Objective
The goal of this proposal (INMiND) is to carry out collaborative research on molecular mechanisms that link neuroinflammation with neurodegeneration in order to identify novel biological targets for activated microglia, which may serve for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, and to translate this knowledge into the clinic. The general objectives of INMiND are:
(i) to identify novel mechanisms of regulation and function of microglia under various conditions (inflammatory stimuli; neurodegenerative and -regenerative model systems);
(ii) to identify and implement new targets for activated microglia, which may serve for diagnostic (imaging) and therapeutic purposes;
(iii) to design new molecular probes (tracers) for these novel targets and to implement and validate them in in vivo model systems and patients;
(iv) to image and quantify modulated microglia activity in patients undergoing immune therapy for cognitive impairment and relate findings to clinical outcome.
Within INMiND we bring together a group of excellent scientists with a proven background in efficiently accomplishing common scientific goals (FP6 project DiMI, www.dimi.eu) who belong to highly complementary fields of research (from genome-oriented to imaging scientists and clinicians), and who are dedicated to formulate novel image-guided therapeutic strategies for neuroinflammation related neurodegenerative diseases. The strength of this proposal is that, across Europe, it will coordinate research and training activities related to neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration/-regeneration and imaging with special emphasis on translating basic mechanisms into clinical applications that will provide health benefits for our aging population. With its intellectual excellence and its crucial mass the INMiND consortium will play a major role in the European Research Area and will gain European leadership in the creation of new image-guided therapy paradigms in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Topic(s)
Call for proposal
FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
48149 Muenster
Germany
Participants (30)
20122 Milano
5020 Salzburg
37020 Tours
10124 Torino
08036 Barcelona
2000 Antwerpen
75015 Paris 15
Participation ended
1081 HV Amsterdam
M13 9PL Manchester
20132 Milano
17177 Stockholm
3000 Leuven
3400 Hillerod
00185 Roma
20520 Turku
SO17 1BJ Southampton
SW7 2AZ London
2006 Sydney
1085 Budapest
53127 Bonn
Participation ended
26900 Lodi Lo
1081HV Amsterdam
28100 Novara
W1S 1RR London
1022 Budapest
Participation ended
2750 Ballerup
2750 Ballerup
75270 Paris Cedex 06
Participation ended
1081 HV Amsterdam
1081 HV Amsterdam