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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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.
PMID: 38030066 Journal: Year: 2023 Reference: J Sport Health Sci. 2023 Nov 27:S2095-2546(23)00115-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.11.006. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alejo, Lidia B; Barranco-Gil, David; Bestard, Oriol; Bustos, Asuncion; Castellote-Belles, Laura; Couzi, Lionel; Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario; Ferrer-Costa, Roser; Kaminski, Hannah; Lucia, Alejandro et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.11.006
PMID: 38053242 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Dec 6. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000260. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Al-Awadhi, Solaf; Aubert, Olivier; Bailly, Elodie; Bestard, Oriol; Bouquegneau, Antoine; Collins, Gary; Del Bello, Arnaud; Demir, Zeynep; Divard, Gillian; Friedewald, John J et al. DOI: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000260
PMID: 38059497 Journal: Cancer research communications Year: 2023 Reference: Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Dec 7. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-23-0361. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: de Gramont, Aimery; Gibbs, Peter; Jankowska, Magdalena; Jonker, Derek; Lenz, Heinz-Josef; Nygren, Peter; Papadimitriou, Christos A; Prager, Gerald W; Soler, Maria Jose; Stevens, Kate I et al. DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-23-0361
PMID: 38068341 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2023 Reference: J Clin Med. 2023 Nov 24;12(23):7289. doi: 10.3390/jcm12237289. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Al-Awadhi, Solaf; Aubert, Olivier; Bailly, Elodie; Bestard, Oriol; Blackham, Kristine Ann; Bouquegneau, Antoine; Brehm, Alex; Caragliano, Antonio Armando; Collins, Gary; Del Bello, Arnaud et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm12237289
PMID: 35664277 Journal: Clinical Kidney Journal Year: 2022 Reference: Clin Kidney J. 2022 May 30;15(6):1029-1033. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac121. eCollection 2022 Jun. Impact factor: Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Soler, Maria Jose et al. DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfac121
PMID: 35629041 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: J Clin Med. 2022 May 21;11(10). pii: jcm11102915. doi: 10.3390/jcm11102915. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Fabiola; Batalha, Paula; Blasco, Miquel; Bolufer, Monica; Buxeda, Anna; Draibe, Juliana; Garcia-Carro, Clara; Melero, Maria Rosa; Merino, Ana; Quintana, Luis F et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11102915
PMID: 33533909 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2022 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 Mar 25;37(4):697-704. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab020. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agraz, Irene; Barrios, Clara; Buxeda, Anna; de la Prada, Francisco Jose; Draibe, Juliana; Duran, Xavier; Garcia-Carro, Clara; Latzke, Belen; Lozano, Ines; Pascual, Julio et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab020
PMID: 35583251 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2022 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 Oct 19;37(11):2102-2110. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac185. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abo, Anabel; Garcia, Alicia; Gonzalez, Jorge; Jatem, Elias; Ostos, Elena; Roig, Jordi; Santacana, Maria; Segarra, Alfons; Valtierra, Naiara et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac185
PMID: 33924567 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 13;10(8). pii: jcm10081664. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081664. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Agraz-Pamplona, Irene; Armengol-Bellapart, Mar; Arranz-Amo, Jose Antonio; Camprodon-Gomez, Maria; Carnicer-Caceres, Clara; Cea-Arestin, Cristina; Del-Toro-Riera, Mireia; Hernandez-Vara, Jorge; Lucas-Del-Pozo, Sara; Molto-Abad, Marc et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm10081664
PMID: 33928108 Journal: Frontiers in Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Apr 13;8:655871. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.655871. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Azancot, Maria A; Azancot, Maria A; Bermejo, Sheila; Garcia-Carro, Clara; Sellares, Joana; Soler, Maria Jose; Vergara, Ander et al. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.655871
PMID: 33359150 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 May;77(5):684-695.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.011. Epub 2020 Dec 22. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Allende, Natalia; Alonso, Marina; Ariceta, Gema; Avila, Ana; Barros, Xoana; Bravo, Luis; Cabello, Virginia; Calvo, Consuelo; Caravaca, Francisco; Caravaca-Fontan, Fernando et al. DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.011
PMID: 33064917 Journal: Transplant Infectious Disease Year: 2021 Reference: Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;23(2):e13494. doi: 10.1111/tid.13494. Epub 2020 Oct 27. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alarcon, Alba; Anaya, Fernando; Arias, Manuel; Calahorra, Leticia; Carbone, Javier; Ezzahouri, Ikram; Jaramillo, Maria; Jimenez, Maricela; Karanovic, Boris; Lopez-Hoyos, Marcos et al. DOI: 10.1111/tid.13494
PMID: 31865857 Journal: LUPUS Year: 2020 Reference: Lupus. 2020 Feb;29(2):118-125. doi: 10.1177/0961203319896018. Epub 2019 Dec 22. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agraz, I; Arredondo, K V; Carnicer, C; Jaramillo, J; Jatem, E; Ostos, E; Ramos, N; Salcedo, M T; Segarra, A; Valtierra, N et al. DOI: 10.1177/0961203319896018
PMID: 31980684 Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2020 Reference: Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 24;10(1):1159. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58197-y. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Helm, Dominic; Jacobs-Cacha, Conxita; Lopez-Hellin, Joan; Meseguer, Anna; Moreso, Francesc J; Puig-Gay, Natalia; Rettel, Mandy; Savitski, Mikhail M; Sellares, Joana; Seron, Daniel et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58197-y
PMID: 31895348 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2020 Reference: Transplantation. 2020 May;104(5):911-922. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003095. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ahn, Curie; Askar, Medhat; Budde, Klemens; Chadban, Steven J; Chong, Anita S; Crespo, Marta; Feng, Sandy; Haas, Mark; Jordan, Stanley C; Knechtle, Stuart et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003095
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PMID: 30701578 Journal: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Jun;44(4):e103-e109. doi: 10.1111/ced.13915. Epub 2019 Jan 30. Impact factor: 1.771 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ferrandiz-Pulido, C, Torres, I B, Juarez-Dobjanschi, C, Zarzoso-Munoz, I, Berastegui, C, Castells, L, Garcia-Patos, V, Moreso, F et al. DOI: 10.1111/ced.13915
PMID: 30230044 Journal: MYCOSES Year: 2019 Reference: Mycoses. 2019 Feb;62(2):121-127. doi: 10.1111/myc.12853. Epub 2018 Oct 17. Impact factor: 3.065 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ferrandiz-Pulido, C, Martin-Gomez, M T, Repiso, T, Juarez, C, Ferrer, B, Lopez-Lerma, I, Gonzalez-Cruz, C, Moreso, F, Roman, A, Garcia-Patos, V et al. DOI: 10.1111/myc.12853
PMID: 30290959 Journal: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2019 Reference: Nefrologia. 2019 Jan - Feb;39(1):3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.05.011. Epub 2018 Oct 2. Impact factor: 1.439 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Navarro-Gonzalez, Juan F, Gorriz, Jose Luis, Soler, M Jose, Martinez Martinez-Castelao, Alberto et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.05.011
PMID: 30496519 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2019 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 Jan 1;34(1):4-6. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfy369. Impact factor: 4.198 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fouque, Denis, Blankestijn, Peter J, Bruchfeld, Annette, Capasso, Giovambattista, Fliser, Danilo, Rychlik, Ivan, Soler, Maria Jose, Spasovski, Goce, Stevens, Kate, Wanner, Christoph et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy369
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PMID: 25093441 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2014 Reference: Transplantation. 2014 Aug 15;98 Suppl 3:S3-21. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000218. Impact factor: 3.535 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Schwaiger, Elisabeth, Arias, Manuel, Rush, David N, Wiebe, Chris, Gibson, Ian W, Blydt-Hansen, Tom D, Nickerson, Peter W, Sellares, Joana, Lopez-Hoyos, Marcos, San Segundo, David et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000218
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PMID: 24284518 Journal: KIDNEY INT Year: 2014 Reference: Kidney Int. 2014 May;85(5):1161-8. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.461. Epub 2013 Nov 27. Impact factor: 8.52 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Trilla, Enric, Sellares, Joana, Morote, Joan, Seron, Daniel, Montero, Angeles, Torres, Irina B, Perello, Manel, Cantarell, Carme, Antonieta Azancot, M, Moreso, Francesc et al. DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.461
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.
The new findings were presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2024 meeting in San Diego and simultaneously published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine.
