Dc. Ricote Group

Mercedes Ricote holds a PhD in Biology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. After her postdoctoral stay at the Burnham Institute and the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California, USA), she joined the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid in 2004 as group leader. During her time at CNIC, she significantly contributed to the cardiovascular field. In 2023, Dr. Ricote took a new step in her career by joining the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC). The group’s projects focus on investigating the regulation of gene expression at the transcriptional and epigenetic level of macrophages in different tissues, especially in the heart, liver and brain, with special emphasis on their potential medical utility for the treatment of metabolic and inflammatory diseases. The work carried out by our group in recent years has contributed to elucidate the role of nuclear receptors in macrophage homeostasis, metabolism, and inflammation. In addition, she has recently initiated a new research direction examining the transmission of signals between mothers and neonates and their impact on the control of energy homeostasis.