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Pere Soler Palacín

I have been a pediatrician since 2004, when I completed my residency at HUVH. Since then, I have been responsible for the management of infections and immunodeficiencies in pediatric patients at the hospital. In addition, since 2014, I have been head of the VHIR research group investigating these conditions, and I have been an associate professor of Pediatrics at the UAB since 2011. I obtained my PhD in 2010 and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the UAB. I have contributed to more than 300 publications indexed in scientific journals. In 2026, I was appointed Head of the Department of Pediatrics.

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Infection and immunity in pediatric patients
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Paediatrics
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

Pere Soler Palacín

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Infection and immunity in pediatric patients
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Paediatrics
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

I have been a pediatrician since 2004, when I completed my residency at HUVH. Since then, I have been responsible for the management of infections and immunodeficiencies in pediatric patients at the hospital. In addition, since 2014, I have been head of the VHIR research group investigating these conditions, and I have been an associate professor of Pediatrics at the UAB since 2011. I obtained my PhD in 2010 and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the UAB. I have contributed to more than 300 publications indexed in scientific journals. In 2026, I was appointed Head of the Department of Pediatrics.

I graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1999 with Honours and have been a pediatrician since 2004, when I completed my residency at Vall d’Hebron. I obtained my PhD from the UAB in 2010 and completed a Master's degree in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the same university in 2014.

Since 2004, I have been working as a specialist physician in the Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiencies Unit at Vall d’Hebron. I headed the unit from 2016 to 2026, when I was appointed Head of the Department of Pediatrics and its Specialties.

My clinical work has made me aware of the importance of the appropriate use of antibiotics, which is why I have participated in several initiatives, including pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program (PROA-NEN).
Research is essential to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and at a hospital such as Vall d’Hebron, it is crucial that research and clinical practice go hand in hand.
From 2010 to 2014, I was the principal investigator of the VHIR Research Group on Infections in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients, which I currently lead. In this field, I have been involved in more than 30 national and international projects, contributed to more than 300 publications in indexed journals, and achieved an h-index of 40. I have also presented more than 300 communications at national and international scientific meetings and supervised 10 doctoral theses.

Research lines

Assessment of pharmacokinetic properties of antimicrobials in children [Infectious diseases]

IP: Pere Soler Palacín

Viral infections in children [Infectious diseases]

IP: Pere Soler Palacín

Optimization of therapeutic approaches in pediatric patients with IEI [Innate errors of immunity (IEI)]

IP: Pere Soler Palacín

The use of biomarkers in pediatric patients with IEI [Innate errors of immunity (IEI)]

IP: Pere Soler Palacín

Projects

Is there a relationship between respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection and preschool recurrent wheezing? An observational cohort study after universal nirsevimab prophylaxis implementation

IP: Antonio Moreno Galdó
Collaborators: Andres Antón Pagarolas, Mª Purificación Casanova Angulo, Amanda Ferrer Barberá, Jorgina Vila Soler, Pere Soler Palacín, Inés de Mir Messa, Ana Díez Izquierdo, Anna Creus Costa
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 132500
Reference: 202523-30
Duration: 30/04/2026 - 29/04/2029

KIDS Vall d'Hebron: Jóvenes Impulsando la Ciencia Ciudadana y la Comunicación Científica

IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Collaborators: Marina Martínez Jiménez, Alfons Macaya Ruíz, Anna Santamaria Margalef, Pere Soler Palacín, Ana Marti Delgado, Sara Mas Assens, Immaculada Hernández Rodríguez
Funding agency: Fundación Española Ciencia y Tecnología (FECYT)
Funding: 25000
Reference: FCT-24-21771
Duration: 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026

La interacción entre el error innato de la inmunidad y los trastornos sanguíneos: desentrañando los defectos inmunitarios detrás de las enfermedades hematológicas comunes

IP: Pere Soler Palacín
Collaborators: Laura Batlle Masó, Maria Cristina Díaz de Heredia Rubio, Roger Colobran Oriol, Thaïs Murciano Carrillo, Constantino Sábado Álvarez, Miriam Gonzalez Amores, Janire Perurena Prieto, Andrea Martín Nalda, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo, Jacques Gabriel Rivière
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 179993.75
Reference: AC23_2/00033
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026

Acreditació AGAUR grup d'infecció en el pacient pediàtric immunodeprimit

IP: Pere Soler Palacín
Collaborators: Antoni Soriano Arandes, Jorgina Vila Soler, Laura Batlle Masó, Natalia Ana Mendoza Palomar, Maria Espiau Guarner, Aurora Fernandez Polo, Núria Worner Tomasa, Acreditació AGAUR grup d'infecció en el pacient pediàtric immunodeprimit, Miriam Gonzalez Amores, Susana Melendo Perez, Sonia Rodriguez Tello, Andrea Martín Nalda, Claudia Broto Cortes, Marie Antoinette Frick, Jacques Gabriel Rivière
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 0.01
Reference: 2021 SGR 00441
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

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