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
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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: 35078871 Journal: BMJ case reports Year: 2022 Reference: BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jan 25;15(1). pii: 15/1/e244581. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244581. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Anderssen-Nordahl, Emilie; Gomez Munoz, Alicia; Perello Carrascosa, Manel; Riera-Arnau, Judit et al. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244581
PMID: 35053290 Journal: Biomolecules Year: 2022 Reference: Biomolecules. 2022 Jan 16;12(1). pii: biom12010143. doi: 10.3390/biom12010143. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Jacobs-Cacha, Conxita; Llorens-Cebria, Carmen; Molina-Van den Bosch, Mireia; Soler, Maria Jose; Vergara, Ander et al. DOI: 10.3390/biom12010143
PMID: 34873314 Journal: Nature Reviews Nephrology Year: 2022 Reference: Nat Rev Nephrol. 2022 Feb;18(2):80-81. doi: 10.1038/s41581-021-00521-4. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Jacobs-Cacha, Conxita; Soler, Maria Jose et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41581-021-00521-4
PMID: 35035939 Journal: Clinical Kidney Journal Year: 2022 Reference: Clin Kidney J. 2021 Sep 3;15(1):79-94. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab161. eCollection 2022 Jan. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Andres, Mireia; Azancot, Maria Antonia; Azancot, Maria Antonia; Barrabes, Jose A; Cohen, Jordana; Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio; Marsal, Josep R; Mendez, Ana Belen; Mendez-Boo, Leonardo; Oristrell, Gerard et al. DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab161
PMID: 33888348 Journal: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Apr 19;41(6):706-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.03.002. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Agraz, Irene; Bermejo, Sheila; Gabaldon, Alejandra; Garcia-Carro, Clara; LeonRoman, Juan; Soler, Maria Jose; Vergara, Ander et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.03.002
PMID: 34217504 Journal: Year: 2021 Reference: Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2021 May 27:S0211-6995(21)00105-3. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.04.004. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Azancot, Maria; Castaneda, Zaira; Leon-Roman, Juan; Ramos, Natalia; Soler, Maria Jose; Toapanta, Nestor; Zuniga, Jose et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.04.004
PMID: 34129039 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Dec 2;36(12):2308-2320. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab196. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Veldhuizen, Nicoline M H, Mitra, Sandip, Jayanti, Anuradha, Vart, Priya, Coca, Armando, Gallieni, Maurizio, Ovrehus, Marius Altern, Midtvedt, Karsten, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Gandolfini, Iliaria et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab196
PMID: 35071266 Journal: Frontiers in Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jan 7;8:780585. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.780585. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 5.093 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Banas, Miriam C, Bohmig, Georg A, Viklicky, Ondrej, Rostaing, Lionel P, Jouve, Thomas, Guirado, Lluis, Facundo, Carme, Bestard, Oriol, Grone, Hermann-Josef, Kobayashi, Kazuhiro et al. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.780585
PMID: 32366514 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jul;31(7):1380-1383. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020040419. Epub 2020 May 4. Impact factor: 9.274 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Batlle, Daniel, Soler, Maria Jose, Sparks, Matthew A, Hiremath, Swapnil, South, Andrew M, Welling, Paul A, Swaminathan, Sundararaman et al. DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2020040419
PMID: 32291449 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2020 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 Jun 1;35(6):1071-1072. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa093. Impact factor: 4.531 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Palau, Vanesa, Riera, Marta, Soler, Maria Jose et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa093
PMID: 31407783 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2020 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 Apr 1;35(4):552-554. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz165. Impact factor: 4.531 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Stevens, Kate I, Bruchfeld, Annette, Mallamaci, Francesca, Soler, Maria J et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz165
PMID: 32272783 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2020 Reference: J Clin Med. 2020 Apr 7;9(4). pii: jcm9041048. doi: 10.3390/jcm9041048. Impact factor: 3.303 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kronbichler, Andreas, Effenberger, Maria, Shin, Jae Il, Denicolo, Sara, Rudnicki, Michael, Neuwirt, Hannes, Soler, Maria Jose, Stevens, Kate, Bruchfeld, Annette, Tilg, Herbert et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm9041048
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.
