Dr. Emilio Ros, MD, PhD, is an Emeritus Investigator at the Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS) in Barcelona, Spain. He founded and led the Lipid Clinic within the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, and established the Nutrition and Atherosclerosis research group. His research focuses on understanding the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Dr. Ros has made significant contributions to the field, particularly in exploring the relationship between diet (nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns) and health outcomes such as CVD, diabetes, and age-related cognitive decline through both prospective studies and clinical trials. His other key research areas include genetic hyperlipidemias, vascular imaging, and lipidomics related to cardiovascular risk (non-cholesterol sterols, fatty acids).
His work has been recognized by AGAUR (Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, Autonomous Govt. of Catalonia - 2017SGR0038) and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (the Spanish equivalent of NIH) through the research network CIBEROBN, where he has served as a group Principal Investigator. Additionally, he has led the “Hypertension, Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk” research group at IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona. Dr. Ros is also a member of the Steering Committee for the PREDIMED study and the PREDIMED-PLUS trial, which assess the effects of an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet combined with increased physical activity on CVD in patients with metabolic syndrome.
Fueling cognitive resilience in older adults
Objectives:
- Understand the trajectories of cognitive decline and explore the concept of cognitive resilience
- Identify risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia
- Recognize potentially modifiable and lifestyle-dependent risk factors
- Analyze the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and dementia in prospective studies
- Evaluate the impact of the Mediterranean diet on age-related cognitive decline in the PREDIMED trial
- Explore the MIND diet
- Consider multicomponent approaches to cognitive health