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: 38175961 Journal: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE Year: 2024 Reference: J Exp Med. 2024 Feb 5;221(2):e20231353. doi: 10.1084/jem.20231353. Epub 2024 Jan 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abel, Laurent; Abi Haidar, Anthony; Abolhassani, Hassan; Ahlijah, Gloria; Andreakos, Evangelos; Arseguel, Vincent; Asano, Takaki; Bastard, Paul; Belot, Alexandre; Beziat, Vivien et al. DOI: 10.1084/jem.20231353
PMID: 38184654 Journal: Genome Medicine Year: 2024 Reference: Genome Med. 2024 Jan 6;16(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13073-023-01278-0. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Abel, Laurent; Abolhassani, Hassan; Aiuti, Alessandro; Akcan, Ozge Metin; Al-Muhsen, Saleh Zaid; Allende, Luis M; Alonso-Arias, Rebeca; Alosaimi, Mohammed Faraj; Alsohime, Fahad M; Arias, Andres Augusto et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13073-023-01278-0
PMID: 37882449 Journal: Future Oncology Year: 2023 Reference: Future Oncol. 2023 Oct 26. doi: 10.2217/fon-2023-0526. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agarwal, Neeraj; Alonso, Lucia; Azad, Arun A; Bordas, Anna; Casabona, Jordi; Chakrabarti, Jayeta; Chen, Hsiang-Chun; Colom-Cadena, Andreu; Fizazi, Karim; Ganem, Fabiana et al. DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0526
PMID: 37922511 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2023 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Nov 3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004138. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Beltran-Pavez, Carolina; Epalza, Cristina; Fortuny, Claudia; Frick, Marie Antoinette; Gonzalez-Alba, Jose Maria; Gutierrez-Lopez, Miguel; Holguin, Africa; Moreno, Santiago; Munoz Medina, Leopoldo; Navarro, Maria Luisa et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004138
PMID: 37925847 Journal: ESMO Open Year: 2023 Reference: ESMO Open. 2023 Nov 3;8(6):102059. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102059. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Amaral, T; Beltran-Pavez, Carolina; Epalza, Cristina; Fortuny, Claudia; Frick, Marie Antoinette; Gonzalez-Alba, Jose Maria; Gutierrez-Lopez, Miguel; Holguin, Africa; Lambertini, M; Lim, K H J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102059
PMID: 37939154 Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Year: 2023 Reference: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Nov 8;17(11):e0011751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011751. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aixut, Sandra; Bargues, Ma Dolores; Bocanegra, Cristina; Espiau, Maria; Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Martinez-Camprecios, Joan; Mas-Coma, Santiago; Molina, Israel; Mossalilo, Patricia; Nindia, Arlette et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011751
PMID: 35464398 Journal: Frontiers in Immunology Year: 2022 Reference: Front Immunol. 2022 Apr 8;13:881206. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.881206. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilo-Cucurull, Aina; Antolin, Maria; Colobran, Roger; Franco-Jarava, Clara; Garcia-Prat, Marina; Labrador-Horrillo, Moises; Martinez-Gallo, Monica; Parra-Martinez, Alba; Salgado-Perandres, Sandra et al. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.881206
PMID: 35466492 Journal: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2022 Reference: Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Sep;26(6):e14292. doi: 10.1111/petr.14292. Epub 2022 Apr 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bilbao Aguirre, Itxarone; Camacho Soriano, Jessica; Charco Torra, Itzarone; Esperalba, Juliana; Gallego Melcon, Soledad; Garrido Pontnou, Marta; Gros Subias, Luis; Hidalgo Llompart, Ernest; Juamperez, Javier; Larrarte King, Mauricio et al. DOI: 10.1111/petr.14292
PMID: 35407608 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: J Clin Med. 2022 Apr 2;11(7). pii: jcm11072000. doi: 10.3390/jcm11072000. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Altet, Neus; Comella-Del-Barrio, Patricia; de Souza-Galvao, Maria Luiza; Dominguez, Jose; Godoy, Pere; Jimenez-Fuentes, Maria Angeles; Jimenez-Ruiz, Carlos A; Latorre, Irene; Mila, Celia; Millet, Joan-Pau et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11072000
PMID: 35383311 Journal: NATURE MEDICINE Year: 2022 Reference: Nat Med. 2022 Apr 5. pii: 10.1038/s41591-022-01766-7. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01766-7. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Abel, Laurent; Aiuti, Alessandro; Al-Muhsen, Saleh; Al-Mulla, Fahd; Anderson, Mark S; Andreakos, Evangelos; Arias, Andres A; Baghdadi, Jamila El; Belot, Alexandre; Biggs, Catherine M et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01766-7
PMID: 33950194 Journal: NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH Year: 2021 Reference: Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 May 21;49(9):5057-5073. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab322. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abolhassani, Hassan; Alvarez-Prado, Angel F; Ballestar, Esteban; Catala-Moll, Francesc; Ciudad, Laura; Colobran, Roger; Dieli-Crimi, Romina; Dieli-Crimi, Romina; Durandy, Anne; Ferrete-Bonastre, Anna G et al. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab322
PMID: 32710613 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 4;72(9):e397-e401. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1042. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Belda, Sylvia; Castillo-Serrano, Ana; Epalza, Cristina; Fumado, Victoria; Gallego, Nerea; Gil-Villanueva, Nuria; Grasa, Carlos; Jordan, Iolanda; Lanaspa, Miguel; Mendez-Echevarria, Ana et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1042
PMID: 33931403 Journal: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD Year: 2021 Reference: Arch Dis Child. 2021 Nov;106(11):1129-1132. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321351. Epub 2021 Apr 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilera-Alonso, David; Alcala, Pedro; Alfayate, Santiago; Alonso, Maruchi; Alvaredo, Teresa; Amich, Ines; Antonio, Jose; Ara, Fatima; Astigarraga, Itziar; Bermejo, Amanda et al. DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321351
PMID: 33904890 Journal: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE Year: 2021 Reference: J Exp Med. 2021 Jun 7;218(6). pii: 212029. doi: 10.1084/jem.20210446. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abel, Laurent; Abolhassani, Hassan; Abou Tayoun, Ahmad; Aguilera-Albesa, Sergio; Aiuti, Alessandro; Akcan, Ozge Metin; Al-Mulla, Fahd; Alkan, Gulsum; Almuhsen, Saleh Zaid; Alsina, Laia et al. DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210446
PMID: 32183235 Journal: Journal of Fungi Year: 2020 Reference: J Fungi (Basel). 2020 Mar 13;6(1). pii: jof6010036. doi: 10.3390/jof6010036. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Akan, Hamdi; Alakel, Nael; Ananda-Rajah, Michelle; Auberger, Jutta; Bojko, Peter; Bruns, Caroline; Chandrasekar, Pranatharthi H; Chayakulkeeree, Methee; Cornely, Oliver A; Cozzi, Jose A et al. DOI: 10.3390/jof6010036
PMID: 31821494 Journal: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: J Travel Med. 2020 Feb 3;27(1). pii: 5671715. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz099. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Espasa, Mateu; Espiau, Maria; Martin-Nalda, Andrea; Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia; Perez-Garcia, Irene; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni; Sulleiro, Elena; Zarzuela, Francesc et al. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz099
PMID: 31738322 Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Feb;39(2):e22-e25. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002517. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Altet, Neus; Espiau, Maria; Fortuny, Claudia; Monsonis, Manuel; Noguera-Julian, Antoni; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni; Tebruegge, Marc; Velasco-Arnaiz, Eneritz et al. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002517
PMID: 31504704 Journal: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: J Travel Med. 2020 Feb 3;27(1). pii: 5554872. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz065. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Espiau, Maria; Gomez-Serrano, Maria; Soriano-Arandes, Antoni; Sulleiro, Elena; Vidal-Moreso, Anna; Zarzuela, Francesc et al. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz065
PMID: 31695692 Journal: Frontiers in Immunology Year: 2019 Reference: Front Immunol. 2019 Oct 22;10:2406. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02406. eCollection 2019. Impact factor: 4.716 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Argudo-Ramirez, Ana, Martin-Nalda, Andrea, Pajares-Garcia, Sonia, Gonzalez de Aledo-Castillo, Jose M, Martinez-Gallo, Monica, Garcia-Prat, Marina, Colobran, Roger, Riviere, Jacques G, Quintero, Yania, Collado, Tatiana et al. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02406
PMID: 31681265 Journal: Frontiers in Immunology Year: 2019 Reference: Front Immunol. 2019 Oct 1;10:2325. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02325. eCollection 2019. Impact factor: 4.716 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rudilla, Francesc, Franco-Jarava, Clara, Martinez-Gallo, Monica, Garcia-Prat, Marina, Martin-Nalda, Andrea, Riviere, Jacques, Aguilo-Cucurull, Aina, Mongay, Laura, Vidal, Francisco, Solanich, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02325
PMID: 31663686 Journal: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine Year: 2019 Reference: Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2019 Dec;7(12):e1016. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1016. Epub 2019 Oct 30. Impact factor: 2.448 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martin-Nalda, Andrea, Cueto-Gonzalez, Anna M, Argudo-Ramirez, Ana, Marin-Soria, Jose L, Martinez-Gallo, Monica, Colobran, Roger, Plaja, Albert, Castells, Neus, Riviere, Jacques, Tizzano, Eduardo F et al. DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1016
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.
