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Mireia Del Toro Riera

I am a pediatrician, specialist in Pediatric Neurology and Coordinator of the Metabolic Unit. My activity focuses mainly on metabolic diseases, working to improve the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life of patients and their families. We participate in research in these group of diseases through different projects and clinical trials of advanced therapies. Since 2020 I coordinate the hospital's Rare Diseases program and its Commission. I also coordinate or participate in different external committees in the same field.

Institutions of which they are part

Predoctoral researcher
Therapeutics and Innovations in Neuropediatrics and other paediatric rare diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Doctor
Paediatric Neurology
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital
Medical Coordinator
Rare diseases
Cross-departmental services

Mireia Del Toro Riera

Institutions of which they are part

Predoctoral researcher
Therapeutics and Innovations in Neuropediatrics and other paediatric rare diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Doctor
Paediatric Neurology
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital
Medical Coordinator
Rare diseases
Cross-departmental services

I am a pediatrician, specialist in Pediatric Neurology and Coordinator of the Metabolic Unit. My activity focuses mainly on metabolic diseases, working to improve the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life of patients and their families. We participate in research in these group of diseases through different projects and clinical trials of advanced therapies. Since 2020 I coordinate the hospital's Rare Diseases program and its Commission. I also coordinate or participate in different external committees in the same field.

I studied Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and did my Pediatrics residency at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (1990-1994). It followed a specialization in Pediatric Neurology at the same hospital where I am consultant doctor since 1999.
In 2004 I began my specific dedication to metabolic diseases coordinating the unit that in 2012 was consolidated as a Spanish reference unit (CSUR) and later in Europe (ERN) and Catalonia (XUEC) and participates in the Neonatal Screening program of Catalonia. I currently coordinate the group of lysosomal diseases both in Metab-ERN and in AECOM (Spanish Association of Metabolic Diseases).
I participate in various research projects both collaborating with basic research groups and with registries and clinical trials of advanced therapies in metabolic diseases within the VHIR Pediatric Neurology research group.
Since 2020 I coordinate the hospital's rare diseases program and its commission. Our center is the public hospital that cares for the largest number of patients with these diseases in Catalonia and it is a challenge to work together to improve the experience and quality of life of patients and their environment as well as to maintain the level of expertise they deserve. In the same area I coordinate the PADEICS of rare diseases and participate in the Advisory Commission of the Department of Health.

Projects

Neurologia Pediàtrica (GRC)

IP: Alfons Macaya Ruíz
Collaborators: Susana Boronat Guerero, Francina Munell Casadesus, Neurologia Pediàtrica (GRC), Anna Marcé Grau, Miquel Raspall Chaure, Mireia Del Toro Riera, Marta Vila Pueyo
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding:
Reference: 2014 SGR 1087
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016

Potencial terapéutico de los estrógenos en la enfermedad de Duchenne: efectos y mecanismos de acción sobre las células satélite y macrófagos

IP: Francina Munell Casadesus
Collaborators: Maria Jose Pérez García, Mireia Del Toro Riera, Elena Antima Martinez Saez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 57475
Reference: PI13/00052
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/09/2017

Acciones de los receptores de andrógenos y estrógenos en la diferenciación miogénica y su modulación como estrategia terapéutica para revertir la diferenciación anómala del músculo deficiente en distrofina

IP: Francina Munell Casadesus
Collaborators: Mireia Del Toro Riera, Mario Marotta Baleriola
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 154275
Reference: PI09/00097
Duration: 01/01/2010 - 31/10/2013

Estudio del metabolismo de la glucosa y el glucógeno en células musculares en cultivo y fibroblastos de paciente afecto de la forma infantil de la enfermedad de Pome y controles sanos

IP: Mireia Del Toro Riera
Collaborators: Francina Munell Casadesus
Funding agency: Fundación Genzyme
Funding: 10000
Reference: FEEL2008/01
Duration: 03/04/2009 - 02/04/2011

Related news

The project’s 4th annual meeting was recently held as part of the Fortalece–Salud programme of the Carlos III Health Institute.

Over the course of one week, it will host in-person assessments for 35 families to better understand the progression of the disease and contribute to the development of new therapies.

The event focused on advances in disease-modifying therapies and on the value of alliances between patients and professionals to promote more participatory care and research.

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