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
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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: 35160179 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: J Clin Med. 2022 Jan 29;11(3). pii: jcm11030728. doi: 10.3390/jcm11030728. Impact factor: 4.242 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Oliveras, Anna; Vazquez, Susana; Soler, Maria Jose; Galceran, Isabel; Duran, Xavier; Goday, Albert; Crespo, Marta; Pascual, Julio; Riera, Marta; Benaiges, David et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030728
PMID: 35717937 Journal: NEPHRON Year: 2022 Reference: Nephron. 2022 Jun 17:1-13. doi: 10.1159/000525029. Impact factor: 2.847 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Soler, Maria Jose; Garcia-Carro, Clara; Draibe, Juliana et al. DOI: 10.1159/000525029
PMID: 33779754 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2022 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 Jun 23;37(7):1270-1280. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab075. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Marco, Helena; Caravaca-Fontan, Fernando; Diaz-Encarnacion, Montserrat; Cabello, Virginia; Ariceta, Gema; Quintana, Luis F; Barros, Xoana; Rodriguez-Mendiola, Nuria; Mon, Carmen; Fraga, Gloria et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab075
PMID: 35730384 Journal: AIDS Year: 2022 Reference: AIDS. 2022 Jun 23. pii: 00002030-990000000-00049. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003276. Impact factor: 4.177 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bestard, Oriol; Crespo, Elena; Podzamczer, Daniel; Lozano, Juan J; Strecker, Kevin; Preyer, Rosemarie; Cidraque, Ignacio; Ardanuy, Carmen; Calatayud, Laura; Fava, Alexandre et al. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003276
PMID: 34401732 Journal: Kidney medicine Year: 2021 Reference: Kidney Med. 2021 May 14;3(4):659-664. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.03.007. eCollection 2021 Jul-Aug. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Buxeda, Anna, Said, Samar, Nasr, Samih H, Soler, Maria Jose, Howard, Mathew T, Maguire, Leo J, Fervenza, Fernando C et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.03.007
PMID: 34294484 Journal: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Jul 19. pii: S0211-6995(21)00113-2. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.03.008. Impact factor: 2.033 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Martinez, Itziar, Valentin, Maria de la Oliva, Hernandez, Domingo, Crespo, Marta, Mahillo, Beatriz, Beneyto, Isabel, Ramos-Verde, Ana, Revuelta, Ignacio, Rodriguez-Ferrero, Maria Luisa, Ruiz, Juan Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.03.008
PMID: 31883322 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Jul 23;36(8):1384-1386. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz248. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bermejo, Sheila, Garcia-Carro, Clara, Soler, Maria Jose et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz248
PMID: 34300188 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Jul 7;10(14). pii: jcm10143022. doi: 10.3390/jcm10143022. Impact factor: 4.242 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vergara, Ander, Molina-Van den Bosch, Mireia, Toapanta, Nestor, Villegas, Andres, Sanchez-Camara, Luis, Sequera, Patricia de, Manrique, Joaquin, Shabaka, Amir, Aragoncillo, Ines, Ruiz, Maria Carmen et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm10143022
PMID: 32003834 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2020 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 Jan 1;35(Supplement_1):i13-i23. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz237. Impact factor: 4.531 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gorriz, Jose Luis, Vergara, Ander, Nunez, Julio, Jacobs-Cacha, Conxita, Martinez-Castelao, Alberto, Soler, Maria Jose, Ortiz, Alberto, Navarro-Gonzalez, Juan F et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz237
PMID: 31865857 Journal: LUPUS Year: 2020 Reference: Lupus. 2020 Feb;29(2):118-125. doi: 10.1177/0961203319896018. Epub 2019 Dec 22. Impact factor: 2.251 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Segarra, A, Arredondo, K V, Jaramillo, J, Jatem, E, Salcedo, M T, Agraz, I, Ramos, N, Carnicer, C, Valtierra, N, Ostos, E 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: 3.998 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Jacobs-Cacha, Conxita, Puig-Gay, Natalia, Helm, Dominic, Rettel, Mandy, Sellares, Joana, Meseguer, Anna, Savitski, Mikhail M, Moreso, Francesc J, Soler, Maria Jose, 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: 4.264 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tullius, Stefan G, Schinstock, Carrie A, Mannon, Roslyn B, Budde, Klemens, Chong, Anita S, Haas, Mark, Knechtle, Stuart, Lefaucheur, Carmen, Montgomery, Robert A, Nickerson, Peter et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003095
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.
