Short Bio
PhD in Biology (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM, 1999), Degree in Biochemistry (UCM, 1997) and Master in Human Nutrition (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 1999). She is the current head of the Immunonutrition group, founded by Dr. Ascensión Marcos, of which she has been a member since 1992. She did a postdoctoral stay at the University of Reading (2001-2002) where she was trained in molecular biology techniques. She has conducted multiple nutritional intervention studies in humans, especially in the field of probiotics and antioxidant-rich plant foods, also addressing in vitro mechanistic studies and the intestinal microbiota-immune system binomial. An outstanding field of study in her career is eating disorders, currently investigating the interaction of the immune, nervous and endocrine systems, together with the intestinal microbiota and environmental risk factors (lifestyle), with the aim of improving the knowledge of the origin and maintenance of the disease and identifying biomarkers with potential value to improve its treatment and prognosis. She is a member of the international Immunonutrition group ISIN and associations for the study of probiotics and prebiotics. She has published more than 90 articles indexed in JCR journals and more than 60 chapters in books and has been principal investigator of competitive projects and contracts with industry. Her other activities include teaching in Postgraduate University Programs, reviewer in scientific committees and journals and supervision of four doctoral theses.
- Vicente-Castro I, Redondo-Useros N, Díaz-Prieto LE, Gómez-Martínez S, Marcos A, Nova E. Association between Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Subjective Quality of Life in Spanish Young Adults. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 1;15(3):750. PMID: 36771456; PMCID: PMC9920641.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030750
- Díaz-Prieto LE, Gómez-Martínez S, Vicente-Castro I, Heredia C, González-Romero EA, Martín-Ridaura MDC, Ceinos M, Picón MJ, Marcos A, Nova E. Effects of Moringa oleifera Lam. Supplementation on Inflammatory and Cardiometabolic Markers in Subjects with Prediabetes. Nutrients. 2022 May 5;14(9):1937. PMID: 35565903; PMCID: PMC9099674.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14091937
- Gómez-Martínez S, Díaz-Prieto LE, Vicente Castro I, Jurado C, Iturmendi N, Martín-Ridaura MC, Calle N, Dueñas M, Picón MJ, Marcos A, Nova E. Moringa oleifera Leaf Supplementation as a Glycemic Control Strategy in Subjects with Prediabetes. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 24;14(1):57. PMID: 35010932; PMCID: PMC8746299.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14010057
- González-Zancada N, Redondo-Useros N, Díaz LE, Gómez-Martínez S, Marcos A, Nova E. Association of Moderate Beer Consumption with the Gut Microbiota and SCFA of Healthy Adults. Molecules. 2020 Oct 17;25(20):4772. PMID: 33080809; PMCID: PMC7587552.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25204772
- Redondo-Useros N, Nova E, González-Zancada N, Díaz LE, Gómez-Martínez S, Marcos A. Microbiota and Lifestyle: A Special Focus on Diet. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 15;12(6):1776. PMID: 32549225; PMCID: PMC7353459.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061776
- Elegido A, Gheorghe A, Sepúlveda AR, Andrés P, Díaz-Prieto LE, Graell M, Marcos A, Nova E. Adipokines, cortisol and cytokine alterations in recent onset anorexia nervosa. A case-control study. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed). 2019 Nov;66(9):571-578. English, Spanish. Epub 2019 Apr 11. PMID: 30981680.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endinu.2019.02.003
- Getting into the Guts of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents. A perspective from Psychoneuroimmunology (PSYNIGED).
Reference: PID2022-136588OB-C21
Main Researcher: Esther Nova Rebato.
Duration: September 2023 – August 2027.
Funding entity: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación/AEI/Fondos FEDER, EU.
- Effect of moderate beer consumption on the immune system and microbiota in individuals with prediabetes and its association with a healthy lifestyle.
Main Researcher: Esther Nova Rebato.
Duration: April 2023 – Marc 2024.
Funding entity: FICYE.