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.
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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.
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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.
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: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Amato, Maria Pia; Barkhof, Frederik; Brownlee, Wallace; Ciccarelli, Olga; Comi, Giancarlo; Costa, Gloria Dalla; Cramer, Stig P; Drulovic, Jelena; Enzinger, Christian; Fainardi, Enrico et al. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013016
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: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Auger, Cristina; Benkert, Pascal; Clarke, Margareta A; Comabella, Manuel; Fissolo, Nicolas; Granziera, Cristina; Kuhle, Jens; Montalban, Xavier; Pareto, Deborah; Pinteac, Rucsanda et al. DOI: 10.1177/13524585211010082
PMID: 34390102 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Eur J Neurol. 2022 Jan;29(1):3-11. doi: 10.1111/ene.15065. Epub 2021 Sep 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Auger, C; Pareto, D; Quintana, M; Rovira, A; Santamarina, E; Sarria-Estrada, S; Sueiras, M; Toledo, M et al. DOI: 10.1111/ene.15065
PMID: 34859704 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal Year: 2022 Reference: Mult Scler. 2022 Jul;28(8):1209-1218. doi: 10.1177/13524585211061339. Epub 2021 Dec 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Juli; Auger, Cristina; Aymerich, Francesc Xavier; Corral, Juan Francisco; de Barros, Andrea; Llado, Xavier; Montalban, Xavier; Ng Wong, Yiken Karelys; Oliver, Arnau; Pareto, Deborah et al. DOI: 10.1177/13524585211061339
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
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
Els doctors Xavier Montalban, Àlex Rovira i Mar Tintoré han estat reconeguts en la categoria de Neurociències i Comportament, i el doctor Jordi Rello en la categoria Interdisciplinària.
The program, promoted by Biocat in collaboration with CIMIT (Boston), is aimed at entrepreneurs in the process of bringing their technology to market in the next few years.
Magnetic Resonance image analysis
