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 Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group is search is lead by Dr. Rafael Simó (Hirsch index:54), Head of the Endocrinology Department, Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology at UAB and current President of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes-Eye Complications. The group consists of 7 senior clinical investigators, 4 basic post-doctoral researchers, 4 pre-doc researchers, 3 laboratory technicians and one coordinator of clinical assays.
The group belongs to “CIBER” of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM. ISCIII) and has been recognized as consolidated group by the Generalitat de Catalunya (AQU/AGAUR).
Since 2014 this group has been qualified as outstanding in the evaluations performed by the ANEP, CIBERDEM and the external Scientific Advisory Board of VHIR.
The main lines of research are:
PMID: 36828704 Journal: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2022 Reference: Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2022 Nov-Dec;42(6):733-736. doi: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.04.015. Epub 2023 Feb 20. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Azancot, Maria; Azancot, Maria; Castaneda, Zaira; Leon-Roman, Juan; Ramos, Natalia; Soler, Maria Jose; Toapanta, Nestor; Zuniga, Jose et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.04.015
PMID: 34794851 Journal: TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM Year: 2022 Reference: Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan;33(1):50-71. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.10.008. Epub 2021 Nov 15. Impact factor: 12.015 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Little, Karis; Llorian-Salvador, Maria; Scullion, Sarah; Hernandez, Cristina; Simo-Servat, Olga; Del Marco, Angel; Bosma, Esmeralda; Vargas-Soria, Maria; Carranza-Naval, Maria Jose; Van Bergen, Tine et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.10.008
PMID: 34169655 Journal: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA Year: 2022 Reference: Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar;100(2):e539-e545. doi: 10.1111/aos.14948. Epub 2021 Jun 24. Impact factor: 3.761 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nilsson, Peter M; Fedotkina, Olena; Luk, Andrea; Jain, Ruchi; Prasad, Rashmi B; Shungin, Dmitry; Simo-Servat, Olga; Ozgumus, Turkuler; Cherviakova, Liubov; Khalimon, Nadiya et al. DOI: 10.1111/aos.14948
PMID: 35732390 Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2022 Reference: BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 22;12(6):e060822. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060822. Impact factor: 2.692 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar; Ramos-Quiroga, Jose Antonio; Vazquez-De Sebastian, Julia; Puig, Gemma Parramon; Ciudin, Andreea; Comas, Marta; Cano Porras, Desiderio; Spanlang, Bernhard; Slater, Mel; Anastasiadou, Dimitra et al. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060822
PMID: 34944588 Journal: Biomedicines Year: 2021 Reference: Biomedicines. 2021 Nov 26;9(12). pii: biomedicines9121772. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9121772. Impact factor: 6.081 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ramos, Hugo, Bogdanov, Patricia, Sabater, David, Huerta, Jordi, Valeri, Marta, Hernandez, Cristina, Simo, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9121772
PMID: 34945815 Journal: Journal of Personalized Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Pers Med. 2021 Dec 10;11(12). pii: jpm11121344. doi: 10.3390/jpm11121344. Impact factor: 4.945 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Planas, Alejandra, Simo-Servat, Olga, Hernandez, Cristina, Ortiz-Zuniga, Angel, Marsal, Joan Ramon, Herance, Jose R, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio, Simo, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.3390/jpm11121344
PMID: 34858324 Journal: Frontiers in Endocrinology Year: 2021 Reference: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Nov 11;12:731631. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.731631. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 5.555 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Mirallas, Oriol, Filippi-Arriaga, Francesca, Hernandez Hernandez, Irene, Aubanell, Anton, Chaachou, Anas, Garcia-Alvarez, Alejandro, Hernando, Jorge, Martinez-Saez, Elena, Biagetti, Betina, Capdevila, Jaume et al. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.731631
PMID: 34742474 Journal: Endocrinologia Diabetes y Nutricion Year: 2021 Reference: Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun-Jul;68(6):408-415. doi: 10.1016/j.endien.2021.10.004. Epub 2021 Oct 21. Impact factor: 1.417 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fidilio, Enzamaria, Navarro-Gonzalez, Elena, Romero-Lluch, Ana R, Iglesias, Pedro, Diez Gomez, Juan Jose, Anda Apinaniz, Emma, Zafon, Carles, Santos Mazo, Estefania et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2021.10.004
PMID: 30862093 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2019 Reference: J Clin Med. 2019 Mar 11;8(3). pii: jcm8030339. doi: 10.3390/jcm8030339. Impact factor: 5.688 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sampedro, Joel, Bogdanov, Patricia, Ramos, Hugo, Sola-Adell, Cristina, Turch, Mireia, Valeri, Marta, Simo-Servat, Olga, Lagunas, Carmen, Simo, Rafael, Hernandez, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm8030339
PMID: 30400049 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Jan 1;180(1):21-29. doi: 10.1530/EJE-18-0624. Impact factor: 5.107 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fort, Jose M, Pujol-Borrell, Ricardo, Ramon Y Cajal, Santiago, Gonzalez, Oscar, Castell, Joan, Mesa, Jordi, Roca, Isabel, Caubet, Enric, Iglesias Felip, Carmela, Zafon, Carles et al. DOI: 10.1530/EJE-18-0624
PMID: 30277821 Journal: FASEB JOURNAL Year: 2019 Reference: FASEB J. 2019 Feb;33(2):2343-2358. doi: 10.1096/fj.201800310R. Epub 2018 Oct 2. Impact factor: 5.391 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vila, Maria, Cervela, Luis, de Marco, Marina, Gama-Perez, Pau, Gonzalez-Franquesa, Alba, Statuto, Lucia, Vilallonga, Ramon, Simo, Rafael, Garcia-Roves, Pablo M, Villena, Josep A et al. DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800310R
PMID: 30690068 Journal: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE Year: 2019 Reference: Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2019 Jun 1;1865(6):1298-1312. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.01.025. Epub 2019 Jan 26. Impact factor: 4.328 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Villena, Josep A, Nogueiras, Ruben, Simo, Rafael, Marti, Ramon, Morcillo, Miguel A, Castillo, Anna, Vila, Maria, Pedriza, Ines, Pardo, Rosario, Camara, Yolanda et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.01.025
PMID: 28847447 Journal: JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS Year: 2017 Reference: J Diabetes Complications. 2017 Oct;31(10):1481-1490. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.07.009. Epub 2017 Jul 26. Impact factor: 2.734 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bogdanov, Patricia, Sola-Adell, Cristina, Hernandez, Cristina, Garcia-Ramirez, Marta, Sampedro, Joel, Simo-Servat, Olga, Valeri, Marta, Pasquali, Christian, Simo, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.07.009
PMID: 28779212 Journal: DIABETOLOGIA Year: 2017 Reference: Diabetologia. 2017 Nov;60(11):2285-2298. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4388-y. Epub 2017 Aug 4. Impact factor: 6.08 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Ramirez, Marta, Simo, Rafael, Simo-Servat, Olga, Genis, Xavier, Valeri, Marta, Sampedro, Joel, Hernandez, Cristina, Bogdanov, Patricia, Sola-Adell, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4388-y
PMID: 28687563 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Year: 2017 Reference: Eur J Endocrinol. 2017 Oct;177(4):309-317. doi: 10.1530/EJE-17-0243. Epub 2017 Jul 7. Impact factor: 4.101 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lopez-Alfonso, Ana, Capdevila, Jaume, Trigo, Jose Manuel, Aller, Javier, Manzano, Jose Luis, Garcia-Adrian, Silvia, Zafon, Carles, Reig, Oscar, Bohn, Uriel, Ramon Y Cajal, Teresa et al. DOI: 10.1530/EJE-17-0243
PMID: 28589087 Journal: European thyroid journal Year: 2017 Reference: Eur Thyroid J. 2017 Apr;6(2):65-74. doi: 10.1159/000457793. Epub 2017 Mar 3. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Zafon, Carles, Diez, Juan J, Galofre, Juan C, Cooper, David S et al. DOI: 10.1159/000457793
The European project, in which Vall d'Hebron participates, will favor personalized diagnosis and innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with the disease.
This investment from EIT Health in the project will enable D-Sight to progress in the clinical development of its groundbreaking treatment for the early stages of diabetic retinopathy.
This initiative of the ”la Caixa” Foundation offers the selected entrepreneurial scientists financial support and support through individual mentoring and training.
