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.
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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: 38917027 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2024 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Jun 25. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004445. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agakidou, Eleni; Bruggemann, Roger; Castagnola, Elio; Cetin, Benhur Sirvan; Chorafa, Elisavet; Controzzi, Tiziana; De Luca, Maia; Dimitriou, Gabriel; Emonts, Marieke; Esposito, Susanna et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004445
PMID: 38927178 Journal: Antibiotics-Basel Year: 2024 Reference: Antibiotics (Basel). 2024 May 30;13(6):511. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13060511. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Frick, Marie Antoinette; Larrosa Escartin, Nieves; Melendo-Perez, Susana; Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia; On Behalf Of The Proa-Nen Working Group; Soler-Palacin, Pere et al. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13060511
PMID: 39257380 Journal: PEDIATRICS Year: 2024 Reference: Pediatrics. 2024 Sep 11:e2024066508. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-066508. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Banu, Irfana; Baronio, Roberta; Basavaraju, Bhanu; Domachowske, Joseph; Hamren, Ulrika Wahlby; Koen, Anthonet; Leach, Amanda; Mankad, Vaishali S; Mori, Masaaki; Pannaraj, Pia S et al. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-066508
PMID: 39278690 Journal: Anales de pediatria Year: 2024 Reference: An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2024 Sep;101(3):190-207. doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.05.001. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilera-Alonso, David; Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Garrido, Beatriz; Luque, Sonia; Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia; Miarons, Marta; Piqueras, Ana Isabel; Tevar, Enrique; Velasco-Arnaiz, Eneritz et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.05.001
PMID: 36830161 Journal: Antibiotics-Basel Year: 2023 Reference: Antibiotics (Basel). 2023 Jan 26;12(2):250. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020250. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Gimenez, Montse; Guarch-Ibanez, Borja; Hernandez, Sergi; Melendo, Susana; Pineda, Valenti; Sala-Castellvi, Pere; Velasco-Arnaiz, Eneritz; VINCat Pediatric Proa Group et al. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020250
PMID: 36830184 Journal: Antibiotics-Basel Year: 2023 Reference: Antibiotics (Basel). 2023 Jan 30;12(2):272. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020272. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aarnoutse, Rob; Baquero-Artigao, Fernando; Colbers, Angela; Falcon-Neyra, Lola; Farre, Rosa; Fortuny, Claudia; Gomez-Pastrana, David; Guillen, Sara; Jimenez, Ana Belen; Lahoz, Rebeca et al. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020272
PMID: 36855438 Journal: Lancet Rheumatology Year: 2023 Reference: Lancet Rheumatol. 2023 Feb 14. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00029-2. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abdelmeguid, Yasmine; Adams, Charlotte; Agrafiotou, Aikaterini; Agrimbau Vazquez, Jorge; Ahmed, Yomna Hhz; Akomolafe, Toju; Akyuz Ozkan, Esra; Al-Abadi, Eslam; Alacheva, Zalina A; Alders, Nele et al. DOI: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00029-2
PMID: 36880831 Journal: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE Year: 2023 Reference: J Exp Med. 2023 May 1;220(5):e20220170. doi: 10.1084/jem.20220170. Epub 2023 Mar 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abel, Laurent; Abel, Laurent; Ailal, Fatima; Aiuti, Alessandro; Al-Muhsen, Saleh; Al-Mulla, Fahd; Alfaro, Rafael; Almuqamam, Mohamed; Alsina, Laia; Anderson, Mark S et al. DOI: 10.1084/jem.20220170
PMID: 36102705 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2022 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Dec 1;41(12):989-993. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003713. Epub 2022 Oct 21. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Buddingh, Emilie Pauline; Buonsenso, Danilo; Camacho-Badilla, Kattia; Camacho-Moreno, German; Catala, Marti; Cotugno, Nicola; Estripeaut, Dora; Garcia-Salido, Alberto; Martinez-Mejias, Abel; Paredes-Carmona, Fernando et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003713
PMID: 36102691 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2022 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Nov 1;41(11):872-877. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003670. Epub 2022 Aug 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Broto-Cortes, Claudia; Carreras-Abad, Clara; Esperalba, Juliana; Espiau, Maria; Garcia-Salgado, Guadalupe; Oliveira-Souto, Ines; Pou-Ciruelo, Diana; Pujol-Morro, Joan Miquel; Serre-Delcor, Nuria; Soler-Palacin, Pere et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003670
PMID: 36102997 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS Year: 2022 Reference: Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Nov;181(11):3889-3898. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04614-5. Epub 2022 Sep 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Laura; Alsina, Laia; Bravo-Gallego, Luz Yadira; Del Rosal, Teresa; Deya-Martinez, Angela; Gonzalez-Granado, Luis Ignacio; Goycochea-Valdivia, Walter Alfredo; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Mendez-Echevarria, Ana; Neth, Olaf et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00431-022-04614-5
PMID: 35971971 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2022 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 Sep 30;77(10):2784-2792. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac259. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abadia, Jesica; Adsuar, Araceli; Afonso, Olga; Aguilera, David; Albendin, Helena; Aldamiz, Teresa; Aleman, Maria Remedios; Alonso, Alfonso Monereo; Alvarez, Beatriz; Alvarez, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac259
PMID: 34477998 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Immunol. 2021 Nov;41(8):1878-1892. doi: 10.1007/s10875-021-01090-8. Epub 2021 Sep 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arkwright, Peter D; Bader, Peter; Bakhtiar, Sharhzad; Baumann, Ulrich; Bethune, Claire; Buecker, Aileen; Ciznar, Peter; Davies, E Graham; Deripapa, Elena; Donath, Helena et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10875-021-01090-8
PMID: 34413139 Journal: Science Immunology Year: 2021 Reference: Sci Immunol. 2021 Aug 19;6(62). pii: 6/62/eabl4340. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4340. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abad, Jorge; Abel, Laurent; Abel, Laurent; Abel, Laurent; Abel, Laurent; Abou Tayoun, Ahmad; Accordino, Giulia; Achille, Cristian; Aguilera-Albesa, Sergio; Aguilo-Cucurull, Aina et al. DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4340
PMID: 34413140 Journal: Science Immunology Year: 2021 Reference: Sci Immunol. 2021 Aug 19;6(62). pii: 6/62/eabl4348. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4348. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abad, Jorge; Abel, Laurent; Abel, Laurent; Abel, Laurent; Abolhassani, Hassan; Abou Tayoun, Ahmad; Accordino, Giulia; Achille, Cristian; Aguilera-Albesa, Sergio; Aguilo-Cucurull, Aina et al. DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4348
PMID: 34390440 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Immunol. 2021 Nov;41(8):1804-1838. doi: 10.1007/s10875-021-01086-4. Epub 2021 Aug 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Adeli, Mehdi; Al-Ddafari, Moudjahed Saleh; Aldave-Becerra, Juan Carlos; Ardenyz, Omur; Atkinson, T Prescott; Buchta, Mary; Caballero Garcia de Oteyza, Andres; Celmeli, Fatih; Chavoshzadeh, Zahra; Doffinger, Rainer et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10875-021-01086-4
PMID: 32800388 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2020 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2020 Dec;56(12):823-825. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2020.07.006. Epub 2020 Aug 13. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Carreras-Abad, Clara; Espiau, Maria; Lopez-Seguer, Laura; Martin-Begue, Nieves; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Melendo-Perez, Susana; Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia; Schaaf, H Simon; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2020.07.006
PMID: 32741733 Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA Year: 2020 Reference: An Pediatr (Barc). 2020 Dec;93(6):396-402. doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.02.008. Epub 2020 Jul 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Esperalba, Juliana; Fernandez-San Jose, Carolina; Iglesias, Tamara; Lung, Mayli; Moraga-Llop, Fernando A; Rius, Neus; Soler-Palacin, Pere et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.02.008
PMID: 32671674 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Clin Immunol. 2020 Oct;40(7):987-1000. doi: 10.1007/s10875-020-00794-7. Epub 2020 Jul 15. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alsina, Laia; Anton, Maria Carmen; Arostegui, Juan I; Basagana, Maria; Bull, Daniel; Bunney, Tom D; Casals, Ferran; Colobran, Roger; Deya, Angela; Esteve-Sole, Ana et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00794-7
PMID: 32638196 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Clin Immunol. 2020 Aug;40(6):901-916. doi: 10.1007/s10875-020-00814-6. Epub 2020 Jul 7. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ali, Salah; Alonso, Laura; Astigarraga, Itziar; Bednarski, Jeffrey J; Blincoe, Annaliesse; Booth, Claire; Bryceson, Yenan; Bulina, Inita; Campbell, Patrick K; Chiang, Kuang-Yueh et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00814-6
PMID: 31401308 Journal: INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION Year: 2019 Reference: Infect Genet Evol. 2019 Nov;75:103996. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.103996. Epub 2019 Aug 8. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Andres, Cristina; Anton, Andres; Codina, Maria Gema; Esperalba, Juliana; Fuentes, Francisco; Martin, Maria Carmen; Pinana, Maria; Pumarola, Tomas; Rubio, Susana; Trejo-Zahinos, Jesus et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.103996
PMID: 31266591 Journal: Eurosurveillance Year: 2019 Reference: Euro Surveill. 2019 Jun;24(26). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.26.19-00011. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Basile, Luca; Ciruela, Pilar; Dopico, Eva; Gascon, Joaquim; Jane, Mireia; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Requena-Mendez, Ana; Sulleiro, Elena; The Working Group Of Congenital Chagas Disease In ; Vidal, M feminine Jose et al. DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.26.19-00011
PMID: 31245340 Journal: Frontiers in Pediatrics Year: 2019 Reference: Front Pediatr. 2019 Jun 11;7:238. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00238. eCollection 2019. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Brugueras, Silvia; Calavia, Olga; Cayla, Joan A; Clopes, Asumpcio; Coll-Sibina, Maite; Garcia, Lourdes; Lopez, Nuria; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Mayol, Luis; Mendez, Maria et al. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00238
PMID: 31217315 Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2019 Reference: BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 18;9(6):e026092. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026092. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abreu de Carvalho, Liege Maria; Alger, Jackeline; Alves da Cunha, Antonio; Araujo, Thalia Velho Barreto de; Avelino-Silva, Vivian Lida; Batista, Rosangela; Benedetti, Andrea; Bertozzi, Ana Paula; Bethencourt, Sarah; Brant, Fatima et al. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026092
PMID: 29603375 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS Year: 2018 Reference: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 2018 Jul;32(6):e22420. doi: 10.1002/jcla.22420. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gala Yerga, Guadalupe; Garcia Guantes, Esther; Garcia-Prat, Marina; Hernandez-Gonzalez, Manuel; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Martinez-Gallo, Monica; Martos Gutierrez, Susana; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Vila-Pijoan, Gemma et al. DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22420
PMID: 29599784 Journal: Frontiers in Immunology Year: 2018 Reference: Front Immunol. 2018 Mar 16;9:543. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00543. eCollection 2018. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abolhassani, Hassan; Aghamohammadi, Asghar; Aiuti, Alessandro; Aleinikova, Olga; Bangs, Catherine; Baris, Safa; Barzaghi, Federica; Baxendale, Helen; Buckland, Matthew; Burns, Siobhan O et al. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00543
PMID: 29502462 Journal: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES Year: 2018 Reference: Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2018 May;55(3):184-204. doi: 10.1080/10408363.2018.1444580. Epub 2018 Mar 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alsina, Laia; Bustamante, Jacinta; Casanova, Jean-Laurent; Deya-Martinez, Angela; Esteve-Sole, Ana; Juan, Manel; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Martinez-Barricarte, Ruben; Martinez-Saavedra, Maria Teresa; Oleaga-Quintas, Carmen et al. DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2018.1444580
PMID: 29415586 Journal: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy Year: 2018 Reference: Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2018 Mar;16(3):243-254. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1438265. Epub 2018 Feb 15. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alarcon, Ana; Espiau, Maria; Frick, M A; Martinon-Torres, Federico; Nastouli, Eleni; Rivero-Calle, Irene; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1438265
PMID: 28292580 Journal: Atencion Primaria Year: 2017 Reference: Aten Primaria. 2017 Oct;49(8):484-491. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2016.11.011. Epub 2017 Mar 11. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Garcia Hernando, Veronica; Lopez Fernandez, Marta; Perez-Conesa, Maria-Cristina; Ridao Manonellas, Saida; Sanchez Pina, Ines; Tormo Esparza, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2016.11.011
PMID: 28143519 Journal: MALARIA JOURNAL Year: 2017 Reference: Malar J. 2017 Jan 31;16(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1673-z. Impact factor: Publication type: Clinical Trials Authors: Antinori, Spinello; Antonini, Pietro; Bartoloni, Alessandro; Calleri, Guido; Clerinx, Jan; da Cunha, Jose Saraiva; Develoux, Michel; Gascon, Joaquim; Gjorup, Ida E; Hachfeld, Anna et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1673-z
PMID: 28158709 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2017 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2017 May 15;64(10):1335-1342. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix105. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baquero-Artigao, Fernando; Blazquez-Gamero, Daniel; Bringue, Xavier; Castells, Laura; Cilleruelo, Maria-Jose; Colino, Elena; Cuadrado, Irene; Del Rosal, Teresa; Echeverria, Maria-Juncal; Frick, Marie-Antoinette et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix105
PMID: 27026170 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2016 Reference: J Clin Immunol. 2016 May;36(4):388-96. doi: 10.1007/s10875-016-0275-4. Epub 2016 Mar 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baena, Neus; Colobran, Roger; Comas, David; de la Cruz, Xavier; Franco-Jarava, Clara; Gabau, Elisabeth; Hernandez-Gonzalez, Manuel; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Padilla, Natalia; Pujol-Borrell, Ricardo et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10875-016-0275-4
PMID: 26974892 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2016 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Jun;35(6):704-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001136. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Boix, Hector; Frick, Marie Antoinette; Longueira, Fatima Camba; Martin-Gomez, M Teresa; Rodrigo-Pendas, Jose Angel; Soler-Palacin, Pere et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001136
PMID: 26974746 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2016 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Apr;35(4):392-395. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cuadros, Juan; Garcia-Carrasco, Emely; Lopez-Velez, Rogelio; Martin-Echevarria, Esteban; Molina, Israel; Perez-Molina, Jose Antonio; Rojo-Marcos, Gerardo; Ruiz-Giardin, Jose Manuel; Sanmartin, Juan Victor; Serre-Delcor, Nuria et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001049
PMID: 26962825 Journal: MEDICINE Year: 2016 Reference: Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(10):e3040. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Claveria, Isabel; Espasa, Mateu; Ruiz, Edurne; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni; Sulleiro, Elena; Zarzuela, Francesc et al. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003040
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.