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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Many rare diseases of genetic origin affect neurodevelopment, causing severe motor problems that are difficult to treat. Our team uses a multidisciplinary approach to develop personalized treatments based on precision medicine with these objectives:
Our team promotes clinical and translational research in hospital care programs, such as units specialized in Dystonia and other Movement Disorders, Ataxias and Paraparesis, the Fetal Medicine Unit for Prenatal Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases and the Gene Therapy group for Neuromuscular pathology. Our researchers lead projects in the ERN-RND.
IP: Nerea Maiz Elizaran Collaborators: Josefa Élida Vázquez Méndez, Marta Codina Solà, Ma Irene Valenzuela Palafoll, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Eulàlia Rovira Moreno, David Gómez Andrés, Amaia Lasa Aranzasti, Elena Moreno Perez Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 197000 Reference: 202420-10 Duration: 20/02/2025 - 19/02/2028
IP: Belen Perez Dueñas Collaborators: Marta Codina Solà, Maria Mar Hernandez Guillamon, Anna Rosell Novel, David Gómez Andrés Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 185165.07 Reference: PMPER24/00021 Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026
IP: Belen Perez Dueñas Collaborators: Anna Marcé Grau, Manel Alberich Jordà, Ana Laura Cazurro Gutierrez, Lucy Dougherty de Miguel Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 140000 Reference: PI24/01083 Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2027
IP: Begoña Benito Villabriga Collaborators: Carmen Escudero Iriarte, Laia Ventura i Expósito, Susana Otero Romero, Ibane Abasolo Olaortua, Ignacio Ferreira González, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Carlos Nos Llopis, Pablo Velasco Puyó, Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, María Rosario Pérez- Torres Lobato, Sunny Malhotra Sareen, Belen Perez Dueñas, Jaume Sastre Garriga, Joan López Hellin, Antonia Sambola Ayala, Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Nuria Rivas Gandara, Jordi Perez Rodon, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Manuel Comabella Lopez, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, Gisela Teixido Tura, Antonia Pijuan Domenech, Roser Ferrer Costa, Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Carmen Tur Gomez, Maria Cristina Díaz de Heredia Rubio, Laia Yañez Bisbe, Julia German Cortes, Maria Jose Pérez García, Miguel Segura Ginard, Diego Baranda Martínez-Abasca, Cristina Auger Acosta, Neus Bellera Gotarda, Herena Eixarch Ahufinger, M Mar Mañu Pereira, Deborah Pareto Onghena, Lorena Valero Arrese, Aitor Uribarri Gonzalez, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Mar Tintore Subirana, Bruno García del Blanco, Maria Teresa Salcedo Allende, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Ana Belén Méndez Fernández, Xavier Montalban Gairín, Simon Schwartz Navarro, Anna Llort Sales, Carmen Espejo Ruiz, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Angels Alcina Mila, Sandra Mancilla Zamora, Zamira Vanessa Diaz Riascos, Ana Zabalza de Torres, Marc Miquel Moltó Abad, Javier Inserte Igual, Luciana Midaglia Fernandez, Elizabeth Pando Rau, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, Ana Laura Cazurro Gutierrez, David Gómez Andrés, Alvaro Cobo Calvo, Alvaro Calabuig Goena, Joaquin Castillo Justribo, Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo, Andres Miguez Gonzalez, Josep Roma Castanyer, Laura Dos Subirá, Nicolás Miguel Fissolo, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Tian Tian, Fernanda Raquel Da Silva Andrade, Diana Fernandes de Rafael, Andrea Guala Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 2494527.53 Reference: FORT23/00034 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027
PMID: 39825153 Journal: NATURE MEDICINE Year: 2025 Reference: Nat Med. 2025 Jan 17. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03420-w. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aretz, Stefan; Baets, Jonathan; Beltran, Sergi; Benetti, Elisa; Brookes, Anthony J; Brunner, Han G; Bullich, Gemma; Chinnery, Patrick F; Clayton-Smith, Jill; Cohen, Enzo et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03420-w
PMID: 39888844 Journal: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY Year: 2025 Reference: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Jan 31. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16215. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cazurro-Gutierrez, Ana; De Francesch, Valeria; Dougherty-de Miguel, Lucia; Espanol-Martin, Gemma; Ferrero-Turrion, Julia; Gomez-Andres, David; Gonzalez, Victoria; Marce-Grau, Anna; Moreno-Galdo, Antonio; Perez-Duenas, Belen et al. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.16215
PMID: 39962046 Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2025 Reference: Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 17;16(1):1703. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56876-w. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abad, Maria Alba; Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed S; Abdel-Salam, Ghada M H; Abou Jamra, Rami; Afzal, Erum; Aggarwal, Vimla S; Al-Sannaa, Nouriya Abbas; Alabdi, Lama; Albert, Dara V F; Alkuraya, Fowzan Sami et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56876-w
PMID: 39548747 Journal: MOVEMENT DISORDERS Year: 2024 Reference: Mov Disord. 2024 Nov;39(11):2125-2126. doi: 10.1002/mds.30018. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Katanaev, Vladimir L; Lasa-Aranzasti, Amaia; Perez-Duenas, Belen; Solis, Gonzalo P et al. DOI: 10.1002/mds.30018
PMID: 39665962 Journal: PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS Year: 2024 Reference: Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Dec 4:107216. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107216. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Caviness, John N; de Koning-Tijssen, Marina Aj; Erro, Roberto; Frucht, Steven; Ganos, Christos; Hallett, Mark; Latorre, Anna; Pena, Ashley; Perez-Duenas, Belen; Rossi, Malco et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107216
PMID: 39679832 Journal: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY Year: 2024 Reference: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Dec 16. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16214. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cazurro-Gutierrez, Ana; De Francesch, Valeria; Dougherty-de Miguel, Lucia; Espanol-Martin, Gemma; Ferrero-Turrion, Julia; Gomez-Andres, David; Gonzalez, Victoria; Marce-Grau, Anna; Moreno-Galdo, Antonio; Perez-Duenas, Belen et al. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.16214
PMID: 36201015 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Neurol. 2023 Feb;270(2):797-809. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11412-4. Epub 2022 Oct 6. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Boesch, Sylvia; Centen, Liesanne M; Graessner, Holm; Kovacs, Norbert; Koy, Anne; Perez-Duenas, Belen; Pinter, David; Reinhard, Carola; Tijssen, Marina A J; van Egmond, Martje E et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11412-4
PMID: 35723607 Journal: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023 Feb;65(2):207-214. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15298. Epub 2022 Jun 20. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvarez, Ramiro; Carvalho, Joao; Cazurro-Gutierrez, Ana; Correa-Vela, Marta; Ferrero-Turrion, Julia; Gonzalez, Victoria; Macaya-Ruiz, Alfons; Marce-Grau, Anna; Moreno, Antonio; Perez-Duenas, Belen et al. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15298
PMID: 37107582 Journal: Genes Year: 2023 Reference: Genes (Basel). 2023 Mar 29;14(4):822. doi: 10.3390/genes14040822. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bozovic, Ivana Babic; Cazurro-Gutierrez, Ana; Diaw, Sokhna Haissatou; Gonzalez, Victoria; Grozinger, Anne; Korenke, G Christoph; Lohmann, Katja; Macaya, Alfons; Maver, Ales; Munchau, Alexander et al. DOI: 10.3390/genes14040822
PMID: 37205244 Journal: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice Year: 2023 Reference: Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2023 Apr 4;10(5):748-755. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13728. eCollection 2023 May. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Batla, Amit; Ben-Pazi, Hilla; Cosentino, Carlos; Dale, Russell C; Ebrahimi-Fakhari, Darius; Friedman, Jennifer; Fung, Victor S C; Hoshino, Kyoko; Kurian, Manju A; Lin, Jean-Pierre et al. DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13728
PMID: 36365918 Journal: SENSORS Year: 2022 Reference: Sensors (Basel). 2022 Oct 27;22(21). pii: s22218220. doi: 10.3390/s22218220. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Benito-Leon, Julian; Domingo-Santos, Angela; Garcia Cena, Cecilia E; Gomez-Andres, David; Moreno-Garcia, Sara; Pulido-Valdeolivas, Irene; Sanchez-Seco, Victoria Galan et al. DOI: 10.3390/s22218220
PMID: 36233161 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES Year: 2022 Reference: Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 6;23(19). pii: ijms231911847. doi: 10.3390/ijms231911847. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilera-Albesa, Sergio; Andres-Borderia, Amparo; Baviera-Munoz, Raquel; Bernado-Fonz, Raquel; Darling, Alejandra; Duat-Rodriguez, Anna; Espinos, Carmen; Fuster, Candela; Garcia-Ribes, Ainhoa; Gordo, Mar O'Callaghan et al. DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911847
PMID: 36247910 Journal: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice Year: 2022 Reference: Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2022 Aug 22;9(7):979-982. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13528. eCollection 2022 Oct. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Macaya, Alfons; Martorell, Loreto; Ortigoza-Escobar, Juan Dario; Perez-Duenas, Belen et al. DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13528
PMID: 36096018 Journal: PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS Year: 2022 Reference: Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Oct;103:112-114. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.08.032. Epub 2022 Sep 7. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Bescos, Agustin; Cazurro-Gutierrez, Ana; Gonzalez, Victoria; Ispierto, Lourdes; Lasa-Aranzasti, Amaia; Macaya-Ruiz, Alfons; Moreno-Galdo, Antonio; Perez-Duenas, Belen; Plaja, Alberto; Tardaguila, Manel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.08.032
PMID: 34736625 Journal: NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS Year: 2021 Reference: Neuromuscul Disord. 2021 Oct;31(10):1038-1050. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2021.08.006. Epub 2021 Oct 9. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Gomez-Andres, David; Oulhissane, Amal; Quijano-Roy, Susana et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2021.08.006
PMID: 34676528 Journal: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Rev Neurol. 2021 Nov 1;73(9):307-314. doi: 10.33588/rn.7309.2021228. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Abenza-Albidua, M J; de Gorostegui, A; Fernandez-Jimenez, J; Gomez-Andres, D; Lopez-Lopez, J; Martin-Gonzalo, J A; Perez-Villena, A; Pulido-Valdeolivas, I; Rausell, E et al. DOI: 10.33588/rn.7309.2021228
PMID: 34238719 Journal: NEUROLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Neurologia. 2021 Oct;36(8):636-637. doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.10.005. Epub 2021 Jul 6. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Gomez-Andres, D; Martinez-Moreno, M; Vazquez-Costa, J F et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2020.10.003
PMID: 34240052 Journal: Brain communications Year: 2021 Reference: Brain Commun. 2021 Apr 11;3(3):fcab075. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab075. eCollection 2021 Jul. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvarez, Rachel; Ben Yaou, Rabah; Bertoli, Marta; Bonne, Gisele; Bonnemann, Carsten G; Castiglioni, Claudia; D'Amico, Adele; Dabaj, Ivana; Deconinck, Nicolas; Desguerre, Isabelle et al. DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab075
PMID: 33629063 Journal: Brain communications Year: 2020 Reference: Brain Commun. 2020 Oct 26;2(2):fcaa178. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa178. eCollection 2020. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Angiti, Rajeshwar Reddy; Bhattacharya, Kaustuv; Biggin, Andrew; Chong, W Kling; Dale, Russell C; Goetti, Robert; Gregory, Allison; Hayflick, Susan; Hogarth, Penelope; Kurian, Manju et al. DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa178
PMID: 33519696 Journal: Frontiers in Neurology Year: 2020 Reference: Front Neurol. 2021 Jan 14;11:616569. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.616569. eCollection 2020. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Bachoud-Levi, Anne-Catherine; Baumer, Tobias; Bertini, Enrico; Brunelle, Alicia; Buizer, Annemieke I; Federico, Antonio; Gasser, Thomas; Graessner, Holm; Groeschel, Samuel; Hermanns, Sanja et al. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.616569
PMID: 33182294 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2020 Reference: J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 9;9(11). pii: jcm9113603. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113603. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Amaro-Rodriguez, Rosanel; Amengual-Pieras, Esther; Armengot-Carceller, Miguel; Asensio, Oscar; Baz-Redon, Noelia; Caballero-Rabasco, M Araceli; Camats-Tarruella, Nuria; Castillo-Corullon, Silvia; Cols, Maria; Dasi, Francisco et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm9113603
PMID: NOPMID0079 Journal: IEEE Access Year: 2020 Reference: IEEE Access. 2020;8:87201-13. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2992254 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia Cena, Cecilia E; Gómez Andrés, David; Pulido Valdeoliva, Irene et al. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2992254
PMID: 31745482 Journal: Movement disorders clinical practice Year: 2019 Reference: Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2019 Oct 25;6(8):704-707. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12842. eCollection 2019 Nov. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Darling, Alejandra; Duenas, Belen Perez; Espinos, Carmen; Garrido, Cristina; Marti, Maria Jose; Martins, Joana; Temudo, Teresa et al. DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12842
PMID: 31727541 Journal: NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS Year: 2019 Reference: Neuromuscul Disord. 2019 Nov;29(11):827-841. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.08.011. Epub 2019 Sep 16. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Bonnemann, Carsten G; Carlier, Robert Y; Chardon, Jodi Warman; Diaz-Manera, Jordi; Gomez-Andres, David; Hanna, Michael; Heerschap, Arend; Jungbluth, Heinz; Mercuri, Eugenio; Morrow, Jasper M et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.08.011
PMID: NOPMID0062 Journal: Entropy Year: 2019 Reference: Entropy. 2019 Sep 6;21(9):868. doi:10.3390/e21090868 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al. DOI: 10.3390/e21090868
PMID: 31095747 Journal: JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE Year: 2019 Reference: J Inherit Metab Dis. 2019 Jul;42(4):581-597. doi: 10.1002/jimd.12125. Epub 2019 Jun 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Baide-Mairena, Heidy; Marce-Grau, Anna; Marti-Sanchez, Laura; Ortigoza-Escobar, Juan Dario; Perez-Duenas, Belen et al. DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12125
PMID: 33265160 Journal: Entropy Year: 2018 Reference: Entropy (Basel). 2018 Jan 19;20(1). pii: e20010077. doi: 10.3390/e20010077. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gomez-Andres, David; Lopez-Lopez, Javier; Martin-Gonzalo, Juan Andres; Pascual-Pascual, Samuel Ignacio; Pulido-Valdeolivas, Irene; Rausell, Estrella; Zanin, Massimiliano et al. DOI: 10.3390/e20010077
PMID: 30304743 Journal: NEUROPEDIATRICS Year: 2018 Reference: Neuropediatrics. 2018 Dec;49(6):408-413. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1673332. Epub 2018 Oct 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilera-Albesa, Sergio; Aisa, Eduardo; Artuch, Rafael; Bolasell, Merce; Cancho-Candela, Ramon; Carrasco-Marina, M Llanos; Carratala, Francisco; Couce, Maria L; Cuadras, Daniel; Felipe, Ana et al. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1673332
PMID: 30176098 Journal: HUMAN MUTATION Year: 2018 Reference: Hum Mutat. 2018 Dec;39(12):1752-1763. doi: 10.1002/humu.23638. Epub 2018 Sep 17. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Alsina, Laia; Casas-Alba, Didac; Castejon, Esperanza; Garcia-Alix, Alfredo; Martinez-Monseny, Antonio; Navarro-Vilarrubi, Sergi; Palau, Francesc; Perez-Duenas, Belen; Pino-Ramirez, Rosa M; Serrano, Mercedes et al. DOI: 10.1002/humu.23638
PMID: 30066418 Journal: MUSCLE & NERVE Year: 2018 Reference: Muscle Nerve. 2018 Dec;58(6):812-817. doi: 10.1002/mus.26312. Epub 2018 Nov 18. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alejaldre, Aida; Alonso-Jimenez, Alicia; Bonne, Gisele; Carlier, Robert Y; Dabaj, Ivana; Diaz-Manera, Jordi; Gomez Garcia de la Banda, Marta; Gomez-Andres, David; Gonzalez-Mera, Laura; Lopez de Munain, Adolfo et al. DOI: 10.1002/mus.26312