardiomyocytes (we were pioneers in our country), one of the fundamental pillars of our research, and become familiar with (ratio)fluorescence imaging techniques for real-time quantification of intracellular ionic changes in cardiomyocytes. Since then, I have specialized in studies of cell biology and mitochondrial pathophysiology within the field of cardioprotection, mainly in the context of myocardial infarction. In recent years I have focused my interest on research into the mechanisms of aging and its impact on cardiomyocyte dysfunction, alterations in the interorganelle communication between the sarcoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, and the accumulation of advanced glycation products as triggers of cell senescence.
Our research group, integrated within the Cardiology Service directed by Dr. Ignacio Ferreira, has been recognized as a Consolidated Research Group by the Generalitat of Catalonia and belongs to the Spanish network CIBER-CV. I am currently Principal Investigator of two projects on cardiovascular aging financed by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the Spanish Society of Cardiology, and I’m the vice-chair of a COST action financed by the European Union that brings together researchers from more than 35 countries with a common scientific interest in heart failure (EU-COST METAHEART).
My teaching activity includes the training of postgraduate students as a professor and coordinator of the Cardiovascular Diseases module of the Master in Translational Biomedical Research at the VHIR, and the training of doctoral students. I have been a member of the Internal Scientific Committee of my institution since 2018.

Projects

Preventing cardiovascular ischemic events and arresting their consequences in type 2 diabetic population: a multidisciplinary clinical and experimental approach

IP: -
Collaborators: Ignacio Ferreira González, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Joan Montaner Villalonga, Immaculada Raurell Saborit, Joan López Hellin, Antonio González Fernández, Antonia Sambola Ayala, Joaquin Lopez Soriano, Anna Meseguer Navarro, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, Rafael Simó Canonge, Francesc Moreso Mateos, Cristina Hernández Pascual, Anna Penalba Morenilla, Maria Nieves Martell Pérez-Alcalde, Neus Bellera Gotarda, Natalia Ramos Terrades, Andreea Ciudin Mihai, Maria Mar Hernandez Guillamon, Meritxell Ibernon Vilaró, Ignasi Barba Vert, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Bruno García del Blanco, Daniel Serón Micas, María Eugenia Espinel Garuz, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Maria Pilar Delgado Martínez, Irina Betsabe Torres Rodriguez, Javier Inserte Igual, Anna Rosell Novel, Olga Simó Servat, Joan Genescà Ferrer, Mònica Pons Delgado, M Antonieta Azancot Rivero, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, M Antonieta Azancot Rivero
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 825000
Reference: PIE13/00027
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/06/2018

Papel de los microdominios celulares en el deterioro de la función cardíaca durante el envejecimineto y su menor tolerancia al estrés

IP: Marisol Ruiz Meana
Collaborators: Elisabet Miro Casas
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 210540
Reference: PI12/00788
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/07/2016

Red Cardiovascular

IP: -
Collaborators: Jorge Guillermo Romero Farina, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, Laura Gutierrez García-Moreno, Antonia Sambola Ayala, Nuria Rivas Gandara, Jordi Perez Rodon, Angeles Rojas Lopez, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, Joan Castell Conesa, Josep Pinar Sopena, Teresa González Alujas, Gisela Teixido Tura, Antonia Pijuan Domenech, Enric Domingo Ribas, Gemma Cuberas Borros, Rosa María Lidón Corbi, Francesc Xavier Armengol Castells, Vicente Serra García, Gerard Marti Aguasca, Neus Bellera Gotarda, Imanol Otaegui Irurueta, Ignasi Barba Vert, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Bruno García del Blanco, Pilar Tornos Mas, Elisabet Miro Casas, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Mireia Andres Villarreal, Javier Inserte Igual, Mª Ángeles Carmona Ramírez, Laura Dos Subirá, Maria Nazarena Pizzi
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 668059.76
Reference: RD12/0042/0021
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 30/06/2017

Targeting inflammation to improve heart repair and regeneration

IP: -
Collaborators: David Aluja Gonzalez, Ignasi Barba Vert, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Mireia Andres Villarreal, Javier Inserte Igual
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 150000
Reference: 121930
Duration: 30/01/2013 - 31/12/2016