Descrizione del progetto
Una collaborazione internazionale per migliorare la ricerca sull’esposoma
La crescita dei programmi e dei progetti di ricerca sull’esposoma ha determinato un aumento significativo della produttività dei relativi studi, introducendo nuove iniziative e infrastrutture in tutto il mondo, compresa l’Europa. Tuttavia, la collaborazione tra queste iniziative richiede miglioramenti a livello di organizzazione e non solo. Il progetto IHEN, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di istituire una Rete internazionale sull’esposoma umano (IHEN, International Human Exposome Network) proponendo un piano ambizioso per svilupparla a lungo termine, in grado di riunire varie parti interessate a livello globale. Questa collaborazione è essenziale per migliorare l’impatto della futura ricerca sull’esposoma. Il progetto identificherà gli strumenti, i metadati e le risorse sull’esposoma a livello globale in un kit di strumenti basato sui principi FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable e Reusable, ovvero reperibile, accessibile, interoperabile e riutilizzabile). Inoltre, IHEN elaborerà una tabella di marcia per la ricerca e l’innovazione futura sull’esposoma.
Obiettivo
The proliferation of exposome research programs and projects has led to a significant increase in research output and to the establishment of new initiatives and infrastructures in Europe and globally. Yet, cooperation between initiatives at the EU level and globally is still sporadic and scattered. The IHEN Project aims to establish an International Human Exposome Network (IHEN) with the overall purpose of improving global research and cooperation on the exposome. It proposes an ambitious pathway towards the development of a longer term IHEN that brings together multi-sectorial stakeholders globally, which is essential for enhancing the impact of future exposome research. Specific objectives are to: 1) design the organisational structure of IHEN so that it serves to strengthen cooperation and coordination of exposome research in Europe and foster and align cooperation globally, including options for long-term governance and financing; 2) identify and make available exposome tools, metadata and resources at the global scale in a FAIR toolbox, including tool inventories and data catalogues; 3) test the FAIR toolbox via a series of demonstrator projects; 4) develop a roadmap for future exposome research and innovation, including the formulation of an operational definition of exposome research and an interim research agenda; and 5) effectively communicate and disseminate the IHEN Project results to a wide community of stakeholders, and develop an inventory of exposome training opportunities. The project will interact, in all stages of the work, with key stakeholders’ groups: EU and global exposome researchers, initiatives and infrastructures; EU, national, and international agencies and organisations; funding bodies; civil society organisations; and industry.
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