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Training network to advance integrated computational simulations in translational medicine, applied to intervertebral disc degeneration

Projektbeschreibung

Ausbildung der nächsten Generation translationaler Forscherinnen und Forscher

Schmerzen im unteren Rückenbereich sind weltweit die führende Ursache für Morbidität, wobei eine Bandscheibendegeneration in beinahe der Hälfte aller Fälle die zugrunde liegende Ätiologie ist. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt Disc4All möchte die Wechselwirkung zwischen genetischen, umweltbedingten, zellulären und psychologischen Faktoren bei Schmerzen im unteren Rückenbereich untersuchen, da über diese derzeit nicht viel bekannt ist. Die Forschenden werden einen interdisziplinären kooperativen Ansatz anwenden, um die gewonnenen Informationen in eine Karte über degenerative Prozesse und Risikofaktoren zu übertragen. Gleichzeitig werden sie Nachwuchsforschenden ein experimentelles und In-Silico-Ausbildungsprogramm anbieten, dessen Ziel es ist, sie mit den notwendigen Kompetenzen für eine Laufbahn in der translationalen Forschung zu multifaktoriellen Störungen auszustatten.

Ziel

The European community requires early stage researchers (ESRs) who can work across the boundaries of traditional disciplines, integrating experimental and in silico approaches to understand and manage complex multifactorial disorders. This training network utilises intervertebral disc degeneration (LDD) leading to low back pain (LBP) as a relevant application for data integration and computational simulations in translational medicine. LBP is the largest cause of morbidity worldwide, yet there remains controversy as to the specific cause leading to poor treatment options and prognosis. LDD is reported to account for 50% of LBP in young adults, but the interplay of factors from genetics, environmental, cellular responses and social and psychological factors is poorly understood. Unfortunately, the integration of such data into a holistic and rational map of degenerative processes and risk factors has not been achieved, requiring creation of professional crosscompetencies, which current training programmes fail to address. Disc4All aims to tackle this issue through collaborative expertise of clinicians; computational physicists and biologists; geneticists; computer scientists; cell and molecular biologists; microbiologists; bioinformaticians; and industrial partners. It provides interdisciplinary training in data curation and integration; experimental and theoretical/computational modelling; computer algorithm development; tool generation; and model and simulation platforms to transparently integrate primary data for enhanced clinical interpretations through models and simulations. Complementary training is offered in dissemination; project management; research integrity; ethics; regulation; policy; business strategy; and public and patient engagement. The Disc4All ESRs will provide a new generation of internationally mobile professionals with unique skill sets for the development of thriving careers in translational research applied to multifactorial disorders.

Koordinator

UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 501 809,76
Adresse
PLACA DE LA MERCE, 10-12
08002 Barcelona
Spanien

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Region
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Links
Gesamtkosten
€ 501 809,76

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