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
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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.
PMID: 35765217 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal Year: 2022 Reference: Mult Scler. 2022 Jun 28:13524585221102584. doi: 10.1177/13524585221102584. Impact factor: 6.312 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sheffield, James K; Minton, Neil; Cheng, Chun-Yen; Silva, Diego; Kappos, Ludwig; Cohen, Jeffrey A; Havrdova, Eva K; Montalban, Xavier; Hartung, Hans-Peter; Cree, Bruce Ac et al. DOI: 10.1177/13524585221102584
PMID: 35778721 Journal: Systematic Reviews Year: 2022 Reference: Syst Rev. 2022 Jul 1;11(1):134. doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-01997-2. Impact factor: 2.522 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rahn, Anne C; Heesen, Christoph; Fittipaldo, Andrea V; Chard, Declan; Rio, Jordi; Kopke, Sascha; Rover, Christian; Lehnert, Thomas; Friede, Tim et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-01997-2
PMID: 35799407 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING Year: 2022 Reference: J Clin Nurs. 2022 Jul 7. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16421. Impact factor: 3.036 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Artola, Montse; Sola-Valls, Nuria; Saiz, Albert; Montero, Laura; Fornali, Olga; Mercade, Laura; Matamoros, Mandi; Molinos, Consuelo; Leon, Isabel; Zabay, Cinta et al. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16421
PMID: 34720200 Journal: PATTERN RECOGNITION Year: 2022 Reference: Pattern Recognit. 2022 Mar;123:108403. doi: 10.1016/j.patcog.2021.108403. Epub 2021 Oct 26. Impact factor: 7.74 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Liu, Shuo; Han, Jing; Puyal, Estela Laporta; Kontaxis, Spyridon; Sun, Shaoxiong; Locatelli, Patrick; Dineley, Judith; Pokorny, Florian B; Costa, Gloria Dalla; Leocani, Letizia et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2021.108403
PMID: 31757843 Journal: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: J Nucl Med. 2020 Jun;61(6):807-813. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.119.231589. Epub 2019 Nov 22. Impact factor: 7.887 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Shroyer, Kenneth R, Franceschi, Dinko, Dhawan, Jasbeer, Tahmi, Mouna, Pareto, Deborah, Bonilla, Patrick, Airola, Krystal, Cohen, Jules, Biegon, Anat et al. DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.231589
PMID: 32492812 Journal: Nutrients Year: 2020 Reference: Nutrients. 2020 Jun 1;12(6). pii: nu12061627. doi: 10.3390/nu12061627. Impact factor: 4.546 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kilpatrick, Lisa, Pribic, Teodora, Ciccantelli, Barbara, Malagelada, Carolina, Livovsky, Dan M, Accarino, Anna, Pareto, Deborah, Azpiroz, Fernando, Mayer, Emeran A et al. DOI: 10.3390/nu12061627
PMID: 32468150 Journal: MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: MAGMA. 2020 Dec;33(6):757-767. doi: 10.1007/s10334-020-00854-4. Epub 2020 May 28. Impact factor: 1.956 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Juli, Pareto, Deborah, Alberich, Manel, Kober, Tobias, Marechal, Benedicte, Llado, Xavier, Rovira, Alex et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10334-020-00854-4
PMID: 32469447 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: Eur J Neurol. 2020 Aug;27(8):1510-1529. doi: 10.1111/ene.14248. Epub 2020 May 29. Impact factor: 4.516 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sastre-Garriga, J, Kopke, S, Rahn, A C, Kleiter, I, Aleksovska, K, Battaglia, M A, Bay, J, Copetti, M, Drulovic, J, Kooij, L et al. DOI: 10.1111/ene.14248
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.
