Today has started the 8th VHIR’s Scientific Conference. During two days, 41 physicians in training, 36 predoctoral researchers, 9 postdoctoral researchers and 9 researchers in nursing will present what they are currently investigating at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR).On this edition the sessions will take place in different places: the Auditorium of the 10th floor of the hospital will host the first part of the predoctoral sessions and all the nursing presentations, the second part of the predoc sessions will take place at the conference room of the Collserola building, the conference room of the ground floor of the hospital will host the presentations of the physicians in training, and the auditorium of the Pavelló Docent building will host the presentations of the postdoctoral researchers.The best presentations will be awarded at the "http://www.vhir.org/activitats/relacioactivitats_detall.asp?any=2014&num=219&mv1=4&mv2=1&Idioma=ca" 18th Annual Conference, that will take place on Friday at the Pavelló Docent. On the ceremony, will be also recognized the winners of the VHIR predoctoral grants, the ‘VHIR friends’ predoctoral grants, and the post-mir grant by the Obra Social ‘la Caixa’.The annual lecture will be pronounced by the editor-in-chief of the prestigious scientific journal The Lancet, Dr. Richard Horton. The title of his speech is “Science and charity: reflections on the purpose of medicine and the meaning of health”.- "http://www.vhir.org/DDGRecerca%5CDOCENCIAACTIVITATS%5C2014%5C2014_0235%5C2014_0235_006.pdf" Program of the 8th VHIR Scientific Session "http://www.vhir.org/DDGRecerca%5CDOCENCIAACTIVITATS%5C2014%5C2014_0219%5C2014_0219_003.pdf" - Program of the 18th Annual Conference