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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

Imane Boutitah Benyaich

Imane Boutitah Benyaich

Predoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Irene Alarcon Gimenez

Irene Alarcon Gimenez

Research assistant
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Jesús Ruiz López

Jesús Ruiz López

Research technician
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Karen Segura Dávila

Karen Segura Dávila

Administration and Management
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Laura Roman Pons

Laura Roman Pons

Research technician
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Lidia Ramos Hernandez

Lidia Ramos Hernandez

Administration and Management
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Imane Boutitah Benyaich

Imane Boutitah Benyaich

Predoctoral researcher
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Irene Alarcon Gimenez

Irene Alarcon Gimenez

Research assistant
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Jesús Ruiz López

Jesús Ruiz López

Research technician
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Karen Segura Dávila

Karen Segura Dávila

Administration and Management
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Laura Roman Pons

Laura Roman Pons

Research technician
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Lidia Ramos Hernandez

Lidia Ramos Hernandez

Administration and Management
Clinical Neuroimmunology
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Projects

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

Rejuvenation of the immune system as a therapeutic approach for progressive multiple sclerosis.

IP: Carmen Espejo Ruiz
Collaborators: Rosalia Horno Ocaña, Herena Eixarch Ahufinger, Breogan Rodriguez Acevedo, Mireia Castillo Juarez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 159720
Reference: PI21/01682
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026

Determinación de biomarcadores de lesión neuronal y astrocitaria en suero de paciente con encefalopatía hepática

IP: Macarena Simon-Talero Horga
Collaborators: Joaquin Castillo Justribo, Mònica Pons Delgado
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 60500
Reference: PI21/00312
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026

Blog

News

An international study led by researchers from Vall d’Hebron shows that simple tests that patients can perform themselves help detect changes in disability that may occur even in the absence of disease relapses.

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.

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