Descrizione del progetto
Condurre ricerche sulle neuroscienze dei sistemi a Coimbra
Il progetto DYNABrain, finanziato dall’UE, intende promuovere la ricerca nel campo delle neuroscienze dei sistemi. Il progetto avrà sede presso il Centro per le neuroscienze e la biologia cellulare (CNC) nella città di Coimbra, in Portogallo, e istituirà una cattedra dello Spazio europeo della ricerca (SER) per le neuroscienze dei sistemi, al fine di incorporare nell’attività di ricerca del CNC una comprensione delle funzioni e della patologia cerebrale a livello di sistema. In tale contesto, DYNABrain recluterà un team di ricerca nell’ambito delle neuroscienze dei sistemi, guidato da uno scienziato o una scienziata di comprovata esperienza nella leadership e nella gestione di progetti. Infine, verrà istituito un programma di dottorato internazionale in neuroscienze integrative, con l’obiettivo di migliorare la competitività della scuola di specializzazione del CNC e di formare la prossima generazione di neuroscienziati.
Obiettivo
DYNABrain aims to develop, extend and fully unlock the research potential of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), through the implementation of a new interdisciplinary research line in the field of Systems Neuroscience that will synergise and uplift CNC’s flagship research domain, Neuroscience, to the EU/ERA level. It will capitalize on CNC’s installed capacity and research excellence in cellular and molecular Neuroscience and Brain Diseases, and establish an ERA Chair in Systems Neuroscience to incorporate the systems-level of understanding brain function and pathology in CNC core research activity. The field has gained center-stage due to recent advances in technology for recording and manipulating neural circuits at single-cell resolution and in vivo, creating new opportunities to investigate how neuronal networks give rise to behavior, and how alterations in their activity relate with neuropsychiatric diseases and with early stages of neurodegenerative disorders. It will greatly contribute to the development of pioneer strategies to treat brain diseases, or to delay/reduce their socio-economic burden.
DYNABrain will thus recruit a research team in Systems Neuroscience headed by an outstanding scientist in the field with proven leadership and management competence, to transversally impact on CNC core research activities and synergise its complementary research areas. The CNC Neuroscience ecosystem, immersed in the large R&I network of the University of Coimbra, provides the right setting for the successful integration of the ERA Chair. An innovative International PhD Programme in Integrative Neuroscience will be created powered by the ERA Chair expertise that will boost the competitiveness of CNC graduate school and train the next generation of Neuroscientists. A group of highly prestigious and influential European and US Neuroscientists, with a clear view of the current challenges in Neuroscience, will advise on the different steps of the project.
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’ Main Programme
Argomento(i)
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H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020-6
Meccanismo di finanziamento
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinatore
3004 517 Coimbra
Portogallo