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 group’s basic and clinical research activity, above all, surrounds the fields of inflammation and repair, respiratory insufficiency and tissue hypoxia, and these fields complement one another and are connected through the study of conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, infections, transplants, pulmonary hypertension or sleep-related breathing disorders.
The group has an experimental research laboratory and a clinical research and clinical trial unit. It is made up of professionals from different specialties (pulmonologists, biologists, nurses, laboratory technicians, physiotherapists etc.). This multidisciplinary team provides an added value to the group and guarantees the existence of the critical mass necessary to carry out scientific projects.
Our group is a node that belongs to the CIBERES network (CIBER for respiratory diseases) and also works in collaboration with groups of the highest national and international prestige.
PMID: 35312559 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2022 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2022 Apr;58(4):369-371. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.09.014. Epub 2021 Oct 12. Impact factor: 4.872 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Lloberes, Patricia, Silveira, Maria Guadalupe, Sampol, Julia, Esquinas, Cristina, Espinel, Eugenia, Ferrer, Roser, Gonzalo, Marta, Sampol, Gabriel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.09.014
PMID: 35506108 Journal: Pulmonary Circulation Year: 2022 Reference: Pulm Circ. 2022 Jan 20;12(1):e12024. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12024. eCollection 2022 Jan. Impact factor: 3.017 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Simon, Marc A, Hanrott, Kate, Budd, David C, Torres, Fernando, Grunig, Ekkehard, Escribano-Subias, Pilar, Meseguer, Manuel L, Halank, Michael, Opitz, Christian, Hall, David A et al. DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12024
PMID: 35503227 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIONAL ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2022 May 2:0. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0816. Impact factor: 7.033 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Dominguez-Ortega, J, Luna-Porta, J A, Olaguibel, J M, Barranco, E, Arismendi, E, Barroso, B, Betancor, D, Bobolea, I, Caballero, M L, Cardaba, B et al. DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0816
PMID: 35462365 Journal: RESPIRATION Year: 2022 Reference: Respiration. 2022 Apr 22:1-11. doi: 10.1159/000524263. Impact factor: 3.58 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Piccari, Lucilla, Wort, Stephen John, Meloni, Federica, Rizzo, Monica, Price, Laura C, Martino, Lavinia, Salvaterra, Elena, Scelsi, Laura, Lopez Meseguer, Manuel, Blanco, Isabel et al. DOI: 10.1159/000524263
PMID: 34312290 Journal: MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH Year: 2021 Reference: Mol Cancer Res. 2021 Nov;19(11):1840-1853. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-21-0220. Epub 2021 Jul 26. Impact factor: 5.852 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Blommaert, Eline, Herranz, Carmen, Roman, Antonio, Saez, Berta, Ancochea, Julio, Valenzuela, Claudia, Ussetti, Piedad, Laporta, Rosalia, Rodriguez-Portal, Jose A, van Moorsel, Coline H M et al. DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-21-0220
PMID: 34269633 Journal: ANNALS OF MEDICINE Year: 2021 Reference: Ann Med. 2021 Dec;53(1):1152-1158. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1949489. Impact factor: 4.709 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martinez-Gestoso, Sandra, Garcia-Sanz, Maria-Teresa, Calvo-Alvarez, Uxio, Doval-Oubina, Liliana, Camba-Matos, Sandra, Salgado, Francisco-Javier, Munoz, Xavier, Perez-Lopez-Corona, Purificacion, Gonzalez-Barcala, Francisco-Javier et al. DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1949489
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: 34168063 Journal: European Respiratory Review Year: 2021 Reference: Eur Respir Rev. 2021 Jun 23;30(160). pii: 30/160/210075. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0075-2021. Print 2021 Jun 30. Impact factor: 8.839 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Nunez, Alexa, Urrutia, Gerard, Mohammed, Jibril, Vazquez-Niebla, Juan Carlos, Monteagudo, Monica, Auladell-Rispau, Ariadna, Miravitlles, Marc et al. DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0075-2021
PMID: 31387460 Journal: PERFUSION-UK Year: 2020 Reference: Perfusion. 2020 Apr;35(3):267-270. doi: 10.1177/0267659119864813. Epub 2019 Aug 7. Impact factor: 1.234 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Argudo, Eduard, Riera, Jordi, Luque, Sonia, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Lopez-Meseguer, Manuel, Sandiumenge, Alberto, Nuvials, Xavier, Grau, Santiago, Ferrer, Ricard et al. DOI: 10.1177/0267659119864813
PMID: 31128848 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2020 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2020 Mar;56(3):139-140. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.04.008. Epub 2019 May 22. Impact factor: 4.957 Publication type: Editorial in national publication Authors: de Souza-Galvao, Maria Luiza, Jimenez-Fuentes, Maria Angeles et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.04.008
PMID: 31128847 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2020 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2020 Apr;56(4):252. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.03.030. Epub 2019 May 23. Impact factor: 4.957 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Felipe Montiel, Almudena, Loor Reyes, Karina, Culebras Amigo, Mario et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.03.030
PMID: 32280207 Journal: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Year: 2020 Reference: Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2020 Mar 31;15:681-690. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S240720. eCollection 2020. Impact factor: 2.772 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nunez, Alexa, Marras, Viviana, Harlander, Matevz, Mekov, Evgeni, Esquinas, Cristina, Turel, Matjaz, Lestan, David, Petkov, Rosen, Yanev, Nikolay, Pirina, Pietro et al. DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S240720
PMID: 29892042 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY Year: 2018 Reference: Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 Jun;42(6):1127-1139. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0099-9. Epub 2018 Jun 11. Impact factor: 5.151 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: de Terreros, Francisco J Gomez, Khalyfa, Abdelnaby, Gozal, David, Masa, Juan F, Marin, Jose Maria, Qiao, Zhuanghong, Corral, Jaime, Gonzalez, Monica, Marti, Sergi, Kheirandish-Gozal, Leila et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0099-9
PMID: 29878856 Journal: Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery Year: 2018 Reference: J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv. 2018 Oct;31(5):281-289. doi: 10.1089/jamp.2017.1443. Epub 2018 Jun 7. Impact factor: 2.927 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Herrero-Cortina, Beatriz, Alcaraz, Victoria, Vilaro, Jordi, Torres, Antoni, Polverino, Eva et al. DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2017.1443
PMID: 29793964 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Year: 2018 Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul 26;56(8). pii: JCM.00142-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00142-18. Print 2018 Aug. Impact factor: 4.054 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Len, Oscar, Teresa Martin-Gomez, Maria, Baroja, Aida, Berastegui, Cristina, Deu, Maria, Sacanell, Judith, Roman, Antonio, Gavalda, Joan, Los-Arcos, Ibai et al. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00142-18
PMID: 29779238 Journal: HISTOPATHOLOGY Year: 2018 Reference: Histopathology. 2018 Oct;73(4):593-600. doi: 10.1111/his.13656. Epub 2018 Jul 5. Impact factor: 3.267 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Montero, M Angeles, de Gracia, Javier, Culebras, Mario, Mugnier, Jacqueline, Alvarez, Antonio, Berastegui, Cristina, Ortiz-Villalon, Cristian et al. DOI: 10.1111/his.13656
PMID: 28008659 Journal: CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2017 Reference: Clin Transplant. 2017 Mar;31(3). doi: 10.1111/ctr.12898. Epub 2017 Jan 27. Impact factor: 1.865 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Berastegui, Cristina, Gomez-Olles, Susana, Sanchez-Vidaurre, Sara, Culebras, Mario, Monforte, Victor, Lopez-Meseguer, Manuel, Bravo, Carlos, Ramon, Maria-Antonia, Romero, Laura, Sole, Joan et al. DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12898
PMID: 27914752 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2017 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2017 Jun;53(6):318-323. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2016.08.016. Epub 2016 Nov 30. Impact factor: 2.979 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Cruz, Maria Jesus, Curull, Victor, Pijuan, Lara, Alvarez-Simon, Daniel, Sanchez-Font, Albert, de Gracia, Javier, Culebras, Mario, Ferrer, Jaume et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2016.08.016
PMID: 28598197 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Year: 2017 Reference: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep 15;196(6):680-689. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201611-2201PP. Impact factor: 13.204 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vasakova, Martina, Morell, Ferran, Walsh, Simon, Leslie, Kevin, Raghu, Ganesh et al. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201611-2201PP
PMID: 27615811 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2017 Reference: Am J Transplant. 2017 May;17(5):1304-1312. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14042. Epub 2016 Oct 14. Impact factor: 6.165 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Roman, A, Peghin, M, Hirsch, H H, Len, O, Codina, G, Berastegui, C, Saez, B, Sole, J, Cabral, E, Sole, A et al. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14042
The EXPOSIM project will investigate the impact of environmental stressors such as pollution, noise and aeroallergens on immune-mediated diseases.
This recognition highlights both his career and the level of respiratory research in Spain.
The ERS Awards recognize outstanding members for their exceptional contributions in the field of respiratory medicine.
EXIMIOUS (Mapping Exposure-Induced Immune Effects: Connecting the Exposome and the Immunome), un projecte finançat per la Unió Europea que engloba 15 organitzacions de 7 països europeus.
EXIMIOUS té com a objectiu estudiar l’exposoma, és a dir, l’exposició a factors ambientals al llarg de la vida, per entendre la seva relació amb les malalties immunomediades, com ara les malalties autoimmunes o les al·lèrgies. Des del VHIR està liderat per la Dra. M Jesús Cruz i el seu equip de Pneumologia.
