Aims

Our research is focused on the field of diabetes mellitus. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is the main cause of blindness in working-age individuals and there is a lack of effective treatment. The main objective in this area is not only to investigate the pathogenesis of PDR and diabetic macular edema, but also to characterize new therapeutic targets.

Head of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group: Rafael Simó Canonge
Lab Phone: 93 489  4172 
rsimo@ir.vhebron.net  

Researchers Cristina Hernández Pascual Marta García-Ramírez Jordi Mesa Manteca Albert Lecube Torelló Gemma Francisco Expósito PhD Student Esther Carrasco de Miguel Mónica Higuera Urbano

«Pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy ».
Coordinator:Rafael Simó Canonge.
Study of pathogenic mechanisms involved in the development of diabetic retinopathy.

«Cardiovascular disease and diabetes ».
Coordinator:Cristina Hernández Pascual.
Analysis of non classic risc factors for identifiying diabetic patients at high risk to develop cardiovascular disease

«Hepatitis C virus as a risk factor to develop diabetes ».
Coordinator:Rafael Simó canonge y Cristina Hernández Pascual
To study the pathogenic mechanisms involved in diabetes development associated to hepatitis C virus infection.