Objective Eight laboratories with their associated host institutions submit this application for early stage research training under the Marie Curie label in combined fundamental and clinical studies. It is designed to promote the interest of PhD scientists in under taking collaborative studies with clinicians to overcome existing structural problems for clinically oriented research in Europe due to the limited availability of clinicians. The proposal is based on the constitution of a multidisciplinary research networ k investigating the new, but still poorly defined, roles of mast cells in a whole set of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, bowel disease, fibrosis and even cancer and cardiovascular disease with an enormous imp act on health costs in the EU. PhD students under a personal tutor, specialised in a particular disease, will be trained in a structured program within a research group investigating both basic fundamental and clinical questions. An exchange program will b e organised that allows the PhD students to appreciate the multidisciplinary research approach and participate in collaborative network research. Besides training in doctoral schools of individual host institutions, the PhD students will be provided with a series of lectures during common network meetings stimulating their interest and knowledge in clinical investigative work under a defined theme. The application is for 336 fellow months and will be performed under the guidelines required by this specific Marie Curie action. The ultimate goal is to foster the instalment of a European PhD school for combined fundamental and clinical studies under the label of Marie Curie actions. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinerheumatologymedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinflammatory diseasesmedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologymultiple sclerosismedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologyskin cancerbasal cellsmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinegastroenterology Keywords Allergy Bowel Disease Cancer Chronic Inflammatory Disease Conjunctivitis Dermatitis Ffibrosis Mast cells Rheumatoid Arthritis Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.2 - Marie Curie Host Fellowships - Early stage research training (EST) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme EIF - Marie Curie actions-Intra-European Fellowships Coordinator INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE Address 101 rue de tolbiac Paris France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all JENNY JA ANTTI WIHURIN RAHASTO (JENNY AND ANTTI WIHURI FOUNDATION) Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Arkadiankatu 21 a 4 Helsinki See on map MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Carl-neuberg-str. 1 Hannover See on map SWEDISH UNIV. OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, DEPT OF VETERINARY MEDICAL CHEMISTRY Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Husargatan 3 Uppsala See on map UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gower street London See on map UNIVERSITY OF KUOPIO Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Savilahdentie 9 Kuopio See on map UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Piazzale europa, 1 Trieste See on map UPPSALA UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address St. olofsgatan 10b Uppsala See on map
