During the whole period of project implementation, a significant progress was made to fulfill stated objectives. A number of activities were executed in order to advance scientific excellence and innovation capacity of CEITEC MU, ensure transfer of knowledge and skills and to enhance CEITEC´s visibility and international recognition. Within the 2nd reporting period, six high-profiles speakers arrived to CEITEC MU to give lecture from all over the world.
Eleven research training events including one conference were jointly organized by MEDGENET partners, six of them took place at CEITEC MU, one at UU, three in CERTH and one at EMBL. All of these events helped to educate and train a new generation of young scientists, but also transfer methodological proficiency from partner institutions to sustain a technological platform for genomic research at CEITEC MU. New collaborative links established during the 1st part of the project duration were significantly reinforced thanks to a numerous secondment focused on basic as well as applied and translational research at partner institutions. The partnership between laboratories was strengthened and resulted in production of joint-publications in several cases. Numerous activities also targeted research support services and aimed at reinforcing CEITEC´s competitiveness in grant support and research project management.
The joint project results were presented at number of international conferences, e.g. at the European Society of Human Genetics conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, The RNA Society meeting in Berkeley, USA, The 23rd Annual Congress of EUROPEAN HEMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION in Stockholm, Sweden, The 60th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego, USA and others. MEDGENET project was also presented at various occasions in Czech or Slovak Ministry or at REA (Coordinator´s Day) as examples of good practice. Importantly, the consortium placed emphasis on dissemination of MEDGENET activities as well as the project as a whole among wider public via active participation at Researcher’s Night, open days and other events for public.
