Objective Symbiosis research is currently in the midst of a revolution as molecular techniques are leading to major breakthroughs in our understanding of interactions between animals and microbes. There is an emerging recognition that all animals are intimately associated with a complex community of beneficial microbes that are essential for their development, nutrition, and health. Thus, modern symbiosis research has become a newly emerging supra-disciplinary field with novel and innovative methods for examining microbial symbionts, the vast majority of which remain as yet uncultivable. As so often when novel technologies open up new areas of research, training for students lags behind. We propose to close this gap by offering a comprehensive and innovative training in the microbial ecology and evolution of animal symbionts. The proposed ITN Symbiomics will include 14 leading research groups as well as 4 top-tier participants from the private sector to provide 14 early stage researchers (ESRs) and 1 experienced research (ER) with an interdisciplinary and synergistic training. Cutting edge methods in molecular biology and image analysis will be used to analyze a broad range of hosts from protozoan and invertebrate animal groups. Symbiomics will provide training through a combination of local and network-wide activities that will include research, secondments, workshops and courses including soft skills training, networking and meetings, regular thesis committee meetings, and mentoring. By pooling the scientific, technological, and entrepreneurial expertise of the Symbiomics partners, this ITN will provide a synergistic research environment and training that extends far beyond what each partner would be able to offer with local training alone. At the end of their training, the early stage researchers will have the skills they need for successful careers in academia and industry in a broad range of disciplines in the fields of environmental, applied, and medical microbiology. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologysocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiological behavioural sciencesethologybiological interactionsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biology Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Address Hofgartenstrasse 8 80539 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Heike Wojack (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAT WIEN Austria EU contribution € 715 152,90 Address Universitatsring 1 1010 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Wagner (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution € 458 559,20 Address Avenida blasco ibanez 13 46010 Valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact ángeles Sanchís (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE United Kingdom EU contribution € 264 523,60 Address Kings gate NE1 7RU Newcastle upon tyne See on map Region North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyneside Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Aleona Blinova (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UPPSALA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 249 398,60 Address Von kraemers alle 4 751 05 Uppsala See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Karin Olsson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITAET GREIFSWALD Germany EU contribution € 450 630,40 Address Domstrasse 11 17489 Greifswald See on map Region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Vorpommern-Greifswald Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bärbel Reimer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data Ribocon GmbH Germany EU contribution € 194 906,80 Address Fahrenheitstrasse 1 28359 Bremen See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jörg Peplies (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6 France EU contribution € 499 384,60 Address Place jussieu 4 75252 Paris See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ella Bouquet (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AARHUS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 284 788,90 Address Nordre ringgade 1 8000 Aarhus c See on map Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hanne Kiilsgaard (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
