About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
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The Biomedical Research in Melanoma group is interested in skin cancer. We investigate the molecular causes for these diseases to design effective therapies against them. Our research is done in close proximity to patients, where our goal is to translate our discoveries as fast as possible to the clinic. To that end, we have a multidisciplinary group that associate dermatologists, oncologists, pathologists and basic-scientists that ask relevant clinical questions that need biological answers. Our workflow contemplates information obtained from patients (genetic information, clinical history, functional data…) that is translated into animal models (genetic modified mouse models, PDX…) and in vitro experiments to answer the formulated questions. These results are used to design novel therapeutic approaches, including drug development and preclinical studies that ultimately will be translated to patients.
The main lines of investigation are: • Molecular mechanisms involved in melanoma development and progression, • Targeting metabolism for melanoma treatment, • The mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapy.
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IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Paula Granado Martinez, Judit Álvarez González Funding agency: AGAUR Funding: 63589.78 Reference: 2021 FI_B 00017 Duration: 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2024
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundación Ramón Areces Funding: 129371 Reference: ARECES/XIX/CIENCIES.VIDA/RECIO Duration: 03/04/2019 - 02/04/2022
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Paula Granado Martinez, Kimberley Anne McGrail Fernández, Vicente García-Patos Briones, Berta Ferrer Fábrega, Oncogene-mediated intratumoral immune-cell populations at different organs as biomarkers of immunotherapy response Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 341220 Reference: PI20/00384 Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Kimberley Anne McGrail Fernández, Vicente García-Patos Briones, Estudio de la cooperación de la vía de estrés (MAPK14) en el desarrollo, progresión y regulación de la respuesta inmune intra-tu Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 135520 Reference: PI17/00043 Duration: 01/01/2018 - 30/06/2021
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Vicente García-Patos Briones, Berta Ferrer Fábrega Funding agency: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer Funding: 212500 Reference: 2015/AECC-GCE/RECIO Duration: 01/07/2015 - 31/12/2020
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH Funding: Reference: SENIORITY/2016/RECIO Duration: 03/01/2017 - 02/01/2019
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Berta Ferrer Fábrega, Modulation of melanoma-stroma interactions using a rationally-designed nanomedicine combining BRAFi-, MEKi- and immunetherapies Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 96072.79 Reference: AC16/00019 Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2019
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Berta Ferrer Fábrega, Estudio de las configuraciones metabólicas inducidas por oncogenes en melanoma maligno con fines terapéuticos Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 207515 Reference: PI14/00475 Duration: 01/01/2015 - 30/06/2018
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH Funding: 45135 Reference: PRED-VHIR-2013-16 Duration: 12/12/2014 - 11/12/2017
IP: - Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 165000 Reference: 20132530 Duration: 14/03/2014 - 13/03/2017
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Funding: 173370.6 Reference: METABOSET_FP7PEOPLE-IEF2013 Duration: 01/04/2014 - 31/03/2016
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 167541.44 Reference: PI11/00384 Duration: 01/01/2012 - 28/02/2015
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: AGAUR Funding: 60147.96 Reference: 2011FI_B2 00205 Duration: 30/01/2009 - 29/01/2012
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: Anna Pujol Esclusa Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 225907 Reference: PI080653 Duration: 01/01/2009 - 31/03/2012
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundación Invest. Médica Mutua Madrileña Funding: 61000 Reference: FMMA/12/2006 Duration: 18/04/2007 - 17/04/2010
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH Funding: 13622 Reference: PRED/IR-HUVH/17/2005 Duration: 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2009
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: AGAUR Funding: 955 Reference: 2006FI 00739 Duration: 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2009
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 171360 Reference: PI050227 Duration: 01/01/2006 - 30/09/2009
IP: Juan Angel Recio Conde Collaborators: - Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Funding: 80000 Reference: MIRG-CT-2005-029135 Duration: 01/01/2006 - 01/04/2008
PMID: 35781803 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Int J Dermatol. 2022 Jul 3. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16345. Impact factor: 2.736 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Fernandez-Figueras, Maria-Teresa; Garcia-Patos Briones, Vicente; Perez-Munoz, Noelia; Barrabes-Torrella, Cristina; Salleras-Redonnet, Montse; Quintana-Codina, Monica; Gonzalez-Cruz, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1111/ijd.16345
PMID: 34396424 Journal: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA Year: 2021 Reference: Acta Derm Venereol. 2021 Aug 25;101(8):adv00525. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3890. Impact factor: 4.437 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tejera-Vaquerizo, Antonio, Paradela, Sabela, Toll, Agusti, Santos-Juanes, Jorge, Jaka, Ane, Taberner, Rosa, Rodenas-Herranz, Teresa, Garcia-Donoso, Carmen, Puig, Susana, Nagore, Eduardo et al. DOI: 10.2340/00015555-3890
PMID: 34246484 Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA Year: 2021 Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2021 Oct 8;157(7):339-343. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.04.030. Epub 2021 Jul 7. Impact factor: 1.725 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Ferrer Fabregas, Berta, Gonzalez-Cruz, Carlos, Ferrandiz-Pulido, Carla, Garcia-Patos Briones, Vicente et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.04.030
PMID: 33197437 Journal: Actas dermo-sifiliograficas Year: 2021 Reference: Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2021 Mar;112(3):216-224. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2020.11.005. Epub 2020 Nov 13. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Gonzalez-Cruz, C, Ferrandiz-Pulido, C, Garcia-Patos Briones, V et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2020.11.005
PMID: 33509865 Journal: BMJ case reports Year: 2021 Reference: BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 28;14(1). pii: 14/1/e237310. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237310. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Gonzalez-Cruz, Carlos, Bodet, Domingo, Munoz-Couselo, Eva, Garcia-Patos, Vicente et al. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237310
PMID: 33122236 Journal: BMJ case reports Year: 2020 Reference: BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Oct 29;13(10). pii: 13/10/e238039. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238039. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Camprodon Gomez, Maria, Gonzalez-Cruz, Carlos, Ferrer, Berta, Barbera, Maria Jesus et al. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238039
PMID: 32779280 Journal: Dermatologic Therapy Year: 2020 Reference: Dermatol Ther. 2020 Nov;33(6):e14170. doi: 10.1111/dth.14170. Epub 2020 Sep 9. Impact factor: 2.327 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Llamas-Velasco, Mar, Carnero-Gonzalez, Lucia, Garcia-Gavin, Juan, Baniandres, Ofelia, Gonzalez-Cruz, Carlos, Morillas-Lahuerta, Victor, Cubiro, Xavier, Figueras, Ignasi, Selda-Enriquez, Gerald, Fusta-Novell, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1111/dth.14170
PMID: 32647375 Journal: Communications Biology Year: 2020 Reference: Commun Biol. 2020 Jul 9;3(1):366. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-1092-0. Impact factor: 4.165 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Granado-Martinez, Paula, Garcia-Ortega, Sara, Gonzalez-Sanchez, Elena, McGrail, Kimberley, Selgas, Rafael, Grueso, Judit, Gil, Rosa, Naldaiz-Gastesi, Neia, Rhodes, Ana C, Hernandez-Losa, Javier et al. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-1092-0
PMID: 32348545 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Dermatol. 2020 Jul;183(1):71-77. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19163. Epub 2020 Jun 10. Impact factor: 7 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Galvan Casas, C, Catala, A, Carretero Hernandez, G, Rodriguez-Jimenez, P, Fernandez Nieto, D, Rodriguez-Villa Lario, A, Navarro Fernandez, I, Ruiz-Villaverde, R, Falkenhain, D, Llamas Velasco, M et al. DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19163
PMID: 31153547 Journal: Actas dermo-sifiliograficas Year: 2019 Reference: Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2019 Oct;110(8):659-665. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.02.003. Epub 2019 May 29. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Gonzalez-Cruz, C, Descalzo, M A, Arias-Santiago, S, Molina-Leyva, A, Gilaberte, Y, Fernandez-Crehuet, P, Viera-Ramirez, A, Fernandez-Penas, P, Taberner, R, Buendia-Eisman, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.02.003
PMID: 30850121 Journal: Actas dermo-sifiliograficas Year: 2019 Reference: Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2019 Sep;110(7):599-600. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2018.01.018. Epub 2019 Mar 6. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Gonzalez-Cruz, C, Cabezas Calderon, V, Garcia-Patos Briones, V et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2018.01.018
PMID: 30230044 Journal: MYCOSES Year: 2019 Reference: Mycoses. 2019 Feb;62(2):121-127. doi: 10.1111/myc.12853. Epub 2018 Oct 17. Impact factor: 3.065 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ferrandiz-Pulido, C, Martin-Gomez, M T, Repiso, T, Juarez, C, Ferrer, B, Lopez-Lerma, I, Gonzalez-Cruz, C, Moreso, F, Roman, A, Garcia-Patos, V et al. DOI: 10.1111/myc.12853
PMID: 30154008 Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA Year: 2018 Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2018 Dec 14;151(11):444-449. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2018.06.024. Epub 2018 Aug 25. Impact factor: 1.168 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Gonzalez-Cruz, Carlos, Aparicio Espanol, Gloria, Ferrer Fabrega, Berta, Cabezas Calderon, Victor, Giner Pichel, Mario, Garcia-Patos Briones, Vicente et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2018.06.024
PMID: 29291383 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY Year: 2018 Reference: J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Jun;138(6):1423-1427. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.12.026. Epub 2017 Dec 29. Impact factor: 6.448 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vivancos, A, Garcia-Patos, V, Recio, J A, Bodet, D, Hernandez-Losa, J, Perez-Alea, M, Sans-DeSanNicolas, L, Caratu, G, Vidal-Cortes, O, Sanchez-Redondo, S et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.12.026
PhD student: Kimberley Anne McGrail Fernández Director/s: Juan Angel Recio Conde University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2021
PhD student: Director/s: Juan Angel Recio Conde University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2019
PhD student: Elena González Sánchez Director/s: Juan Angel Recio Conde University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2019
PhD student: Maria eugenia Hernandez Ruiz Director/s: Vicente García-Patos Briones University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2019
PhD student: Patricia Bassas Freixas Director/s: Vicente García-Patos Briones, Aleix Prat Aparicio University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2018