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
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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: 35757188 Journal: Kidney International Reports Year: 2022 Reference: Kidney Int Rep. 2022 Jun 20. pii: S2468-0249(22)01451-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.06.007. Impact factor: 4.164 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gansevoort, Ron T; Hilbrands, Luuk B; Safak, Seda; Toapanta, Nestor; Reina, Carlos C; Noordzij, Marlies; Facundo, Carme; Mitra, Sandip; Midtvedt, Karsten; Malfait, Thomas et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.06.007
PMID: 35768070 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2022 Reference: Age Ageing. 2022 Jun 30. pii: 6609704. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac157. Impact factor: 10.668 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fouque, Denis; Soler, Maria Jose; Mattace-Raso, Francesco; Ortiz, Alberto et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac157
PMID: 35768068 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2022 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 Jun 30. pii: 6619640. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac199. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fouque, Denis; Soler, Maria Jose; Mattace-Raso, Francesco; Ortiz, Alberto et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac199
PMID: 35775000 Journal: Frontiers in Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jun 14;9:906565. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.906565. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: 5.093 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Riveiro-Barciela, Mar; Bolufer, Monica; Bermejo, Sheila; Soler, Maria Jose et al. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.906565
PMID: 34289072 Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Sep 27;36(10):1950-1954. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab227. Impact factor: 5.992 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Soler, Maria Jose, Toapanta, Nestor, Bestard, Oriol et al. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab227
PMID: 34250317 Journal: Kidney International Reports Year: 2021 Reference: Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Sep;6(9):2305-2315. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.06.023. Epub 2021 Jul 6. Impact factor: 4.164 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lopez, Veronica, Buxeda, Anna, Arias-Cabrales, Carlos, Perez-Saez, Maria Jose, Cacho, Judit, Pelegrin, Sheila Cabello, Melilli, Edoardo, Aladren, Maria Jose, Galeano, Cristina, Lorenzo, Inmaculada et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.06.023
PMID: 34238673 Journal: Hipertension y riesgo vascular Year: 2021 Reference: Hipertens Riesgo Vasc. 2021 Oct-Dec;38(4):201-205. doi: 10.1016/j.hipert.2021.05.003. Epub 2021 Jul 6. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Bury, R, Leon Roman, J, Casteras, A, Vergara, A, Biagetti, B, Garcia-Carro, C, Cordero-Vazquez, E, Hernandez Hernandez, I, Agraz, I, Soler, M J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.hipert.2021.05.003
PMID: 34241988 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Transplantation. 2021 Oct 1;105(10):2146-2155. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003873. Impact factor: 4.939 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molina, Maria, Vazquez-Sanchez, Teresa, Crespo, Marta, Facundo, Carme, Rodriguez-Ferrero, M feminine Luisa, Ruiz Fuentes, M feminine Carmen, Loinaz, Carmelo, Bernal, Gabriel, Melilli, Edoardo, Bravo, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003873
PMID: 31913319 Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2020 Reference: Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 8;10(1):26. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56856-3. Impact factor: 3.998 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Fernandez, Nuria, Mora-Gutierrez, Jose Maria, Rodriguez, Jose Antonio, Fernandez-Seara, Maria A, Orbe, Josune, Escalada, Francisco Javier, Soler, Maria Jose, Slon Roblero, Maria Fernanda, Riera, Marta, Paramo, Jose Antonio et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56856-3
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.
