Descripción del proyecto
Un espacio europeo de investigación para terapias aplicables a los seres humanos y los animales
Los seres humanos y los animales comparten muchas enfermedades. Por consiguiente, el estudio y tratamiento de los animales puede ayudarnos a obtener información sobre tratamientos que podrían resultar beneficiosos tanto para las personas como para los animales. En este sentido, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos COMBIVET tiene como finalidad establecer una cátedra de medicina comparativa del Espacio Europeo de Investigación (EEI) en la Universidad de Ciencias de la Vida de Estonia. La cátedra hará avanzar la investigación en este campo ampliando los conocimientos y las competencias del equipo del EEI en medicina comparativa, desarrollando modelos animales y bases de datos afines, y haciendo que la propia cátedra sea sostenible más allá de la vigencia del proyecto.
Objetivo
The aim of the COMBIVET project is to establish an ERA Chair of Comparative Medicine under the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (IVMAS) at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. Comparative medicine has great untapped research potential as many of the health challenges faced by humans and animals are the same. This includes age-related diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, bone and joint diseases (e.g. osteoarthritis and osteoporosis) and metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes and insulin resistance). Thanks to these similarities, knowledge gained from studying and treating animal patients can be applied in humans while developing new diagnostic tools, vaccines and therapies for both humans and animals. As such, IVMAS seeks to establish the ERA Chair of Comparative Medicine in order to develop its competences and capacities in the research field and ultimately become one of the leading European research organizations in comparative medicine. As the first step, the COMBIVET project will focus on e.g. creating the new ERA Chair as a physical unit at IVMAS, recruiting an outstanding Chair holder and research team with complementary skillsets, improving the ERA team’s comparative medicine skills and knowledge, developing databases and animal models based on collected samples and carrying out various activities designed to increase the sustainability of the ERA Chair beyond the project lifetime (including making presentations, preparing publications, organizing seminars, industry and public sector meetings, submitting research proposals and popularizing comparative medicine in society).
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- agricultural sciencesveterinary sciences
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy science
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsvaccines
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinecardiologycardiovascular diseases
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Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’ Main Programme
Tema(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-04
Régimen de financiación
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinador
51014 Tartu
Estonia