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Natural Killer Cell-Based Anti-Cancer Immunotherapies:
Research training in molecular medicine and biotechnology business

Objective

In the research part we will deal with the basic principles of the innate immune defense used to control tumors and viral infections with a focus on NK and NK/T cells, including analysis of NK receptor genomics/epigenetics, gene polymorphisms/disease linkage, differentiation of hitherto unrecognized NK cell subpopulations and novel ligands for NK receptors exposed by tumor and/or virally infected cells. We will investigate the mechanisms installed by tumors and viruses to avoid or subvert immune defenses. This will include the investigation of the role of NK/T cell subpopulations in the defense against tumors and infections by herpes virus family members, some being involved in
tumor formation, in the development of inflammatory diseases and/or constituting a frequent complication during tumor therapy. The project will support anti-tumor and anti-viral therapies by developing novel technology for NK cell generation from cord blood stem cells for NK cell infusions in patients, by genetic engineering of NK cells and by using NK receptors and their ligands to develop novel reagents for amplifying anti-tumor and -viral activities of NK/T cells. It will further undertake basic studies on the potential of the newly emerging iPS cell technology for reconstituting immune systems including NK cells in patients with hematologic cancers.
All students of this ITN will be trained in state-of-the-art immunotechnology including wider aspects of molecular medicine at the individual partner universities. An exchange of students between the different partners will be organized to ensure that every participant will be trained in several laboratories/universities with different expertise. It will further include network-wide training modules with cutting-edge lectures of internationally recognized research experts in the field, state-of-the-art seminars in the front-line technologies used in this project as well as courses in genome-wide bioinformatics, business and patent rights.

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN
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Coordinator

MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER
Address
Carl-neuberg-strasse 1
30625 Hannover
Germany

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Simone Hess (Dr.)
EU contribution
€ 450 214,75

Participants (10)

INSTITUT PASTEUR
France
EU contribution
€ 515 197,32
Address
Rue Du Docteur Roux 25-28
75724 Paris Cedex 15

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Activity type
Research Organisations
Administrative Contact
Marie-Laure Rosso (Dr.)
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
Israel
EU contribution
€ 224 613,84
Address
Edmond J Safra Campus Givat Ram
91904 Jerusalem

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Jane Turner (Ms.)
UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA
Spain
EU contribution
€ 226 681,62
Address
Placa De La Merce, 10-12
08002 Barcelona

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Miguel López Botet (Dr.)
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom
EU contribution
€ 285 056,64
Address
Trinity Lane The Old Schools
CB2 1TN Cambridge

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Renata Schaeffer (Ms.)
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

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United Kingdom
Address
Strand
WC2R 2LS London
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Paul Labbett (Mr.)
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health
United Kingdom
EU contribution
€ 285 056,64
Address
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Malgorzata Kielbasa (Ms.)
MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Austria
EU contribution
€ 889 734,13
Address
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Wien

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Arndt Von Haeseler (Prof.)
MILTENYI BIOTEC GMBH
Germany
EU contribution
€ 222 068,88
Address
Friedrich Ebert Strasse 68
51429 Bergish Gladbach

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Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Sabrina Schmitz (Ms.)
GLYCOSTEM-THERAPEUTICS B.V.
Netherlands
EU contribution
€ 236 861,46
Address
Kloosterstraat 9 Kamer Re 1134
5349 AB Oss

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Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Wim Jongen (Dr.)
AFFIMED THERAPEUTICS AG
Germany
EU contribution
€ 190 800,72
Address
In Neuenheimer Feld 582
69120 Heidelberg

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Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Michaela Braun (Mrs.)