Project description
Tartu University studies molecular mechanisms in ageing
Europe’s demographic landscape is rapidly evolving with an increasing elderly population, posing significant challenges in healthcare, costs, and overall well-being. Promoting healthy ageing is crucial, with a robust immune system playing a vital role. With this in mind, the EU-funded SysAge project aims to support the University of Tartu in becoming a global leader in researching age-related decline in immune function. This initiative addresses societal challenges related to age-related diseases and immunosenescence. SysAge collaborates with Institut Pasteur (France) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) to transfer knowledge and skills in studying molecular mechanisms of ageing, as well as conducting healthy cohort and longitudinal studies. The project emphasises establishing long-term collaboration among the partners to advance research in this critical area.
Objective
The demographic landscape of Europe is changing rapidly with an increasing number of old individuals. The increase in elderly people poses significant challenges for Europe in multiple spheres, notably in healthcare and its associated costs, as well as in overall wellbeing and cohesion of the European population. Healthy aging is therefore a crucial research and policy theme, and a healthy immune system is essential for this.
Building upon the expertise in the molecular and cellular aspects of immune system function, excellent infrastructure and access to unique datasets of the Estonian Biobank, the University of Tartu (UTARTU) aims to become a world leader in research on age-related decline in immune function to address the societal challenge of age-related diseases and immunosenescence. To achieve this, UTARTU will partner with two excellent institutions in the fields of systems immunology and aging – Institut Pasteur (France) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark). We will implement a wide range of activities to transfer to UTARTU knowledge and skills in 1. methodologies for studying molecular mechanisms in aging; 2. cutting-edge techniques for immunomonitoring; 3. big data and machine learning techniques for immunoprofiling; and 4. conducting healthy cohort and longitudinal studies. UTARTU will also receive guidance on interdisciplinarity aspects of healthy aging research, as well as on research management and commercialization. Partners will implement a pilot research project and prepare a joint research strategy to ensure long-term and mutually beneficial collaboration.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02
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51005 Tartu
Estonia
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