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.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
The Maternal and Fetal Medicine Research Group has been recognized by AGAUR as a consolidated research group. It is a multidisciplinary team which integrates different knowledge areas in basic and clinical research. Basic research aims to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic tools in maternal and fetal pathologies, while clinical research intends to apply these tools in clinical practice.
The group coordinator is Dr. Elena Carreras, awarded with the professional excellence award by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Barcelona in 2018.
The group has different investigation areas:
PMID: 33885740 Journal: JAMA Pediatrics Year: 2021 Reference: JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Aug 1;175(8):817-826. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050. Impact factor: 16.193 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Villar, Jose, Ariff, Shabina, Gunier, Robert B, Thiruvengadam, Ramachandran, Rauch, Stephen, Kholin, Alexey, Roggero, Paola, Prefumo, Federico, do Vale, Marynea Silva, Cardona-Perez, Jorge Arturo et al. DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050
PMID: 31831386 Journal: Reumatologia clinica Year: 2021 Reference: Reumatol Clin. 2021 Apr;17(4):183-186. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.09.004. Epub 2019 Dec 10. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Delgado, Paloma, Robles, Angel, Martinez Lopez, Juan Antonio, Saez-Comet, Luis, Rodriguez Almaraz, Esther, Martinez-Sanchez, Nuria, Ugarte, Amaia, Vela-Casasempere, Paloma, Marco, Beatriz, Espinosa, Gerard et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.09.004
PMID: 33098097 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2021 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Mar;100(3):504-512. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14032. Epub 2020 Nov 6. Impact factor: 3.636 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Mendoza, Manel, Hurtado, Ivan, Bonacina, Erika, Garcia-Manau, Pablo, Serrano, Berta, Tur, Helena, Rodo, Carlota, Maiz, Nerea, Carreras, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14032
PMID: 33638257 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Pharm Ther. 2021 Aug;46(4):1062-1070. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.13394. Epub 2021 Feb 26. Impact factor: 2.512 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Jimenez-Lozano, Ines, Caro-Teller, Jose Manuel, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Miarons, Marta, Frick, Marie Antoinette, Batllori Badia, Emma, Serrano, Berta, Parramon-Teixido, Carlos Javier, Camba-Longueira, Fatima, Moral-Pumarega, Maria Teresa et al. DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13394
PMID: 31096455 Journal: MEDICINE Year: 2019 Reference: Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 May;98(20):e15532. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015532. Impact factor: 1.87 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pumarola, Tomas, Soler-Palacin, Pere, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni, Martinon-Torres, Federico, Alarcon, Ana, Melendo, Susana, Sulleiro, Elena, Frick, Marie Antoinette, Rodo, Carlota, Espasa, Mateu et al. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015532
PMID: 31033351 Journal: Future Microbiology Year: 2019 Reference: Future Microbiol. 2019 Apr;14:499-507. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0336. Epub 2019 Apr 29. Impact factor: 2.746 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fuentes, Francisco, Rubio, Susana, Pumarola, Tomas, Anton, Andres, Martin, Maria Carmen, Rodrigo, Carlos, Esperalba, Juliana, Andres, Cristina, Guasch, Eulalia, Pinana, Maria et al. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0336
PMID: 30885699 Journal: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Year: 2019 Reference: Travel Med Infect Dis. 2019 May - Jun;29:69-71. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 15. Impact factor: 4.868 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Pumarola, Tomas, Sulleiro, Elena, Rando, Ariadna, Alejo, Izaskun, Suy, Anna, Gonce, Anna, Rodo, Carlota, Torner, Nuria, Bardaji, Azucena, Fumado, Victoria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.03.006
PMID: 30865585 Journal: Blood Transfusion Year: 2019 Reference: Blood Transfus. 2019 Mar;17(2):112-136. doi: 10.2450/2019.0245-18. Epub 2019 Feb 6. Impact factor: 3.352 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Munoz, Manuel, Stensballe, Jakob, Ducloy-Bouthors, Anne-Sophie, Bonnet, Marie-Pierre, De Robertis, Edoardo, Fornet, Ino, Goffinet, Francois, Hofer, Stefan, Holzgreve, Wolfgang, Manrique, Susana et al. DOI: 10.2450/2019.0245-18
The consensus document is the result of multidisciplinary work that takes into account the risks associated with all stages of women's lives and the differences compared to men.
A study led by Dr. Manel Mendoza from Vall d’Hebron shows that studying the levels of placental markers is as effective as Doppler ultrasounds, the standard method for classifying the risk of pregnancies with low birth weight fetuses.
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
