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Clinical Neuroimmunology

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. 

Team

Soriano Baliarda, Ricard

Soriano Baliarda, Ricard

Research assistant
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Ustrell Garrido, Cristina

Ustrell Garrido, Cristina

Research technician
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Victoria Carla Fernández Rodríguez

Victoria Carla Fernández Rodríguez

Predoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Agustin Papolla

Agustin Papolla

Predoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Alvaro Cobo Calvo

Alvaro Cobo Calvo

Main researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Ana Zabalza de Torres

Ana Zabalza de Torres

Postdoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Soriano Baliarda, Ricard

Soriano Baliarda, Ricard

Research assistant
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Ustrell Garrido, Cristina

Ustrell Garrido, Cristina

Research technician
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Victoria Carla Fernández Rodríguez

Victoria Carla Fernández Rodríguez

Predoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Agustin Papolla

Agustin Papolla

Predoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Alvaro Cobo Calvo

Alvaro Cobo Calvo

Main researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Ana Zabalza de Torres

Ana Zabalza de Torres

Postdoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Projects

Search of immune signatures associated with multiple sclerosis disease phenotypes

IP: Nicolás Miguel Fissolo
Collaborators: Luciana Midaglia Fernandez, Breogan Rodriguez Acevedo
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 169400
Reference: PI20/00276
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025

Deciphering clinical features and pathogenesis of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies in adult patients with a first demyelinating syndrome

IP: Alvaro Cobo Calvo
Collaborators: Rosalia Horno Ocaña, Cristina Auger Acosta, Luciana Midaglia Fernandez, Breogan Rodriguez Acevedo, Mireia Castillo Juarez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 134915
Reference: PI20/00800
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025

Caracterización de patrones espaciotemporales de daño tisular cerebral en esclerosis múltiple mediante técnicas de aprendizaje profundo no supervisado

IP: Carmen Tur Gomez
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Fundación Merck Salud
Funding: 30000
Reference: MERK/INVESTIGACION/2020/TUR
Duration: 15/06/2021 - 15/06/2024

Desvelando los mecanismos que llevan al aumento irreversible de discapacidad en esclerosis múltiple mediante resonancia magnética multi-modal cuantitativa

IP: Carmen Tur Gomez
Collaborators: Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Oscar Persiva Morenza, Elena Huerga Núñez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 150040
Reference: PI21/01860
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026

Blog

News

A Vall d’Hebron study, carried out at Cemcat, shows that the risk of inflammatory activity increases after discontinuing treatment, but is considerably reduced in people over 60 years of age.

The project will analyse the functional activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome to advance the early identification of patients at risk of insufficient response to S1P receptor-modulating therapies.

Anti-Müllerian hormone had been proposed as a potential biomarker for predicting disease prognosis in women, but this study shows that the observed association is explained by patients’ chronological age.

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