Senior Group Leader at the IDIBAPS Biomedical Research Institute, University of Barcelona Medical School.

Publicacions
Pathological angiogenesis: New culprit behind chronic liver disease Ramirez M, Fernandez M
Corresponding author: Mercedes Fernandez OBM Hepatology and Gastroenterology 2019, Special Issue: “Exploring Novel Treatment Options for Liver Fibrosis: Can Anti-Angiogenics Succeed?”. Ed. M. Bartneck. Lidsen Publishing (doi: 10.21926)(in press) Invited Review

Pericytes in the gut Ramirez M, Pell N, Mejias M, Fernandez M Corresponding author: Mercedes Fernandez
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2019; 1122:73-100, “Pericyte Biology in Different Organs”, Ed. A. Birbrair. Springer Nature, Switzerland AG Invited Review

Placental growth factor: New treatment target bringing hope in hepatopulmonary syndrome Fernandez M Corresponding author: Mercedes Fernandez Hepatology (2018) 68:404-407 Invited Editorial

Circadian- and UPR-dependent control of CPEB4 mediates a translational response to counteract hepatic steatosis under ER stress
Maillo C, Martin J, Sebastian D, Hernandez-Alvarez M, Garcia-Rocha M, Reina O, Zorzano A, Fernandez M, Mendez R Co-corresponding authors: Raul Mendez and Mercedes Fernandez Nature Cell Biology (2017) 19:94-105 Comment on this paper: Moore PC & Oakes SA. CPEB4 links the clock and the UPR to protect the liver. Nature Cell Biology (2017);19:79-81. This paper received the Award to the Best Scientific Publication (Year 2018) from the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC)