Ana Checa Ros

Ana Checa Ros is a Spanish Associate Professor at CEU Cardenal Herrera University's Department of Medicine and Surgery, with dual expertise in clinical pediatrics and biomedical research. Holding a Cum Laude PhD in Medicine from the University of Granada (2017) and a six-year research grant from CENAI (2023), she leads the emerging Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases research group alongside Dr. D'Marco.

• Medical Degree: University of Granada (End of Degree Award, 2011)
• PhD: Cum Laude, University of Granada (2017)
• Postdoctoral Research: Aston University (2019-2021)

Her research focuses on melatonin's anti-inflammatory/antioxidant properties, particularly in neurodevelopmental disorders and chronic kidney disease. She has coordinated clinical trials like NCT04076410 for photosensitive epilepsy and participated in the H2020 DYNAHealth project investigating maternal nutrition effects on neurodevelopment.

Scientific contributions include 15+ JCR-indexed publications (2020-2025) spanning cardiorenal diseases, ADHD neuroimmunology, and metabolic disorders. Her work combines clinical practice with translational research, maintaining active teaching roles since 2012 and serving as guest editor for journals like Healthcare.

• End of Degree Award (University of Granada, 2011)
• Cum Laude Doctoral Thesis (University of Granada, 2017)
• CENAI Six-Year Research Grant (2023)