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.
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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.
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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 VHIR Infectious Diseases research group is made up of medical professionals, with healthcare and clinical or basic translational research activities; of Biomedicine dedicated to basic research; and Nursing, with activities to support clinical research.
The group's lines of research are mainly focused on four areas:
Infections related to immunosuppression. Includes infectious diseases related to immunocompromised patients, solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and recipients of biological therapies.
Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection and other highly prevalent infections in our country (syphilis, gonorrhea, lymphogranuloma venere or infections caused by the human papillomavirus).
Infections related to health care, with special emphasis on those difficult to treat (cardiovascular infections or infections related to prosthetic materials) or caused by multi-resistant pathogens (MDRO) or affecting vulnerable populations.
Global Health and Tropical Diseases with special emphasis on prevalent diseases in our environment that affect the immigrant or displaced population.
PMID: 31610148 Journal: ACTA TROPICA Year: 2020 Reference: Acta Trop. 2020 Jan;201:105218. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105218. Epub 2019 Oct 11. Impact factor: 2.555 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Carneiro, Claudia M, Cunha, Lucas Maciel, da Silva Fonseca, Katia, de Abreu Vieira, Paula Melo, Aviles, Augusto Sao, Molina, Israel, Perin, Luisa et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105218
PMID: 30547500 Journal: Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia Year: 2019 Reference: Rev Esp Quimioter. 2019 Feb;32(1):50-59. Epub 2018 Dec 13. Impact factor: 0.76 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Bouza, E, Cobo, J, Almirante, B et al. DOI:
PMID: 30688007 Journal: HIV MEDICINE Year: 2019 Reference: HIV Med. 2019 Mar;20(3):237-247. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12710. Epub 2019 Jan 27. Impact factor: 3.734 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Muntada, Esteve, Llibre, J M, Montoliu, A, Miro, J M, Domingo, P, Riera, M, Tiraboschi, J, Curran, A, Homar, F, Ambrosioni, J et al. DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12710
PMID: 30674377 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Jan 1;23(1):67-72. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0231. Impact factor: 2.024 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gabriel, E, Aznar, M L, Rando-Segura, A, Moreno, M M, Soley, M E, Igual, E S, Bocanegra, C, Olivas, E G, Eugenio, A Ninda, Zacarias, A et al. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0231
PMID: 30628425 Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Year: 2019 Reference: N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan 10;380(2):198. Impact factor: 70.67 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Salvador, Fernando, Molina, Israel et al. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1814416
The new protocol has the same efficacy as the standard one, but only a quarter of the duration, reducing dropout rates and side effects.
The initiative, carried out at the Consulate of Bolivia, has resulted in 307 new tests for the diagnosis of Chagas disease
The study shows that blocking the KLRG1 receptor helps to recover the activity of the natural killer cells of the immune system and reactivate the virus reservoir to fight infection.
