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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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.
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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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.
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The Microbiology research group of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) focuses on the study of microbiological aspects —in basic, translational and clinical research— that could improve the outcome of patients with infectious diseases.
Our priority research areas are:
We actively collaborate with other microbiology laboratories, health services, national and international centres and organizations, as well as with the different research networks of the Carlos III Health Institute in Spain.
In addition, we carry out an important activity in the surveillance of the genotypic and phenotypic evolution of microorganisms present in the community in terms of their virulence, transmissibility, antigenic escape and antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with public administrations, both at the national and international level.
PMID: 32998844 Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA Year: 2021 Reference: An Pediatr (Barc). 2021 Jan;94(1):19-27. doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.03.013. Epub 2020 Sep 29. Impact factor: 1.5 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Gonzalez Peris, Sebastia, Fernandez de Sevilla, Mariona, Moraga Llop, Fernando, Ventura, Paula Sol, Dominguez, Angela, Dominguez, Angela, Moraga Llop, Fernando, de Sevilla, Mariona Fernandez, Gonzalez Peris, Sebastia, Ciruela, Pilar et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.03.013
PMID: 33404892 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;40(6):1137-1148. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04117-x. Epub 2021 Jan 6. Impact factor: 3.267 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Escola-Verge, Laura, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Fernandez-Galera, Ruben, Almirante, Benito, Larrosa, Maria Nieves et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04117-x
PMID: 31818756 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2020 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2020 Feb 15;150:111925. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111925. Epub 2019 Nov 26. Impact factor: 10.257 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molina, Israel, Ruiz-Vega, Gisela, Arias-Alpizar, Kevin, de la Serna, Erica, Borgheti-Cardoso, Livia Neves, Sulleiro, Elena, Del Campo, F Javier, Baldrich, Eva, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Fernandez-Busquets, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111925
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: 7.089 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia, Sulleiro, Elena, Perez-Garcia, Irene, Espiau, Maria, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni, Martin-Nalda, Andrea, Espasa, Mateu, Zarzuela, Francesc, Soler-Palacin, Pere et al. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz099
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: 7.089 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vidal-Moreso, Anna, Gomez-Serrano, Maria, Sulleiro, Elena, Zarzuela, Francesc, Espiau, Maria, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz065
PMID: 31758828 Journal: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH Year: 2020 Reference: Trop Med Int Health. 2020 Mar;25(3):281-290. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13352. Epub 2019 Dec 10. Impact factor: 2.308 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Salvador, Fernando, Trevino, Begona, Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Oliveira, Ines, Sulleiro, Elena, Luisa Aznar, M feminine, Pou, Diana, Sao-Aviles, Augusto et al. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13352
PMID: 30871504 Journal: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2019 Reference: BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 12;19(1):251. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3872-z. Impact factor: 2.565 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Dopico, Eva, Del-Rei, Rodrigo Pimenta, Espinoza, Bertha, Ubillos, Itziar, Zanchin, Nilson Ivo Tonin, Sulleiro, Elena, Moure, Zaira, Celedon, Paola Alejandra Fiorani, Souza, Wayner Vieira, da Silva, Edimilson Domingos et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-3872-z
PMID: 30860397 Journal: Future Microbiology Year: 2019 Reference: Future Microbiol. 2019 Mar;14:373-381. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0261. Epub 2019 Mar 12. Impact factor: 2.746 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pinana, Maria, Andres, Cristina, Rodrigo-Pendas, Jose A, Peremiquel-Trillas, Paula, Codina, Maria G, Carmen Martin, Maria Del, Esperalba, Juliana, Fuentes, Francisco, Rubio, Susana, Campins-Marti, Magda et al. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0261
PMID: 29754979 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2019 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019 Mar;37(3):211-212. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 May 10. Impact factor: 1.685 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Fernandez-Huerta, Miguel, Escobar, Roser, Monforte, Victor, Rodriguez, Virginia et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.04.004
PMID: 30825700 Journal: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Year: 2019 Reference: J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2019 Dec;19:28-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.02.016. Epub 2019 Feb 27. Impact factor: 2.469 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Escola-Verge, Laura, Larrosa, Nieves, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Vinado, Belen, Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose, Pigrau, Carles, Almirante, Benito, Len, Oscar et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.02.016
On European Antibiotic Awareness Day, we highlight the importance of using these medications responsibly and finding innovative solutions to combat this issue.
The new diagnostic method, designed for use in endemic regions, combines a mobile application with a low-cost robotic microscope.
The European network EUPertStrain celebrates its annual meeting, focused on the study of the evolution of Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium responsible for this disease that can be very serious in children under one year.
