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
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Our laboratory, in the Neuromuscular Disorders Unit of the Neurology Service, has a twenty-year history of clinical care and research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neurone diseases (hereditary, spastic paraplegia, post-polio syndrome, Hirayama disease, spinal muscular atrophy), myasthenia gravis, genetically determined myopathies, and peripheral neuropathies. Our main lines of research focus on the molecular mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and how genetic mutations in family ELA predispose or modify genetic factors. We also look for effective biomarkers in blood and in cerebrospinal fluid that allow the evaluation of new medication.
IP: José Manuel Vidal Taboada Collaborators: Maria Jose Herrero Mata, Maria Salvadó Figueras, Josep Gamez Carbonell, Consuelo Garcia Carmona, Arnau Llauradó Gayete Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 117370 Reference: PI19/00593 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024
PMID: 37858895 Journal: Neurologia Year: 2023 Reference: Neurologia (Engl Ed). 2023 Oct 17:S2173-5808(23)00054-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2021.02.010. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abraira, L; Ballve, A; Campos, D; Costa E Silva, Matheus; Dienstmann, Rodrigo; Fonseca, E; Gil Ferreira, Carlos; Llaurado, A; Lopes David, Bruna Bianca; Nazareth Aguiar Junior, Pedro et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2021.02.010
PMID: 37034728 Journal: Year: 2023 Reference: medRxiv. 2023 Sep 18:2023.03.27.23287713. doi: 10.1101/2023.03.27.23287713. Preprint. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Abraira, L; Ballve, A; Batzler, Anthony; Bianchi, Sevim B; Biernacka, Joanna M; Campos, D; Coombes, Brandon J; Cox, Nancy J; Davis, Lea K; Ehinmowo, Michael et al. DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.27.23287713
PMID: 37935568 Journal: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS Year: 2023 Reference: J Med Genet. 2023 Nov 7:jmg-2023-109473. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2023-109473. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso Pacheco, M L; Baniandres Rodriguez, O; Beggs, Alan; Ben Yaou, Rabah; Bertini, Enrico Silvio; Bloch, Adrien; Boespflug-Tanguy, Odile; Bonne, Gisele; Chapon, Francoise; Cossee, Mireille et al. DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2023-109473
PMID: 37943110 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Year: 2023 Reference: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Nov 9. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202305-0896OC. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agerstrand, Cara; Ait Hssain, Ali; Arcadipane, Antonio; Balik, Martin; Beggs, Alan; Ben Yaou, Rabah; Bertini, Enrico Silvio; Bloch, Adrien; Boespflug-Tanguy, Odile; Bonne, Gisele et al. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202305-0896OC
