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Beatriz Rico

Professor Beatriz Rico PhD

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology

Research interests

  • Neuroscience

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Biography

I lead the Rico lab, where we investigate connectivity between neurons in the mammalian cerebral cortex. Through our research, we aim to develop a better understanding of how these cortical circuitries are built, how they respond to activity and what happens when these circuits fail during developmental periods. Understanding this process is also an imperative need in biomedicine, because abnormal wiring is thought to cause severe neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Autism and Schizophrenia.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail.

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Key collaborators:

  • Professor Oscar Marin, King's College London
  • Dr Adil Khan, King's College London
  • Professor Philip McGuire, King's College London

News

Professor Beatriz Rico receives Wellcome Discovery Award

Her project "Development of inhibitory circuits in the human cerebral cortex” has been awarded £4 million to investigate the mechanisms through which...

interneurons - neuroscience use only

Scientists identify essential signalling pathway for neuronal connectivity during brain development

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated that brain wiring requires the...

A confocal microscopy image illustrating isolated cortical synapses with the presynapses in magenta and the postsynapses in cyan

Professor Corinne Houart & Professor Beatriz Rico elected as new EMBO Members

Professor Corinne Houart and Professor Beatriz Rico have been elected as new members of the European Molecular Biology Organization.

Clapping Award 800x450

News

Professor Beatriz Rico receives Wellcome Discovery Award

Her project "Development of inhibitory circuits in the human cerebral cortex” has been awarded £4 million to investigate the mechanisms through which...

interneurons - neuroscience use only

Scientists identify essential signalling pathway for neuronal connectivity during brain development

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated that brain wiring requires the...

A confocal microscopy image illustrating isolated cortical synapses with the presynapses in magenta and the postsynapses in cyan

Professor Corinne Houart & Professor Beatriz Rico elected as new EMBO Members

Professor Corinne Houart and Professor Beatriz Rico have been elected as new members of the European Molecular Biology Organization.

Clapping Award 800x450