MIDITRAIN · Molecular interactions during infection
FP6 — Marie Curie Actions (Human Resources and Mobility)
- Duration
- 2004-07-01 → 2008-06-30
- EU contribution
- €2,007,193
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- EIF
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Results in brief
Final Activity Report Summary - MIDITRAIN (Molecular interactions during infection)
The Molecular interactions during infection (MIDITRAIN) project was a programme for the education of 12 early stage researchers within the field of infection biology. MIDITRAIN provided a platform for qualified research projects and intensive networking possibilities, as well as an intensive training for early stage researchers. 12 highly motivated young researchers from seven different countries were attracted to join the programme. All MIDITRAIN early stage researchers investigated a cutting edge research project in the field of infection biology so as to get more insight into infection processes, and, in particular, to study the molecular interactions between host and pathogen on different levels and investigate the influence of bacterial and other pathogens on the adaptive and innate immune system. 10 publications were in total published in refereed international journals, while an additional three were submitted and 11 were in preparation by the time of the project completion. Moreover, one EU Patent had already been granted and two were pending. 10 PhD theses were finished and the relevant PhD exams had been successfully defended. Finally, 40 talks and 30 posters were presented on international conferences or workshops. All the project scientific and technological highlights could be found in the following sections of the MIDITRAIN final activity report: 1. Annex 1, summary publications, 2. Annex 2, summary distribution, 3. Annex 3, summary PhD theses, and 4. Annex 4, summary scientific outcome, public for details.
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Project objective
The global spreading of infectious diseases has become again a major public health problem within and outside of the European region. High quality research aimed at the identification of critical components of host-pathogen interaction is one prerequisite for future development of new efficient tools for the diagnosis, prevention, therapy and control of infectious diseases. Recently, novel technologies and new methods have become available that can be used to address fundamental processes of infection. This has resulted in higher demands on the training and education of early-stage researchers who now have to master classical as well as novel disciplines to be successful in the future. MIDITRAIN is an integrated PhD program that offers highly interdisciplinary training of the early-stage researcher in all areas of infection biology.Training is provided throughi) cutting-edge research projects focussing on molecular interactions of host and pathogen during infection;ii) comprehensive education and intensive tutoring via special practical courses, lecture series and seminars as well as summer schools covering latest concepts, discoveries and methodological approaches within the field;iii) complementary training designed to acquire all skills required for future independent research and leadership in academic research or industry. The training will take place at the National Centre for Biotechnology (GBF) in Braunschweig (Germany) were a unique environment of specialized research groups will provide a combination of expertise in infection biology, genomic, cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology, microbial pathogenesis and bio informatics. The institution has in addition an extensive technological infrastructure with state-of-the-art platform technologies and core facilities where the students can do laboratory rotations to obtain training and technical support for their thesis projects.
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Participants
- GESELLSCHAFT FUER BIOTECHNOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG MBH · BRAUNSCHWEIGCoordinatorCity levelGermany
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