Descrizione del progetto
Formare la futura generazione di ricercatori traslazionali
La lombalgia è la causa principale di morbilità a livello mondiale, mentre la degenerazione del disco intervertebrale rappresenta l’eziologia di base in quasi la metà dei casi. Il progetto Disc4All, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di studiare l’interazione di fattori genetici, ambientali, cellulari e psicologici nella lombalgia, che al momento risulta poco chiara. I ricercatori seguiranno un approccio collaborativo interdisciplinare per integrare tali informazioni in una mappa dei processi degenerativi e dei fattori di rischio. Contemporaneamente, offriranno un programma di formazione sperimentale e in silico ai ricercatori nella fase iniziale della carriera, allo scopo di trasmettere loro le competenze necessarie per una carriera nella ricerca traslazionale dei disturbi multifattoriali.
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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.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinatore
08002 Barcelona
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