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
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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: 36685666 Journal: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL Year: 2022 Reference: Transpl Int. 2023 Jan 5;35:11073. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.11073. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Agraz-Pamplona, Irene; Azancot, M Antonieta; Azancot, M Antonieta; Bermejo, Sheila; Bestard, Oriol; Bolufer, Monica; Gabaldon, Alejandra; Garcia-Carro, Clara; Lopez-Martinez, Marina; Moreso, Francesc et al. DOI: 10.3389/ti.2022.11073
PMID: 36717307 Journal: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2022 Reference: Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2022 Sep-Oct;42(5):578-584. doi: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.06.010. Epub 2023 Jan 28. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Chamoun, Betty; Gabaldon, Alejandra; Moreso, Francesc; Perello, Manel; Sanchez-Sancho, Pablo; Sellares, Joana; Seron, Daniel; Torres, Irina B et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.06.010
PMID: 35030246 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2022 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 May 25;37(6):1140-1151. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac008. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abrahams, Alferso C; Abramowicz, Daniel; Adema, Aaltje Y; Adilovic, Harun; Alferes, Daniela G; Alvila, Goncalo; Ambuehl, Patrice Max; Arias-Cabrales, Carlos; Arnol, Miha; Arroyo, David et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac008
PMID: 36828704 Journal: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2022 Reference: Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2022 Nov-Dec;42(6):733-736. doi: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.04.015. Epub 2023 Feb 20. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Azancot, Maria; Azancot, Maria; Castaneda, Zaira; Leon-Roman, Juan; Ramos, Natalia; Soler, Maria Jose; Toapanta, Nestor; Zuniga, Jose et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2021.04.015
PMID: 34874841 Journal: Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology Year: 2021 Reference: Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2021 Oct-Dec;54-55:101757. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2021.101757. Epub 2021 Jun 16. Impact factor: 3.043 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Meneghini, Maria, Bestard, Oriol, Grinyo, Josep Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2021.101757
PMID: 34792176 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Dec 28;37(Supplement_2):ii46-ii55. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab276. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Viggiano, Davide, Bruchfeld, Annette, Carriazo, Sol, de Donato, Antonio, Endlich, Nicole, Ferreira, Ana Carina, Figurek, Andreja, Fouque, Denis, Franssen, Casper F M, Giannakou, Konstantinos et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab276
PMID: 34782349 Journal: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Year: 2021 Reference: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Nov 15. pii: CJN.05480421. doi: 10.2215/CJN.05480421. Impact factor: 8.237 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bobart, Shane A, Han, Heedeok, Tehranian, Shahrzad, De Vriese, An S, Roman, Juan Carlos Leon, Sethi, Sanjeev, Zand, Ladan, Giesen, Callen D, Soler, Maria Jose, Bomback, Andrew S et al. DOI: 10.2215/CJN.05480421
PMID: 34788858 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Nov 12. pii: 6426121. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab313. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Millan, Juan Carlos Ruiz San, Toapanta, Nestor, Gracia-Iguacel, Carolina, Cervera, Maria Cinta Aguilar, Lara, Noelia Balibrea, Leyva, Alba, Rojas, Jose, Gansevoort, Ron T, de Sequera, Patricia, Ramos, Patricia Munoz et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab313
PMID: 31822004 Journal: KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH Year: 2020 Reference: Kidney Blood Press Res. 2020;45(1):122-130. doi: 10.1159/000504544. Epub 2019 Dec 10. Impact factor: 1.898 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sanchez, Juan, Pombas, Beatriz, Rodriguez, Eva, Busto, Marcos, Barrios, Clara, Sans, Laia, Pascual, Julio, Soler, Maria Jose, Gimeno, Javier, Radosevic, Aleksandar et al. DOI: 10.1159/000504544
PMID: 31598700 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2020 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 Feb 1;35(2):222-226. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz199. Impact factor: 4.531 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rychlik, Ivan, Soler, Maria J, Stevens, Kate, Spasovski, Goce, Wanner, Christoph, Massy, Ziad, Goumenos, Dimitrios, Fliser, Danilo, Zoccali, Carmine, Blankestijn, Peter J et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz199
PMID: 31203229 Journal: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Rheumatol. 2020 Mar;47(3):407-414. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.190065. Epub 2019 Jun 15. Impact factor: 3.35 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Vives, Eloi, Segarra-Medrano, Alfons, Martinez-Valle, Ferran, Agraz, Irene, Solans-Laque, Roser et al. DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190065
PMID: 31071220 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2020 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 Jan 1;35(1):10-17. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz051. Impact factor: 4.531 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Wanner, Christoph, Wiecek, Andrzej, Zoccali, Carmine, Unwin, Robert, Capasso, Giovambattista, Trepiccione, Francesco, Stevens, Kathryn I, Soler, Maria Jose, Viggiano, Davide, Wagner, Carsten A et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz051
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.
