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
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
The main characteristic of our group is its multidisciplinary nature, as it is comprised of neuroradiologists, technologists, and a physicist, engineer, and biochemist.
The main objectives of our projects are to gain knowledge about the pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated in several neurological diseases and to evaluate new biomarkers and therapies through the use of qualitative and quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) techniques, and by applying artificial intelligence tools to create prognostic models. Our focus is on the study of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, and stroke.
In addition, because of the experience we have acquired along the years in performing MR studies, we act as a platform for designing MR-based projects, processing images, and conducting quantitative data analysis.
IP: Fco. Javier Aymerich Martínez, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Cristina Auger Acosta
IP: Deborah Pareto Onghena, Alex Rovira Cañellas
IP: Silvana Isabel Sarria Estrada
IP: Deborah Pareto Onghena Collaborators: Gerard Marti Juan, Miriam Izquierdo Sans Funding agency: ECTRIMS Funding: 55000 Reference: ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS/2020/MARTI Duration: 07/06/2021 - 06/06/2022
IP: Deborah Pareto Onghena Collaborators: Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Elisenda Anglada Clofent, Juan Fco. Corral Gamez, Elena Huerga Núñez Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 37510 Reference: PI18/00823 Duration: 01/01/2019 - 30/06/2023
IP: Alex Rovira Cañellas Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans Funding agency: ECTRIMS Funding: 55000 Reference: ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS/2018/CLARKE Duration: 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
IP: Alex Rovira Cañellas Collaborators: - Funding agency: ECTRIMS Funding: 50000 Reference: ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS_2013-CABEZAS Duration: 01/05/2014 - 30/04/2015
IP: Alex Rovira Cañellas Collaborators: - Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 714 Reference: PI051254 Duration: 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2006
IP: Juli Alonso Farre Collaborators: Alex Rovira Cañellas, Mar Tintore Subirana, Xavier Montalban Gairín Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 40940 Reference: PI020971 Duration: 06/11/2002 - 31/12/2005
IP: Juli Alonso Farre Collaborators: - Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 43873.88 Reference: 99/0236 Duration: 01/11/1999 - 01/11/2000
PMID: 33870790 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal Year: 2022 Reference: Mult Scler. 2022 Jan;28(1):71-81. doi: 10.1177/13524585211010082. Epub 2021 Apr 19. Impact factor: 6.312 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pinteac, Rucsanda; Granziera, Cristina; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume; Benkert, Pascal; Auger, Cristina; Kuhle, Jens; Montalban, Xavier; Rovira, Alex; Fissolo, Nicolas; Pareto, Deborah et al. DOI: 10.1177/13524585211010082
PMID: 34716250 Journal: NEUROLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Neurology. 2022 Jan 4;98(1):e1-e14. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013016. Epub 2021 Oct 29. Impact factor: 9.91 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Filippi, Massimo; Preziosa, Paolo; Meani, Alessandro; Costa, Gloria Dalla; Mesaros, Sarlota; Drulovic, Jelena; Ivanovic, Jovana; Rovira, Alex; Tintore, Mar; Montalban, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013016
PMID: 34596743 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: J Neurol. 2022 Jan;269(1):452-459. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10823-z. Epub 2021 Oct 1. Impact factor: 4.849 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tur, Carmen; Auger, Cristina; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume; Montalban, Xavier; Cobo, Alvaro; Nos, Carlos; Arrambide, Georgina; Castillo, Joaquim; Rio, Jordi; Gasperini, Claudio et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10823-z
PMID: 34988947 Journal: ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA Year: 2022 Reference: Acta Neurol Belg. 2022 Jun;122(3):823-825. doi: 10.1007/s13760-021-01864-2. Epub 2022 Jan 6. Impact factor: 2.396 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Lallana, Sofia; Sanchez-Tejerina, Daniel; Auger, Cristina; Callejo, Ana; Rio, Jordi; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro et al. DOI: 10.1007/s13760-021-01864-2
PMID: 34859704 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal Year: 2021 Reference: Mult Scler. 2021 Dec 3:13524585211061339. doi: 10.1177/13524585211061339. Impact factor: 6.312 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rovira, Alex, Corral, Juan Francisco, Auger, Cristina, Valverde, Sergi, Vidal-Jordana, Angela, Ng Wong, Yiken Karelys, Tintore, Mar, Pareto, Deborah, Aymerich, Francesc Xavier, Montalban, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1177/13524585211061339
PMID: 33841903 Journal: BJR case reports Year: 2021 Reference: BJR Case Rep. 2021 Jan 5;7(2):20200133. doi: 10.1259/bjrcr.20200133. eCollection 2021 Apr 1. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pessini Ferreira, Lucas Maria, Auger, Cristina, Kortazar Zubizarreta, Izaro, Gonzalez Chinchon, Gonzalo, Herrera, Isabel, Pla, Albert, de Barros, Andrea, Tortajada, Carlos, Rovira, Alex et al. DOI: 10.1259/bjrcr.20200133
PMID: 32439639 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jun;41(6):1001-1008. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6547. Epub 2020 May 21. Impact factor: 3.381 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tintore, M, Sastre-Garriga, J, Auger, C, Montalban, X, Evangelou, N, Rovira, A, Cappelle, S, Crescenzo, F, Alberich, M, Arrambide, G et al. DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6547
PMID: 32139431 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):461-463. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6481. Epub 2020 Mar 5. Impact factor: 3.381 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pareto, D, Garcia-Vidal, A, Alberich, M, Auger, C, Montalban, X, Tintore, M, Sastre-Garriga, J, Rovira, A et al. DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6481
