Objective Anthocyanins are health promoting dietary polyphenols that protect against cardiovascular disease, caner and obesity in preclinical studies with animals. The ATHENA project will address how good dietary anthocyanins are in protecting against chronic disease, by addressing the following questions: • Benefits and risks: What is the dose response to anthocyanin phytonutrients? Are anthocyanins from different food sources equivalent? How well do anthocyanins perform in promoting health compared to other polyphenol phytonutrients such as stilbenes, isoflavones and epicatechins? • Mechanisms of action: What are the mechanisms of action of polyphenol phytonutrients in combating chronic diseases? How do anthocyanins limit weight gain/fat development? How do dietary anthocyanins offer cardioprotection? How do dietary anthocyanins slow the progression of cancers? • Food or Pharma: Supplements or extracts of polyphenols do not appear to promote health as well as when they are consumed in whole foods. What is the influence of nutritional context on the efficacy of polyphenol phytonutrients? Does nutritional context influence the bioavailability of polyphenol phytonutrients? • Roles in human: Do dietary anthocyanins afford protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer and other chronic diseases in human? It is the uniqueness of the interactions that ATHENA will promote, that will innovate and give the most significant added-value to Europe. ATHENA will bring together groups with widely different expertise from across Europe, so that the consortium will be able to achieve significant progress towards addressing the Grand Challenge of Chronic Disease. It will impact the health, well being and quality of life across Europe. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinecardiologycardiovascular diseasesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologymedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionobesity Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2009-2-2-02 - Role and mechanisms of action of plant bioactive compounds Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2009-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator JOHN INNES CENTRE EU contribution € 388 840,00 Address NORWICH RESEARCH PARK COLNEY NR4 7UH Norwich United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Breckland and South Norfolk Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mary Anderson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1 Participation ended France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Centrale, Domaine Universitaire 621 38041 GRENOBLE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yann Le Roux (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO Italy EU contribution € 509 000,00 Address Via Festa Del Perdono 7 20122 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefania Varotto (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LEIBNIZ - INSTITUT FUER PFLANZENGENETIK UND KULTURPFLANZENFORSCHUNG Germany EU contribution € 264 001,00 Address CORRENSTRASSE 3 06466 Seeland Ot Gatersleben See on map Region Sachsen-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt Salzlandkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Thomas Lüttge (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE Participation ended Italy EU contribution € 84 319,87 Address LARGO GEMELLI 1 20123 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Benedetta Donati (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 270 000,00 Address DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Robert David Hall (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UGA-Université Grenoble Alpes France EU contribution € 273 012,00 Address 621, AVENUE CENTRALE 38401 SAINT MARTIN D'HERES See on map Region RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yann Le Roux (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI Türkiye EU contribution € 180 158,00 Address AYAZAGA KAMPUSU 34469 Maslak, Istanbul See on map Region İstanbul İstanbul İstanbul Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dilek Boyacioglu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI ONCOLOGIA SRL Italy EU contribution € 268 800,00 Address VIA FILODRAMMATICI 10 20121 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ilaria Foti (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA Italy EU contribution € 116 100,00 Address via della navicella 2-4 00184 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Massimo Giuffrida (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE United Kingdom EU contribution € 268 500,00 Address QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE NORWICH RESEARCH PARK NR4 7UQ Norwich See on map Region East of England East Anglia Breckland and South Norfolk Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mary Anderson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KOS GENETIC S.R.L. 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