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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 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.

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

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, Artur Evangelista Masip, 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

Efecto de la edad sobre la función mitocondrial y el tipo de muerte celular durante la isquemia-reperfusión miocárdica

IP: Marisol Ruiz Meana
Collaborators: Rafael Rodríguez Lecoq, Mª Ángeles Carmona Ramírez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 50215
Reference: PI09/02034
Duration: 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2012

Implication of Estrogen-Related Receptors in the ethiology diabetic cardiomypathy: identification of ERRs as potential pharmacological targets for treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy

IP: Josep A Villena Delgado
Collaborators: Marisol Ruiz Meana
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 199138
Reference: MARATV3/2008/082610
Duration: 19/01/2009 - 18/01/2012

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