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Zoonotic Anticipation and Preparedness Initiative (ZAPI)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

... animal models will be used to characterize protective or therapeutic efficacy of developed vaccines and neutralizing reagents. In silico B-cell epitope mapping and state-of-the-art immune-structural analyses will further predict key immunogens of target as well as related viruses, and demonstrate potential of immuno-profiling technologies to be applied in the face of emerging virus outbreaks. Mul ...
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Pollinator responses to global change and its implications for ecosystem function (BeeFun)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

...eloping a framework that goes beyond aggregate biodiversity measures and takes into account trait functional diversity, species specific responses, and community structure. I will use new synthetic analysis of existing datasets form Europe and US, and long-term monitoring of experimentally manipulated natural communities in southern Spain.
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Macrobenthic communities associated with deep wood falls lying in submarine canyons (DeepFall)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 29, 2018,

Life in the deep-sea ecosystems is generally dependent on the constant rain and fall of particles and matter from the photic zone and the continental shelf. Submarine canyons may trap and concentrate large organic falls (e.g. terrestrial debris and sunken wood) from wide areas. Its accumulation on canyon floor creates “islands” that contribute to deep-sea species diversity and dispersal. Therefore ...
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Impact of global change on the remobilization and Bioaccumulation of organic Pollutants in PolAr aquatic food webs (BioPollAr)

Start date: Jun 16, 2015, End date: Jun 15, 2018,

Global change, especially global warming, is affecting the Polar Areas with great magnitude. Some of the most rapid changes associated with warming are occurring in polar terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, associated with changes in the carbon cycle (C-cycle), sea ice dynamics, nutrient loadings and perturbation of sinks of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and greenhouse gases. In ...
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Maize Candy-leaf mutants: a tool for the study of grass-specific cell wall biology with potential applications in renewable energy production and cereal crop pathogen protection (GRASSWALL)

Start date: May 13, 2014, End date: May 12, 2018,

A modern bioeconomy needs to valorise the potential of carbon neutral resources, in particular the environmentally and socially acceptable, and economically competitive utilization of plant biomass. Most of the plant biomass consists of durable lignocellulosics what provide structural strength for the plant and are the first line of defence against invading pathogens. It is thus desirable to impro ...
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Implementation of a Novel Brain Machine Interface to Restore Limb Movement and Promote Recovery from Partial Spinal Cord Injury: Basic Studies and Clinical Application (NeuroPlast)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

...tchable opportunity for me to develop critical neuroscience, neural engineering, and clinical skills, which will broaden my current competencies in these areas. I will also receive training on management, tutoring, teaching, proposal writing and ethics, which will allow me to assume the expected multiple roles of a researcher. Finally, I expect that this project will allow me to broaden my network ...
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The Role of Mixotrophs in the Oceanic Carbon Cycle (MixOCarb)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

...evels, ranging from gene expression patterns at the molecular level to the diversity and activity patterns on the ecosystem scale. In particular (i) a molecular study using transcriptome and proteome analysis will elucidate the metabolic integration of their nutritional pathways, (ii) their contribution to biogeochemical cycles will be quantified by NanoSIMS technology, and (iii) ecological factor ...
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TEMPORARY VERSUS PERMANENT MIGRATION (TEMPER)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

"The overall objective of the TEMPER project consists of providing a comprehensive assessment of the pros and cons of recent initiatives to promote circular migration as an alternative to more traditional forms of temporary and permanent migration, not only among prospective migrants but also among current residents in the EU. These initiatives usually rely on a poor understanding of the ultimate ...
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Parasite-specific cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitors to target Neglected Parasitic Diseases (PDE4NPD)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

This project aims to unite global efforts to target the highly druggable class of enzymes called cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) in the fight for neglected parasitic diseases (NPD). It will establish a drug discovery platform, PDE4NPD, that combines phenotypic screening with efficient target-centric drug discovery, including target validation, various strategies for compound screening, ...
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Philosophy of History and Globalisation of Knowledge. Cultural Bridges Between Europe and Latin America (WORLDBRIDGES)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

"Bridges are built to interchange not only goods, but also knowledge, received historical heritage and ethical-political projects that can complement one another. International cooperation can only be fruitful if it is based on real dialogue, interaction and engagement, in this specific case that of Europe, Euro-Mediterranean and Latin America. The exchange scheme WORLDBRIDGES consists in facilita ...
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Biopolymer Based FOOd Delivery Systems (BIBAFOODS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

"The “BIopolymer BAsed FOOd Delivery Systems” (BIBAFOODS) network will train young researchers for the advancement of food science and technology, by providing them with the complementary skills necessary to develop the future sustainable food industry and entrepreneurial skills crucial for creating biotechnological food oriented start-up companies. This collaborative training network will combine ...
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MARINE environmental in situ Assessment and monitoring tool BOX (MARIABOX)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

"MariaBox will develop a wireless marine environment analysis device for monitoring chemical and biological pollutants while installed into a buoy, a maritime means of transport or a mooring. The device, based on novel biosensors, will be of high-sensitivity, portable and capable of repeating measurements over a long time, allowing permanent deployment at sea. The word “MARIA” is the plural of the ...
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BIOdiversity over Microevolutionary and Macroevolutionary scales: Evolutionary and ecological determinants revisited (BIOMME)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

...flies that includes genomic, morphological, ecological, geographic and paleontological data to further investigate processes at each evolutionary scale; (2) using genomic data and phylogeographic analyses to test speciation theories by investigating the determinants of species formation within selected species-groups; (3) using the ecomorphological dataset and time-calibrated phylogenies to unders ...
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The most cosmopolitan animal migration: phylogeography and population genomics of the butterfly Vanessa cardui (MIGRATION)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

...stributional range of any migratory species, its migratory behavior is poorly known. In this project I propose to perform a comprehensive study of V. cardui genetic population structure, including an analysis of its worldwide migratory routes, the genetic causes and consequences of migration, aspects of the physiology of its migratory habits and possible outcomes of future climatic changes. This m ...
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Forest resources for Iberian Empires: Ecology and Globalization in the Age of Discovery (FORSEADISCOVERY)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

...ties and Life Sciences. The aims of the project are: i) to consolidate a research line combining historical research, underwater archaeology, GIS and wood provenancing methods (dendrochronology, wood anatomy and geo/dendrochemistry); ii) to increase the background and experience of trainees in the different research areas, by engaging the fellows in training courses and workshops aimed at develop ...
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"Chemical programming of Toll like Receptor 4: Design, synthesis and biological studies of prostate-cancer vaccines" (TLRPROSTATE)

Start date: Jan 5, 2015, End date: Jan 4, 2018,

...lex organic molecules. During the return phase, Miranda will integrate his research findings into the studies carried out by the research group at IPNA. The return of knowledge and skills to the Canary Islands, Spain, will take place at a time when there is an increasing support from the government and also European authorities for the development of the Canary Islands as a nerve center in Biomed ...
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Silicon Carbide Power Technology for Energy Eficient Devices (SPEED)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

"Highly efficient Power Electronics (PE) employed in power generation, transmission, and distribution is the prerequisite for the Europe-wide penetration of renewable energies; improves the energy efficiency; increases the power quality and enables continuous voltage regulation, reactive power compensation and automated distribution. It also facilitates the integration of distributed resources lik ...
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High Performance Capture - HiPerCap (HiPerCap)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...e made. Those two technologies will be further studied in order to do a more thorough benchmarking against demonstrated state-of-the-art technologies. A technological roadmap, based on a thorough gap analysis, for industrial demonstration of the two technologies will finally be established.HiPerCap involves 15 partners, from both the public and private sectors (research, academia, and industry), f ...
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Molecular Mechanisms of GABAergic synapse formation: spatial segregation in cortical inhibitory inputs (SYNAPDOMAIN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...e synapses into different subcellular compartments. Promising candidates will then be tested by gain and loss of function experiments using confocal and two-photon microscopy in vivo and cell biology analyses in vitro. To confirm the functional relevance of candidate molecules, we will combine optogenetics tools with gain and loss of function approaches in slices cultures. Unraveling the mechanism ...
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Yeasts for the Sustainability in Viticulture and Oenology (YeSVitE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...However, current economic, ecological and social changes require new strategies for wine production that take an integrated view of the entire wine production chain to ensure sustainability. Current management systems of vineyards and fermentations are indeed not economically or environmentally sustainable. The present proposal will approach this topic from both an environmental, focusing on the t ...
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Research infrastructure for research and innovation policy studies (RISIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...olicies, for research evaluation, and for the quality of policy relevant indicators.The field of science and innovation studies is interdisciplinary, and is related to political sciences, sociology, management and economics. It has a strong quantitative core - with specialties such as scientometrics, technometrics and more widely indicators design - but for many important questions data were lacki ...
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MEditerranean MOntainous LAndscapes: an historical approach to cultural heritage based on traditional agrosystems (MEMOLA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

... to specific relationships with nature: mainly extraction and use of resources. These uses have largely shaped the medium, generating not only its shape, but also the culture that makes possible its management and maintenance.The various exploitation strategies have resulted in different landscapes and forms of cultural expression throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, but have also produced ver ...
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Chemical biology of autophagy (chembio_atg)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Autophagy is a cellular pathway that regulates the degradation and recycling of proteins and organelles. This mechanism is initiated with the formation of a phagophore, a cup-shaped double membrane that engulfs the cytoplasmic material to be degraded. The phagophore is then elongated and sealed to generate an autophagosome that will be fused with a lysosome, thereby delivering the cargo for degrad ...
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Boosting Lignocellulose Biomass Deconstruction with Designer Cellulosomes for Industrial Applications (CellulosomePlus)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

The major bottleneck for plant biomass processing is fiber saccharification: the conversion of cell wall lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars (en route to production of value-added chemicals like second generation biofuels). Some microbes enhance this step by using natural self-assembling proteinaceous nanocatalists known as cellulosomes. CellulosomePlus targets rational design of optim ...
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Development of genomic tools for assessing nutrition, growth and reproduction issues in farmed crustacean species (DeNuGReC)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

The overall aim of this joint exchange programme is to establish a long term bilateral network (Europe & Australia) of researchers active in functional genomics in crustacean aquaculture, strengthen research capacity through exchange of knowledge and expertise in this area, and develop integrated approaches to investigate the main metabolic processes to improve crustacean production due to its hig ...
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Nanometrology Standardization Methods for Magnetic Nanoparticles (NANOMAG)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

The NanoMag project is to improve and redefine existing analyzing methods and in some cases, to develop new analyzing methods for magnetic nanostructures. Using improved manufacturing technologies we will synthesize magnetic nanoparticles with specific properties that will be analyzed with a multitude of characterization techniques (focusing on both structural as well as magnetic properties) and b ...
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Genetic map of European butterflies: Continental-scale cryptic species assessment and comparisons to North America and Australia (EUGENMAP)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

...conservation programs (a critical need given the looming extinction crisis). This project exploits the power of DNA barcoding to deliver a synoptic overview of biodiversity patterns, and focuses this analysis on butterflies as a model system because they are the most intensively studied invertebrate group in the world. Despite its capacity to contribute important insights into biodiversity, prior ...
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Integrated Macro-Financial Modelling for Robust Policy Design (MACFINROBODS)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

...inancial crisis and ensuing Great Recession, economists at policy-making institutions had little choice but to augment macroeconomic models with ad-hoc assumptions and adjustments in order to provide analysis and advice for policy makers. Our consortium’s proposal aims to move policy-focused macroeconomic modelling beyond this approach to the endogenous modelling of the dynamics resulting from fin ...
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Novel uses for graphene (NOVGRAPHENE)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

"Models for novel uses of graphene, not feasible in other materials, will be developed. Emphasis will be made on properties unique to graphene, like its extremely high stiffness, flexibility, tunable metallic features, and very low mass density. Novel applications will be studied in the areas of i) structural deformations and modulation of electronic properties, ii) spin manipulation, and iii) opt ...
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Marine Aerosol NUcleations (MANU)

Start date: Mar 17, 2014, End date: Mar 1, 2017,

The topic of this proposal is the natural marine aerosol, which is of paramount importance at the global scale and influences the Earth’s radiative budget and the biogeochemical cycles. New particle formation dominates the atmospheric aerosol number budgets and most of these particles are formed by nucleation of marine biogenic vapours. MANU (Marine Aerosol NUcleations) aims to directly identify t ...
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Developing smart Coordination Polymer Nanoparticles as Biomedicine for Metastatic Neuroblastoma (NanoCPPs)

Start date: Feb 16, 2015, End date: Feb 15, 2017,

Metastatic neuroblastoma is one of the most challenging malignancies of childhood, being associated with the highest death rate in pediatric oncology (20%). Moreover its prognosis is very poor, practically incurable, what shows the inability of nowadays chemotherapy to eradicate all the illness, underlining the need for novel therapeutic approaches. A current study of the European Group for study ...
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Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Sperm Competitiveness: The Cost and the Avoidance of Oxidative Stress in Sperm Cells (OxiDaSperm)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Sexual selection drives the rapid evolution of reproductive traits and genes. Specifically, high levels of sperm competition (the process in which female promiscuity forces the ejaculates from rival males to compete to fertilize the same ova) results in an improvement in sperm competitiveness. One of the main determinants of sperm competitiveness is swimming velocity, which enables sperm to outcom ...
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Genome-wide screen for new centrosome position regulators (CENTROLOC)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

...omatically identify GFP positive foci and use it to measure among other features centriole number. Remarkably, there is information that was extracted from the collection of images that remain to be analyzed and that can reveal new features about centrosome biology. One exciting example is the analysis of centriole position within the cell. I aim to use the data to identify new candidates required ...
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Travelling knowledge in medieval Islam: the Ash‘arites of al-Andalus and North Africa (TRAKIMI)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

...a. The innovative nature of this project lies in its understudied subject and its interdisciplinary approach that combines philological methods and computational technologies for social network analysis."
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"Technocracy and Democracy: convergence, conflicts and negotiations. A comparative and global analysis of expert knowledge and political power (18th to 21th century)" (TECHDEM)

Start date: Jun 15, 2014, End date: Nov 7, 2016,

...dge interacts with key notions of a given period such as “common good”, “public will” or “legitimate search for private interest”. The project does not remain at the level of a discourse analysis, as it also focuses on institutionalisation of expert practices within the government, in the private sector and in the so-called civil society, including the study of the experts’ capacity to mobilise fi ...
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SILICON FRIENDLY MATERIALS AND DEVICE SOLUTIONS FOR MICROENERGY APPLICATIONS (SINERGY)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

This proposal selects a series of relevant examples of power microgeneration and storage (thermoelectric generators, vibrational harvesters and microstructrured batteries) and pushes them further into their development and performance maturity. With that goal in mind the emphasis is put on the materials themselves and their integration route into a technology able to bring the eventual solutions c ...
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The Sugar Code: from (bio)chemical concept to clinics (GLYCOPHARM)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Coding of biochemical information is commonly described to be based solely on nucleotides and amino acids, whereas carbohydrates, the most abundant type of molecule in Nature, appear sidelined in this respect. That carbohydrates, as part of cellular glycoconjugates, have exceptional talents for building biochemical signals is an emerging insight, at the heart of the concept of the Sugar Code. Intu ...
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The Human Brain Project (HBP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

...Responsible Innovation, and a programme of transdisciplinary education, and develop a framework for collaboration that links the partners under strong scientific leadership and professional project management, providing a coherent European approach and ensuring effective alignment of regional, national and European research and programmes. The project work plan is organized in the form of thirtee ...
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Global existence vs Blow-up in some nonlinear PDEs arising in fluid mechanics (TRANSIC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

...out to satisfy a 1D non local equation which are a particular case of (gCLM) equation. Therefore, we focus on that 1D equation and we prove finite time blow-up by using methods coming from harmonic analysis and the so-called ""nonlocal maximal principle"" or the ""modulus of continuity method"" introduced by Kiselev, Nazarov and Volberg.In contrast to Part 1, Part 2 is devoted to the proof of a ...
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INTEGRATION OF PHOTONIC NANOSTRUCTURES IN FLEXIBLE DYE SOLAR CELLS (INPHOFLEX)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

It is the main goal of this project to bring to the host institution and the European Research Area the knowledge and technology to prepare current record flexible dye sensitized photovoltaic devices, previously developed by the candidate in South Korea and then the USA, in order to be able to further improve them, while endowing them with semi-transparency, using stretchable and bendable optical ...
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