Objective Schizophrenia is one of the most severe and common mental disorders and a major challenge to health sciences in the European area and worldwide. Recent advances in neuroscience have shown disturbances of brain structure and function in schizophrenia. The genetic component is, however, complex and poorly understood. For this purpose, twin studies are a powerful approach in identifying endophenotypes, i.e. specific heritable biological markers, which might differentiate subgroups of schizophrenia with distinct genetic underpinnings, brain pathology, clinical course, and treatment response.The EUTwinsS consortium is a multidisciplinary network of European partners using neuroimaging, neurophysiology, and neurocognitive methods, as well as molecular genetics approaching the problem of schizophrenia by studying twins with this disease. It aims to combine several EU collaborations into the largest twin study on schizophrenia so far. The scientific programme of EUTwinsS will consist of studying both the phenotype (e.g. brain structure, cognitive function etc.) as well as the genotype (e.g. specific genetic markers) in this unique sample to allow the combination of multiple approaches to evaluate potential endophenotypes. Identifying how specific genes influence brain structure, function and cognition in order to predispose to schizophrenia will help to better understand this devastating disease.At the same time, EUTwinsS is a training network serving the need for state-of-the-art training in a highly multidisciplinary field involving scientists from various backgrounds. EUTwinsS will combine a number of high-quality practical training with a broad background in neuroscience, as well as problem-based approaches. Local training in the participating centres will be combined with yearly workshops and on-line tutorials delivered through a purpose-built eLearning system, a web-based forum fostering a virtual community of young European researchers. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biologymolecular geneticsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologycognitive neurosciencenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinepsychiatryschizophrenia Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.1 - Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN) Call for proposal FP6-2005-MOBILITY-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RTN - Marie Curie actions-Research Training Networks Coordinator FRIEDRICH-SCHILLER-UNIVERSITAET JENA EU contribution No data Address Fuerstengraben 1 JENA Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KING'S COLLEGE LONDON. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Strand LONDON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET BONN Germany EU contribution No data Address Regina Pacis Weg 3 BONN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Raemistrasse 71 ZURICH See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG Germany EU contribution No data Address Im Neuenheimer Feld 672 HEIDELBERG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Heidelberglaan 100 UTRECHT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585 BARCELONA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED Hungary EU contribution No data Address Dugonics ter 13 SZEGED See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG Netherlands EU contribution No data Address De Boelelaan 1105 AMSTERDAM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data