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.
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The Infection and Immunity in pediatric patients research group is a multidisciplinary pediatric research group made up of health professionals involved in translational research in the field of pediatric infectious diseases and immunodeficiencies, two related fields in terms of pathophysiology and clinical implications. It is a consolidated research group recognized by the AGAUR and is the only one with the accreditation of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation in research in the field of primary immunodeficiencies throughout the state.
The group was officially created in 2010, belongs to the area of Infectious Diseases and participates in the transversal programs of Advanced Translational Immunology and Rare Diseases and actively participates in national and international competitive projects, carries out multiple academic and industry-linked clinical trials and has increased the number and quality in recent years. In addition, it has its own laboratory specially dedicated to advanced immune studies.
PMID: 37964360 Journal: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH Year: 2023 Reference: Breast Cancer Res. 2023 Nov 14;25(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s13058-023-01736-y. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baulida, Josep; Benitez-Carbante, Maria Isabel; Benitez-Carbante, Maria Isabel; Diaz de Heredia, Cristina; Eyras, Eduardo; Fernandez Ledesma, Berta; Fernandez Ledesma, Berta; Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Franco-Valls, Hector; Garcia de Herreros, Antonio et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13058-023-01736-y
PMID: 38063508 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2023 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Dec 6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004176. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alarcon, Ana; Alonso-Ojembarrena, Almudena; Baquero-Artigao, Fernando; Benavides, Marta; Blazquez-Gamero, Daniel; Bringue, Xavier; Castells-Vilella, Laura; Del Valle, Rut; Esteva, Cristina; Fortuny, Claudia et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004176
PMID: 38081749 Journal: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: Ann Neurol. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.1002/ana.26856. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Alvarez-Fernandez, Antonio; Canete-Ramirez, Carme; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Espejo, Carmen; Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Gartner, Silvia; Jimenez-Lozano, Ines; Luna-Paredes, Carmen; Monte-Boquet, Emilio; Roch-Santed, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1002/ana.26856
PMID: 38145114 Journal: Year: 2023 Reference: J Health Econ Outcomes Res. 2023 Dec 20;10(2):141-149. doi: 10.36469/001c.85088. eCollection 2023. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Anton, Jordi; Bittermann, Violetta; Bou, Rosa; Calvo Penades, Immaculada; Calzada Hernandez, Joan; Carriqui Arenas, Sonia; de Alarcon, Aristides; de Lossada, Alfonso; Estepa Guillen, Carolina; Fernandez-Polo, Aurora et al. DOI: 10.36469/001c.85088
PMID: 34146094 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2022 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 1;74(4):747-749. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab572. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Gatell, Anna; Perramon, Aida; Prats, Clara; Serrano, Pepe; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab572
PMID: 35208510 Journal: Medicina-Lithuania Year: 2022 Reference: Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Jan 26;58(2). pii: medicina58020188. doi: 10.3390/medicina58020188. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Aznar, Maria Luisa; Espiau, Maria; Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan; Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian et al. DOI: 10.3390/medicina58020188
PMID: 35193834 Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA Year: 2022 Reference: An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2022 Mar;96(3):213-220. doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.04.006. Epub 2022 Feb 19. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Dolader, Paola; Esmel-Vilomara, Roger; Gran, Ferran; Roses-Noguer, Ferran; Sabate-Rotes, Anna; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2021.04.009
PMID: 34922377 Journal: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Year: 2022 Reference: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Feb 23;11(2):69-72. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab121. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Anton, Andres; Coma, Ermengol; Fabregas, Mireia; Fina, Francesc; Medina, Manuel; Mendez-Boo, Leonardo; Mora, Nuria; Vila, Jorgina et al. DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab121
PMID: 32979154 Journal: INFECTION Year: 2021 Reference: Infection. 2021 Apr;49(2):215-231. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01521-5. Epub 2020 Sep 26. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Aguilar-Guisado, Manuela; Alsina-Manrique, Laia; Barba, Pere; Diaz de Heredia, Cristina; Fortuny-Guasch, Claudia; Garcia-Cadenas, Irene; Garcia-Vidal, Carolina; Gonzalez-Vicent, Marta; Hernani, Rafael; Iacoboni, Gloria et al. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-020-01521-5
PMID: 33730099 Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Year: 2021 Reference: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Mar 17;15(3):e0009144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009144. eCollection 2021 Mar. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Boralevi, Franck; Brenier-Pinchart, Marie-Pierre; Chaccour, Carlos J; Coulibaly, Jean T; Dard, Celine; Del Giudice, Pascal; Engelman, Daniel; Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E; Faisant, Anne; Guerin, Philippe J et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009144
PMID: 33715879 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2021 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2021 Mar 11. pii: S0213-005X(21)00045-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2021.01.019. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Juamperez-Gomi, Javier; Lung, Mayli; Melendo, Susana; Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia; Mercadal-Hally, Maria; Perez, Maria Mercedes; Quintero, Jesus; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Soria-Navarro, Beatriz et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2021.01.019
PMID: 33709135 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 15;73(6):e1261-e1269. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab228. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aceiton, Jordi; Ago, Cintia; Anton, Andres; Aulet, Lidia; Azemar, Joan; Bayona, Imma; Berbel, Evelyn; Biosca, Mireia; Bordas, Anna; Braviz, Lorena et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab228
PMID: 31980415 Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA Year: 2020 Reference: An Pediatr (Barc). 2020 Nov;93(5):289-296. doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2019.11.008. Epub 2020 Jan 21. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Acevedo, Adriana Vidal; Alonso, Matilde Bustillo; Anton, Maria Penin; Aristegui-Fernandez, Javier; Arranz, Leonor; Barnes, Maria Rios; Barreiro, Natalia Cerdeira; Barrero, Pedro Terol; Calvo Rey, Cristina; Campana, M Mercedes Bueno et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2019.11.008
PMID: 31515866 Journal: JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS Year: 2020 Reference: J Viral Hepat. 2020 Jan;27(1):61-67. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13206. Epub 2019 Oct 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Diaz, M C; Dominguez-Rodriguez, S; Falcon, D; Fernandez McPhee, C; Fortuny, C; Gavilan, C; Guerrero, C; Hierro, L; Jara, P; Mellado, M J et al. DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13206
PMID: 32837964 Journal: Anales de pediatria Year: 2020 Reference: An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2020 Aug;93(2):132-133. doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2020.05.002. Epub 2020 Jul 1. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Diaz de Heredia, Cristina; Moreno, Lucas; Riviere, Jacques G; Soler Palacin, Pere; Velasco Puyo, Pablo et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2020.05.002
PMID: 33160709 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2020 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2020 Oct 13;39(8):415-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.10.004. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Anton, Andres; Borras-Bermejo, Blanca; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.10.004
The study seeks to better understand blood disorders in children and young people, analyzing the role of immunological alterations to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Members of the RBDCOV project, which involves VHIR, gathered at the Palau Macaya to review progress and achievements made during the final phase of the project.
During the meeting, the role of the Vall d'Hebron Paediatric Research Hub in promoting research on children and adolescents was highlighted.
