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.
Our research group is accredited by the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) in Catalonia, and focuses on two main areas of interest which are related to Solid Organ Transplantation and especially Kidney, and in clinical Nephrology. We tackle these areas from an innovative perspective, both basic-experimental and mechanistic, always with a translational goal. On the one hand, we investigate, develop, and use novel diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to decipher and target main molecular and immune mechanisms of transplant rejection as well as the immune susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignancies. Also, a main task force of the group is devoted to better understand the main mechanisms involved in certain autoimmune glomerular diseases and idiopathic nephrotic syndrome as well as in diabetic kidney disease, having a specific interest in the role of the renin-angiotensin system. Our ultimate goal is to improve the management and care of patients suffering from kidney diseases as well as their quality of life, reducing associated morbidity and mortality.
IP: Oriol Bestard Matamoros Collaborators: Marina Lopez Martinez, Irene Agraz Pamplona, Elena Isabel Crespo Gimeno, Laura Donadeu Casassas, Maria Antonia Emilia Meneghini Funding agency: Sociedad Española de Nefrología (S.E.N.) Funding: 24000 Reference: SENEFRO/AYUDAS.INVES/2022/BESTARD Duration: 03/12/2022 - 02/12/2025
IP: Oriol Bestard Matamoros Collaborators: Marina Lopez Martinez, Francesc Moreso Mateos, Natalia Ramos Terrades, Maria Jose Soler Romeo, Joana Sellarés Roig, Pamela Dominguez Baez, Irene Agraz Pamplona, Sheila Bermejo Garcia, Mariona Juvé Torres, Irina Betsabe Torres Rodriguez, Concepció Jacobs Cachá, Elena Isabel Crespo Gimeno, Laura Donadeu Casassas, Carmen Llorens Cebriá, Manel Perelló Carrascosa, Maria Antonia Emilia Meneghini Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 40000 Reference: 2021 SGR 00883 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025
IP: Maria Jose Soler Romeo Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 7015 Reference: BA22/00029 Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/05/2023
IP: Oriol Bestard Matamoros Collaborators: Laura Donadeu Casassas, Miriam Izquierdo Sans Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 89900 Reference: FI22/00252 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2027
The distinction from the Catalan Transplant Society will allow her to become a member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia.
The Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya grants subsidies for carrying out validation tests on innovative projects in the field of health that are in the early stages of development.
Hypertension, a key risk factor for heart disease that contributes significantly to cardiovascular mortality and morbidity and damage to vital organs, was the focus of this multi-centre study.
