Beatriz Rico

Beatriz Rico

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, Group Leader


Neural circuit assembly and brain disorders

Related News:

New EMBO Members from CDN

08/06/21
Prof Houart and Prof Rico elected EMBO Members

Novel strategy for assembly of cortical circuits revealed

04/01/21
Paper from Rico and Marín labs out now in eLife

Beatriz Rico awarded ERC Advanced Grant

31/03/20
Grant awarded to investigate effects of early sensory environment

All publications:

2017

Favuzzi E, Marques-Smith A, Deogracias R, Winterflood CM, Sánchez-Aguilera A, Mantoan L, Maeso P, Fernandes C, Ewers H, Rico B (2017) Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican. Neuron 95: 639-655.e10

Del Pino I, Brotons-Mas JR, Marques-Smith A, Marighetto A, Frick A, Marín O, Rico B (2017) Abnormal wiring of CCK+ basket cells disrupts spatial information coding. Nat Neurosci 20: 784-792

2016

Marques-Smith A, Favuzzi E, Rico B (2016) Shaping Early Networks to Rule Mature Circuits: Little MiRs Go a Long Way. Neuron 92: 1154-1157

2014

Navarro AI, Rico B (2014) Focal adhesion kinase function in neuronal development. Curr Opin Neurobiol 27: 89-95

2013

Marín O, Rico B (2013) A new beginning for a broken mind: balancing neuregulin 1 reverses synaptic dysfunction. Neuron 78: 577-9

2012

Chacón MR, Navarro AI, Cuesto G, del Pino I, Scott R, Morales M, Rico B (2012) Focal adhesion kinase regulates actin nucleation and neuronal filopodia formation during axonal growth. Development 139: 3200-10

2011

Rico B, Marín O (2011) Neuregulin signaling, cortical circuitry development and schizophrenia. Curr Opin Genet Dev 21: 262-70