Projet PROTECTED (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

PROTECTED aims to develop expertise and protective capabilities against Endocrine Disruptors (EDs). EDs and their mixtures are a modern day health concern leading to failing ecological systems, poor agricultural production and health effects such as obesity, cancer and infertility. While analytical methods have advanced enormously, focus has been mainly on synthetic chemicals, overlooking emerging EDs and real-life multiple substance exposure. A new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers equipped with skills to assess and understand the real-life risk of complex mixtures of EDs and trained to convert resulting knowledge and ideas into accessible tools and services for the long-term control of potential ED risk is urgently needed. The PROTECTED Innovative Training Network [ITN] proposes a holistic approach by providing 15 individual, personalised research projects with exposure to scientific, innovative and entrepreneurial training mobility across the ITN. The intersectorial network is comprised of 12 training sites at academia, research centres, a bioassay technology SME, a QSAR technology SME, water provider, and animal feed supplier. Together they cover multiple disciplines including analytical science of food, feed, and environment, epidemiology, risk assessment, social science and toxicology. This combined expertise enables a highly focused program for developing novel tools and concepts and training for the detection, analysis and improved risk assessment of EDs, especially mixture effects. Methodology will include emerging technologies; multiplexed analysis, mixture modelling, mechanistic and exposure studies, explants and cell or whole organism bioassays. The project will provide a unique and high level of training for a new generation of specialists with transferable skills and enhanced career perspectives. These specialists will ultimately aid the efficient development of future control strategies for improved health.

Mots clés : endocrine disruptors, mixtures, toxicology, food chain, risk assessment, public health

Participants :
- Public Health Foundation of India (Inde) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norvège) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 286275.24 €
- BioDetection Systems (Netherlands) (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 510748.56 €
- Queen's University Belfast (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 819863.64 €
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norvège) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 572550.48 €
- La societe wallonne des eaux (Belgique) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Norvège) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 286275.24 €
- Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 262875.6 €
- University of Liège (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 501120.0 €
- John thompson & sons ltd (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Protoqsar 2000 sl (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 247872.96 €
- University of Aberdeen (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 273287.88 €
- Austral University of Chile (Chili) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 213725.16 €