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
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
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The group of Clinical Neuroimmunology - Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat) at the Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to clinical assistance, physical and cognitive rehabilitation, and clinical and basic research on multiple sclerosis (MS). Cemcat is a national but also an international reference center in the clinical assistance of MS patients. The research performed in the group is divided and further combined in clinical and basic research. In addition, basic research has a marked translational character since the ultimate goal of the group is to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from MS, through in-depth knowledge of the pathogenic mechanisms of the disease and the development of new and more effective therapeutic approaches.
IP: Deborah Pareto Onghena Collaborators: Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Elisenda Anglada Clofent, Incorporación de la caracterización estructuro-funcional medular por resonancia magnética. Aplicación en la esclerosis múltiple., Elena Huerga Núñez Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 37510 Reference: PI18/00823 Duration: 01/01/2019 - 30/06/2023
IP: Jaume Sastre Garriga Collaborators: Dulce María Moncho Rodríguez, Sergio Cabello, Cristina Auger Acosta, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Ana Zabalza de Torres, Joaquin Castillo Justribo Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 96800 Reference: PI19/00950 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024
IP: Georgina Arrambide García Collaborators: Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Rosalia Horno Ocaña, Cristina Auger Acosta, Marta Rodríguez Barranco, Joaquin Castillo Justribo, Mireia Castillo Juarez Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 110715 Reference: PI19/01590 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024
IP: Susana Otero Romero Collaborators: Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Mar Tintore Subirana, Laia Pinos Tella, Marta Rodríguez Barranco, Luciana Midaglia Fernandez, Sonia Maria Uriona Tuma, Sonia Maria Uriona Tuma Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 105270 Reference: PI19/01606 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024
PMID: 37746391 Journal: Cureus Year: 2023 Reference: Cureus. 2023 Aug 24;15(8):e44056. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44056. eCollection 2023 Aug. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Meca, Jose; Meca, Virginia; Mendibe, Mar; Oreja-Guevara, Celia; Prieto, Jose Maria; Rodriguez-Antiguedad, Alfredo; Rodriguez-Antiguedad, Alfredo; Tintore, Mar et al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44056
PMID: 37754568 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: Eur J Neurol. 2023 Sep 27. doi: 10.1111/ene.16077. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castillo, Joaquin; Comabella, Manuel; Comabella, Manuel; Fissolo, Nicolas; Midaglia, Luciana; Miro, Berta; Montalban, Xavier; Rio, Jordi; Rio, Jordi; Rovira, Alex et al. DOI: 10.1111/ene.16077
PMID: 37775266 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY Year: 2023 Reference: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 29:jnnp-2023-331920. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331920. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Al-Araji, Sarmad; Annovazzi, Pietro Osvaldo; Barkhof, Frederik; Bisecco, Alvino; Ciccarelli, Olga; Ciccarelli, Olga; De Stefano, Nicola; Enzinger, Christian; Enzinger, Christian; Evangelou, Nikos et al. DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331920
PMID: 37782525 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 Sep 29. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001991. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aktas, Orhan; Albrecht, Philipp; Asseyer, Eva Susanna; Bereuter, Charlotte; Brandt, Alexander U; Chien, Claudia; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Cook, Lawrence; Fontenelle, Mariana Andrade et al. DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001991
PMID: 35512501 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Year: 2022 Reference: Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022 Jul;63:103805. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103805. Epub 2022 Apr 12. Impact factor: 4.339 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Costa-Frossard, Lucienne, Gonzalez Platas, Montserrat, Pascual, Lamberto Landete, Llaneza-Gonzalez, Miguel, Gines, Maria Luisa Martinez, Matias-Guiu, Jorge, Meca-Lallana, Jose E, Bilbao, Mar Mendibe, Sempere, Angel Perez, Romero-Pinel, Lucia et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103805
PMID: 35504675 Journal: Radiologia Year: 2022 Reference: Radiologia. 2022 Mar-Apr;64(2):103-109. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2020.04.009. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Remollo, S, Lopez-Rueda, A, Vargas, A, Pinana, C, Chirife, O, Werner, M, Aja, L, Tomasello, Y A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2020.04.009
PMID: 35491662 Journal: INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Interv Neuroradiol. 2022 May 2:15910199221095798. doi: 10.1177/15910199221095798. Impact factor: 1.61 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Requena, Manuel, Pinana, Carlos, Olive-Gadea, Marta, Hernandez, David, Boned, Sandra, De Dios, Marta, Rodrigo, Marc, Rivera, Eila, Muchada, Marian, Cuevas, Jose Luis et al. DOI: 10.1177/15910199221095798
PMID: 35487685 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY Year: 2022 Reference: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 29. pii: jnnp-2022-329020. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329020. Impact factor: 10.283 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Comabella, Manuel, Sastre-Garriga, Jaume, Carbonell-Mirabent, Pere, Fissolo, Nicolas, Tur, Carmen, Malhotra, Sunny, Pareto, Deborah, Aymerich, Francesc X, Rio, Jordi, Rovira, Alex et al. DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329020
PMID: 32439639 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jun;41(6):1001-1008. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6547. Epub 2020 May 21. Impact factor: 3.381 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tintore, M, Sastre-Garriga, J, Auger, C, Montalban, X, Evangelou, N, Rovira, A, Cappelle, S, Crescenzo, F, Alberich, M, Arrambide, G et al. DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6547
PMID: 32436209 Journal: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA Year: 2020 Reference: Rev Neurol. 2020 Jun 1;70(11):417-429. doi: 10.33588/rn.7011.2020122. Impact factor: 0.562 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Arroyo, R, Brieva, Ll, Calles-Hernandez, M C, Carrascal, P, Comabella, M, Costa-Frossard, L, Eichau, S, Garcia-Merino, J A, Ginestal, R, Gonzalez, I et al. DOI: 10.33588/rn.7011.2020122
PMID: 32404034 Journal: STROKE Year: 2020 Reference: Stroke. 2020 Jun;51(6):1736-1742. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029212. Epub 2020 May 14. Impact factor: 7.19 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rubiera, Marta, Garcia-Tornel, Alvaro, Olive-Gadea, Marta, Campos, Daniel, Requena, Manuel, Vert, Carla, Pagola, Jorge, Rodriguez-Luna, David, Muchada, Marian, Boned, Sandra et al. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029212
PMID: 32390548 Journal: STROKE Year: 2020 Reference: Stroke. 2020 Jun;51(6):1766-1771. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028586. Epub 2020 May 11. Impact factor: 7.19 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rubiera, Marta, Molina, Carlos A, Tomasello, Alejandro, Ribo, Marc, Hernandez, David, Rodriguez-Luna, David, Pagola, Jorge, Coscojuela, Pilar, Requena, Manuel, Olive, Marta et al. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028586
In total, different projects of six research groups will be promoted, focusing on precision medicine and advanced therapies.
Dr. Carmen Espejo and Dr. Georgina Arrambide, researchers at Cemcat and Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, are the first authors of the article.
The research findings propose to modify the McDonald 2017 criteria, only in those in whom diagnosis using the current criteria is not possible.
Simoa HD1 equipment
We are looking for 100 healthy volunteers aged 18 or over to participate in a project where the usefulness of biomarkers in serum will be evaluated to predict the prognosis of the disease and the response to treatments.
